Industrial Engineering & Operations Analytics Internship
Do it Best
Industrial Engineering & Operations Analytics Internship
Do it Best
Posted about 24 hours ago
Internship
Fort Wayne, Indiana
In Person
Smart Summary
Responsibilities
The intern will support the logistics operations team by designing and building the Logistics Performance Operating System. Responsibilities include creating on-demand reports, manipulating data from multiple sources, and providing technical support for reporting tools.
Qualifications
You are currently pursuing a degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field. You possess strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, and analyze significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
Must Have Skills for ATS
Excel
SQL
Access
Power BI
statistical analysis
Job Description
Industrial Engineering & Operations Analytics Internship
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Level: Intern
Division / Department: Logistics
Reporting to position: Director of Operations Retail Logistics
Summer 2027 - 90 day internship
About the Role: The Do It Best Logistics Team is looking to employ a self-motivated, analytical summer intern that will be paid on an hourly basis. The Industrial Engineering & Operations Analytics Intern will support the Logistics Operations team in designing and building the Do it Best Logistics Performance Operating System (LPOS), an integrated framework that enables data-driven operational excellence across the company’s expanding distribution network. This is a temporary position (approximately 10-12 weeks) and is paid on an hourly basis. No relocation is offered, candidates must be local to the Fort Wayne, Indiana area for the Summer 2026 timeframe. The Intern may also be able to use this opportunity towards university/college credit.
Responsibilities include:
Education and Experience:
Preferred:
Skills and Abilities:
Based in Fort Wayne, IN, Do it Best is the only US-based, member-owned comprehensive and fully integrated hardware, lumber, and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry. With annual sales of nearly $6 billion, Do it Best serves thousands of member-owned locations across the United States and in more than 60 other countries, and is now part of the Do it Best Group, the world’s largest independent home improvement co-op. For more information, visit doitbestonline.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Culture:
Each team member is valued as an individual - with their intrinsic value at the forefront. We prioritize your career growth through one-on-one training, conferences, tuition assistance, mentoring and more. We encourage authentic relationships by hosting social events and fostering a culture where lasting friendships are made. In fact, the three most valued aspects of being a part of the Do it Best team are the culture, the compensation, and the level of fulfillment that each team member experiences from their role.
Our Philosophy: Serving others as we would like to be served
Our Mission: Making the best even better
Our Goal: Helping members grow and achieve their dreams
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Level: Intern
Division / Department: Logistics
Reporting to position: Director of Operations Retail Logistics
Summer 2027 - 90 day internship
About the Role: The Do It Best Logistics Team is looking to employ a self-motivated, analytical summer intern that will be paid on an hourly basis. The Industrial Engineering & Operations Analytics Intern will support the Logistics Operations team in designing and building the Do it Best Logistics Performance Operating System (LPOS), an integrated framework that enables data-driven operational excellence across the company’s expanding distribution network. This is a temporary position (approximately 10-12 weeks) and is paid on an hourly basis. No relocation is offered, candidates must be local to the Fort Wayne, Indiana area for the Summer 2026 timeframe. The Intern may also be able to use this opportunity towards university/college credit.
Responsibilities include:
- Create reports and tools on-demand
- Manipulate data from multiple sources
- Support DC operations providing training and technical support of reporting tools
Education and Experience:
- Current college student
- Pursuing a degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or related field
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
Preferred:
- Experience within data analysis tools such as Excel, SQL, Access and Power BI.
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to manipulate and analyze data
- Design User Interfaces to simplify data analysis for lay users
- Ability to complete basic statistical analysis (descriptive and inferential)
- Self-starter
- Ability to work independently
- Familiar with statistical analysis and troubleshooting
- Exposure to hands-on experience in data collection and optimization
- Helpful mentoring from business leaders within Logistics and other departments
- College credit
Based in Fort Wayne, IN, Do it Best is the only US-based, member-owned comprehensive and fully integrated hardware, lumber, and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry. With annual sales of nearly $6 billion, Do it Best serves thousands of member-owned locations across the United States and in more than 60 other countries, and is now part of the Do it Best Group, the world’s largest independent home improvement co-op. For more information, visit doitbestonline.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Culture:
Each team member is valued as an individual - with their intrinsic value at the forefront. We prioritize your career growth through one-on-one training, conferences, tuition assistance, mentoring and more. We encourage authentic relationships by hosting social events and fostering a culture where lasting friendships are made. In fact, the three most valued aspects of being a part of the Do it Best team are the culture, the compensation, and the level of fulfillment that each team member experiences from their role.
Our Philosophy: Serving others as we would like to be served
Our Mission: Making the best even better
Our Goal: Helping members grow and achieve their dreams
Do it Best
Based in Fort Wayne, Ind., we are the only U.S.-based, member-owned, comprehensive and fully integrated hardware, lumber and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry. With annual sales of nearly $5 billion, we are proudly serving thousands of member-owned locations throughout the United States and more than 50 other countries.
In addition to our low up-front prices, we provide our members with consistently high year-end rebates—more than $1 billion in the last decade—which enables them to reinvest in their stores by expanding merchandise selection through additional locations and making capital improvements.
We have a long-standing history of strength and stability, driven by our industry-leading lowest cost of operations—just 2.12% for the 2017 fiscal year. We continue to maintain the highest credit rating in our distribution channel.
Interested in joining our team? With a variety of different disciplines and opportunities to explore new roles, you can find a career with us that brings out the best in you. Visit www.doitbestcareers.com to learn more.
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