Operations Internship (Summer 2027)

Cardinal Health offers a structured summer internship program that provides undergraduate students with hands-on experience in the healthcare industry. The Operations Intern will support warehouse and supply chain operations by improving processes, analyzing performance metrics, assisting functional teams, and participating in continuous improvement initiatives.

What you'll do:

• Partner with site leaders to identify, analyze, and implement new or improved processes
• Document and present solutions to site leadership to make our processes more efficient, consistent and cost effective
• Develop, optimize, measure, and maintain performance and productivity
• Assist and collaborate with leaders in functional teams such as receiving, picking, packing, shipping, staging, transporting, storage, delivery, etc
• Assist in the management of daily warehouse operations, optimizing workflow and increasing productivity
• Exposure to processing orders including accurately picking, performing quality control checks, sorting, consolidating freight, building, and wrapping pallets, packing, loading, and preparing orders for shipment
• Cross-training in multiple areas of the warehouse and participating in projects as needed
• Analyze existing key performance indicators (KPI)
• Design and document workflows to ensure operational effectiveness
• Identify and develop reporting capabilities and data visualization tools to analyze metrics and ensure operational effectiveness
• Participate in a Kaizen event and other continuous improvement initiatives
• Work directly on the warehouse floor each day to observe, support, and improve operational processes while gaining firsthand experience in warehouse and supply chain operations

What they're looking for:

• * Comfortable working in a warehouse environment
• * Demonstrated leadership, communication and analytical skills
• * Participation in extracurricular activities, community organizations and/or professional associations
• * Must have unlimited work authorization in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• * Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Management, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related field, preferred
• * Expected graduation between December 2027 and June 2028, preferred
• * Knowledge of supply chain principles, Lean Six Sigma or other improvement techniques, preferred

Benefits:

• Hands-on experience through impactful projects
• Exposure to Cardinal Health’s business and culture
• Development of leadership and professional skills
• Networking opportunities with peers and leaders
• A chance to interview for full-time roles upon successful completion
• Formal mentoring program
• Workshops to strengthen business acumen
• Opportunities to explore full-time career paths
• Executive Speaker Series and various networking events
• Social, team-building, and community service events