**Compensation Details:** **$22.00 per hour** **Why should you join our team?** We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand. **Job Description:** **Logistics Planning - 2025 Summer Internship (Full Time/Paid/Hybrid)** **About This Role** Ace’s Logistics Planning internship will give you the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working in the transportation industry. Not only will you be working with vendors, carriers, and 3PLs but you will also work cross functionally with other departments at Ace such as Inventory Control, Supply Chain, our 15 distribution centers, and 7 consolidation centers. We strive to give our interns a fully immersive experience throughout the duration of your internship. **What You’ll Do** + Create and execute routing plans for purchase orders from suppliers to Ace distribution centers + Track and trace to ensure timely pick-up and delivery of purchase orders + Coordinate special transportation needs and provide customer service for all stakeholders + Update TMS (Transportation Management System) for vendor and carrier compliance and accuracy + Utilize Power BI tools and data to track key performance indicators (KPIs) + Seek out opportunities to improve existing processes + Check out what our interns have to say about their experience:2024 Interns Feedback and Experience (https://acehardware.box.com/s/cruxcrsouqu5y4b50733khc2xs4g7868) 2024 Interns with Mentors **Who You Are** _You love working and collaborating as a contributing member of a team environment. You want to learn more about logistics and supply chain._ **Required Skills** + Ambitious self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to contribute as an effective team member + Ability to multi-task and stay organized + Excellent verbal and written communication skills + Takes ownership and accountability of projects and responsibilities + Demonstrated motivation and initiative to succeed + Knowledge and interest in Ace Hardware and logistics + Ability to work 40 hours per week, Monday -Friday for 12 weeks + Willingness and ability to give presentations to colleagues, managers and directors + Experience using Microsoft Excel **Why Ace?** From the start of your Ace Hardware career, you’ll appreciate why we’re known as “The Helpful Place.” Helpful means living the Ace values: winning, excellence, love, integrity, gratitude, humility, and teamwork. Helpful is the key to our success and is ingrained in everything we do. We are stronger together and work as ONE to be the helpful place across our communities, retail stores, retail support centers and corporate offices. Join us and share our passion for making a positive impact on every customer we touch. At Ace Hardware, we support our retailers and the community at large. We believe our teams are our most important assets and offer work-life balance, promotion from within, and such competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, generous 401(k) contributions, great vacation allocation, holiday pay, and tuition reimbursement. If you’re looking for an employer that wants to help you live your best life, apply with Ace today. \#LI-MS1 **Want to be notified when new jobs are posted? Follow the link below to create an account and set up custom job alerts:** Create Job Alert (https://acehardware.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/jobAlerts) **We want to hear from you!** When most people think of career opportunities with Ace Hardware, they often think of the helpful cashiers and sales associates at their local store. However, have you also considered the people behind the scenes who select, promote, ship and process the invoices for more than 75,000 products? Maybe you haven't, but we'd like you to. Because together we help our customers take care of their homes. Come find out why a career with the Ace Hardware Corporation is one of America's best kept secrets. **Equal Opportunity Employer** Ace Hardware Corporation is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws. **Disclaimer** _The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an individual’s education, training and experience, the position’s work location, required travel (if any), and external market conditions when determining the final salary for potential new hires._ _Be aware that salary estimates published via alternate online job boards may not be a true representation of the actual pay range offered for this position. Please refer to the Ace position description for the accurate starting pay range information and feel free to discuss this with a Talent Acquisition professional if you are chosen to move forward with an interview._ _This written “Position Description” is not intended to cover all aspects of the position listed. It is meant to cover the basic/general essential job functions of a particular position. Ace Hardware Corporation reserves the right to change job duties, including essential job functions, according to business necessity._ **Want to be notified when new jobs are posted? Follow the link below to create an account and set up custom job alerts:** Create Job Alert (https://acehardware.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/jobAlerts) Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,800 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 60 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; and Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico. Since 1924, Ace has become a part of local communities around the world and known as the place with the helpful hardware folks. For more information, visit acehardware.com or newsroom.acehardware.com.