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SOUTHERN CHAMPION TRAY LLC

Posted 3 months ago

Internship

Chattanooga, Tennessee

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The intern will support the sourcing team by organizing physical product samples and maintaining accurate product specification data. They will also assist in expanding the product database and requesting updated quotations from manufacturing partners.

Qualifications

You are a detail-oriented and proactive student or recent graduate interested in supply chain, purchasing, or business management. You will support the sourcing team by organizing product samples, ensuring data accuracy, and assisting with various projects.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Excel

Google Sheets

Job Description

All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values and Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include: 

Trustworthy – We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships. 

Servant – Hearted – We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members, suppliers, and the community. 

Relational – We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering an environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth. 

Resourceful – We value strategic insourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities. 

Job Summary:
 We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive intern to support our sourcing team. This role is ideal for a student or recent graduate interested in supply chain, purchasing, logistics, or business management. The intern will assist with organizing and managing product samples, entering and maintaining data accuracy with product specifications, and assisting with other projects and tasks, as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the sourcing team to organize, label, and inventory all physical product samples into designated storage cabinets at our Compress location.
  • Coordinate sample shipments and monitor inventory levels to ensure timely restocking and availability.
  • Review and verify product specification data to ensure accuracy and completeness in both all sourcing spreadsheets, using a prioritized list of manufacturing partners.
  • Assist in maintaining and expanding the product database to increase the number of items accessible through quoting tools.
  • Request updated product quotations, as needed.

Qualifications:

  • Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, Business, or a related field.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Comfortable working with data and digital tools; proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets preferred.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

What You’ll Gain:

  • Hands-on experience in purchasing, sourcing and logistics within a fast-paced, product-driven environment.
  • Exposure to data integrity best practices and the tools used to manage product specifications.

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SOUTHERN CHAMPION TRAY LLC

Since 1927, Southern Champion Tray has been manufacturing quality paperboard packaging products. As a third generation family owned company, our reputation has been built through clear vision, constant innovation, and unwavering commitment to excellence and integrity in all business practices. These principles have been the backbone of our success. The quality you can expect from SCT goes far beyond the value of products bought and sold. We strive to ensure that you are taken care of in every way, long before and long after the sale. Each of our employees operates on the basis of maintaining a long-standing reputation of integrity and customer satisfaction. The thread of excellence runs through every segment of our business and is apparent in our premium products, constant innovation, and professionalism. You can rely on us to provide complete packaging solutions for your business.
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