What you’ll be doing...

You’ll be front and center, hands-on and contributing your creative energy, and the skills and experience you’ve gained in your mba program to high-impact projects from the moment you arrive through the course of this 10-week experience. You will take part in meaningful work and real-life projects within the supply chain organization that will help you grow both professionally and personally throughout the program. You will have the opportunity to work side by side with supply chain program managers to champion, develop, manage and drive key relationships that are critical to the success of our business and impact our enterprise-wide customer base. You'll learn from the best minds in the industry and improve your knowledge in an environment that’s dedicated to industry superiority.

In this role, you may have the opportunity to:

• Work side by side with supply chain program managers to champion, develop, manage and drive key relationships that are critical to our success.
• Gain exposure in key areas such as principles of enterprise requirements, business objective prioritization, proposal review, supplier negotiations and inventory optimization/processes.
• Work in cross-functional teams.
• Understand how we deliver innovative solutions to businesses and people across the world.

Opportunities are available in the following areas:

• Sourcing/contract management
• Purchasing
• Logistics
• Analytics
• Sustainability
• Category management

Locations:

• Basking Ridge, NJ
• Irving, TX

What we’re looking for...

You’re a motivated self-starter. never satisfied with the status quo, you’re always trying to beat a personal best. You thrive in a fast-paced environment where new challenges come up every day. You are flexible, dependable and work well in varying environments. Learning quickly is personally rewarding and inspires you to take smart risks.

You’ll need to have:

• Current enrollment as a first-year mba or master's degree student with a focus in supply chain or a directly related area such as data analytics, operations management, logistics, or industrial engineering with an expected completion date between January 2020 and June 2020, December 2020 and June 2021.
• Four or more years of work experience directly related to supply chain management including:
  • Logistics
  • Operations management
  • Industrial engineering
  • Systems engineering
  • Analytics & data science
  • Manufacturing

Even better if you have:

• Proven record of academic, professional and leadership achievement.
• Demonstrated independent thinking, relationship management and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated strong analytical, communication, leadership and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a fast-moving, team environment.
• High proficiency in ms office suite of products (word, excel, powerpoint).

When you join Verizon...

You’ll have the power to go beyond – doing the work that’s transforming how people, businesses and things connect with each other. Not only do we provide the fastest and most reliable network for our customers, but we were first to 5G - a quantum leap in connectivity. Our connected solutions are making communities stronger and enabling energy efficiency. Here, you’ll have the ability to make an impact and create positive change. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, join our team of the best and brightest. We offer great pay, amazing benefits and opportunity to learn and grow in every role. Together we’ll go far.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences,including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.

Verizon operates America’s most reliable wireless network and the nation’s premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated solutions to businesses worldwide. Technology moves fast and so do we. We continuously innovate and learn from the best. We believe that bringing great ideas and customer experiences to life should be recognized and rewarded. With brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and HuffPost, the company’s media group helps consumers stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect.