Distribution Center Management (DCM) Intern

Job Description

Detailed Enriched Job Description: Distribution Center Management (DCM) Internship

Are you ready to jumpstart your career in the fast-paced and essential world of supply chain operations? Penske Logistics invites aspiring logistics professionals to embark on a transformative internship experience as a Distribution Center Management (DCM) Intern. This unique opportunity offers hands-on learning within a dynamic and thriving industry, where you’ll gain invaluable insights into how efficient logistics drive business success. You won’t just observe; you’ll actively contribute to streamlining operations that keep market-leading businesses moving forward.

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About Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics is a global leader in designing and executing state-of-the-art transportation, warehousing, and freight management solutions. With extensive operations across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, Penske and its dedicated associates are committed to increasing visibility, driving down supply-chain costs, and delivering powerful business results for a diverse portfolio of market-leading companies. Join a team where innovation meets execution, helping businesses thrive in an increasingly complex global marketplace.

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Key Responsibilities: What You’ll Do

As a DCM Intern, you will be immersed in various facets of distribution center management, gaining practical experience across critical operational areas:

• People Management & Development: You will play a role in understanding and communicating performance standards that are specific, measurable, and actionable. This includes monitoring attendance, productivity, and other key performance markers, as well as observing and understanding how to provide constructive counseling or recognition to associates as needed to foster a high-performing team environment.
• Operational Excellence & Efficiency: Dive deep into the heart of our operations by evaluating existing work methods and recommending changes to increase the productivity of dispatch and warehouse processes. You’ll gain practical experience by providing relief coverage for operational duties during associate time-off or absences, ensuring seamless workflow. Develop a strong working knowledge of the site’s operating systems to guarantee operational compliance and effective resolution of exceptions. Furthermore, you will be responsible for completing all necessary records and reports in a timely and accurate fashion, honing your administrative and analytical skills.
• Financial Acumen & Inventory Control: Understand the critical link between operational decisions and profitability. You’ll ensure compliance with vital financial policies and procedures, including maintaining inventory accuracy and control, managing returns, and handling damages. This exposure will sharpen your awareness of cost management and its impact on the bottom line.
• Safety Leadership & Compliance: Safety is paramount. You will actively contribute to ensuring day-to-day management and associate activities are in full alignment with the location’s robust safety strategy. This involves providing associates with essential communication, training, feedback, and direction to promote safe performance. You’ll also help ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory agencies and company safety policies and procedures, contributing to a secure working environment.
• Customer Experience & Continuous Improvement: Cultivate a deep understanding of our location-specific customer goals and objectives. You’ll be challenged to identify areas that could benefit from Continuous Improvement (CI) efforts, proposing innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and elevate the overall customer experience.
• Fleet & Asset Utilization: Learn the nuances of effective resource management by assisting in properly planning work assignments to ensure the optimal use of our fleet and warehouse equipment, maximizing operational output and minimizing downtime.

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Intern Qualifications: Who We’re Looking For

Penske is seeking driven, proactive, and committed individuals to join our team. Ideal candidates will possess:

• Academic Pursuit: Currently pursuing a related business degree, demonstrating a foundational interest in supply chain, logistics, or operations.
• Educational Standing: Must be a college student entering their junior or senior year. A High School diploma or GED is required.
• Academic Excellence (Preferred): A GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred, showcasing strong academic capability.
• Work Ethic & Availability:
  • Must be able to commute to the operation daily.
  • Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job, demonstrating reliability.
  • Ability to work in non-climate controlled conditions, reflecting adaptability to warehouse environments.
  • Flexibility to rotate through different shifts to gain comprehensive experience is preferred.
• Leadership & Work Experience (Preferred):
  • Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience is highly preferred, indicating initiative and team guidance skills.
  • Blue-collar work experience is preferred, showing an understanding of hands-on operational environments.
• Technical Skills (Required):
  • Basic computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to quickly learn and effectively use proprietary software.
• Core Competencies (Required):
  • Ability to lead a small team, showcasing emerging leadership potential.
  • Ability to work independently, demonstrating self-motivation and accountability.
  • Strong multi-tasking skills, organizational skills, flexibility, and effective time management.
  • A results-oriented mindset with attention to detail and strong execution capabilities.
• Interpersonal & Communication Skills (Required):
  • Must demonstrate strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to effectively interact with all levels of the organization.
  • Ability to build and develop positive working rapport/relationships within departments at all levels.
• Growth Mindset (Required): Committed to continuous learning and professional growth, receptive to feedback, and dedicated to developing self-awareness.

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Physical Requirements:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit.
• The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms.
• The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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Job Details & Location:

• Job Category: Logistics/Supply Chain
• Job Family: General Administration
• Employer: Penske Logistics LLC
• Primary Location: US-TX-Wilmer
• Address: 101 Sunridge Blvd Suite 300, Wilmer, TX
• Req ID: 2512166

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.