Planning / Demand Management Intern

<p><b>By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.</b></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left">Pay Range:</p>$16.80 - $23.10<p>All internship positions are designed to give college students an opportunity to apply techniques learned in an academic setting while obtaining new skills. This is a paid internship offering full-time hours during the summer months. All interns are required to conclude the program by giving a formal presentation on their work. Please note that no relocation assistance or sponsorship is provided for the internship program at this time.</p><p><b>Pay Rate: </b>$18 per hour</p><p><b>Position Summary:</b></p><p>The Planning Intern will join the Planning team to support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen how we forecast, schedule, execute MRP, and manage replenishment. </p><p>In this internship, you will help planners improve process discipline, data quality, system-driven planning maturity, and team operating rhythm as the business scales. You will work closely with planners, IT, and cross-functional partners to analyze gaps, document standard work, support KPI reporting, and help implement practical improvements in planning tools, parameters, and workflows.</p><p><b>Key Responsibilities:</b></p><ul><li><p>Support initiatives that improve forecasting, scheduling, MRP execution, and replenishment strategy by gathering inputs and analyzing gaps.</p></li><li><p>Help ensure planning processes are scalable and resilient by updating standard work, process maps, and training materials.</p></li><li><p>Monitor and report key planning performance indicators by collecting data, refreshing dashboards/scorecards, and summarizing trends and exceptions for the team.</p></li><li><p>Support metric definitions and data validation to ensure KPI reporting is consistent and actionable.</p></li><li><p>Contribute to continuous improvement efforts that increase system-driven decision making and reduce reliance on ad hoc manual tools.</p></li></ul><p> <b>Program Requirements</b>:</p><ul><li><p>Must be a currently enrolled student pursuing a Bachelor&#39;s degree in a field relevant to the internship</p></li><li><p>Must have completed (at minimum) the sophomore year of college</p></li><li><p>Must be able to work full-time during the duration of the internship program</p></li></ul><p><b>Experience Qualifications:</b></p><ul><li><p>Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related field (preferably with coursework or focus in planning, forecasting, inventory management, or S&amp;OP).</p></li><li><p>Strong analytical and quantitative skills; demonstrated ability to work with data to identify trends, exceptions, and improvement opportunities. Experience with Power BI (building or updating dashboards,</p></li><li><p>Exposure to ERP/MRP concepts (e.g., planning parameters, lead times, lot sizing, safety stock, MRP exception messages) through coursework, projects, or prior internships. Familiarity with forecasting methods and demand planning concepts.</p></li><li><p>Curious and improvement-minded; Comfortable with ambiguity and learning new systems/processes quickly.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><div><div><div><div><p style="text-align:left"><b>Why Join Bio-Techne:</b></p><ul><li><h3>We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.</h3></li><li><h3>We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.</h3></li><li><h3>We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.</h3></li><li><h3>We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging. </h3></li><li><h3>We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.</h3></li><li><h3>We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.</h3></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. </b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b><span>All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.</span></b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b><span>To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.</span></b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p></div></div></div></div>