Kohler Intern - Operations and Supply Chain

Location: Onsite, 4 days, Kohler, WI

Term: May 2027 through August 2027

Early Talent at Kohler

Kohler's Early Talent internship programs are designed to provide meaningful, hands‑on experience that drives real business impact. Over the course of a 10-12 week internship, interns are immersed in the business-contributing to real projects, building practical skills, and gaining valuable exposure to our teams. They are supported through intentional learning, mentorship, and a strong sense of community. These experiences are designed to build a strong pipeline of talent for future full-time opportunities, including Leadership Development Programs and direct hire roles.

Program Overview

Kohler's Operations & Supply Chain experience is an exciting launchpad for students ready to build real-world capability, explore meaningful career paths, and make an immediate impact in a global manufacturing environment. As an intern, you will contribute to high-priority projects across areas such as logistics, strategic sourcing, planning, process engineering, quality, continuous improvement, and new product integration while gaining exposure to the same functions that shape Kohler's Operations & Supply Chain Leadership Development Program. Through hands-on assignments, networking, leadership engagement, job shadowing, stewardship opportunities, and connection with Kohler's broader early talent community, you will develop a stronger understanding of how end-to-end operations drive business results-and how your curiosity, initiative, and ideas can help shape the future of gracious, healthy, and sustainable living.

What You'll Do

• Distribution Network/Warehouse Design - Analyze warehouse layout, material flow, or storage utilization and recommend improvements to improve efficiency, safety, or space optimization.
• Domestic/International Transportation - Evaluate freight routes, carrier performance, shipment data, or transportation costs to identify opportunities for improved service, reliability, or cost savings.
• New Product Integration - Support cross-functional readiness for a new product launch by tracking supply chain and operations milestones, coordinating materials, and identifying risks to timing or execution.
• Sales & Operations Planning - Assist with demand and supply reviews by preparing data, analyzing trends, and helping teams align production, inventory, and customer needs.
• Supply Chain Continuous Improvement and Total Delivered Cost - Use data to identify process waste, cost drivers, or service gaps and support improvement projects that reduce total delivered cost.
• Strategic Sourcing - Research suppliers, compare cost and capability options, support sourcing events, or help build supplier scorecards for key categories.
• Demand & Supply Planning - Review forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and supply constraints to help planners improve availability and reduce excess or obsolete inventory.
• Process Engineering - Observe manufacturing or operational processes, collect time studies or workflow data, and recommend changes to improve productivity, quality, or ergonomics.
• Supplier and Plant Quality - Analyze quality data, support root cause investigations, document corrective actions, or help improve supplier/plant performance metrics.