Demand Planning Intern

About Us:

As a family-owned company, it’s the people who continue to make STIHL a successful, world-class brand. Since revolutionizing the forestry industry in Germany with the first electric chainsaw in 1926, the STIHL name has remained synonymous with outstanding innovations, high-quality products and comprehensive service.

Project Outline:

STIHL Inc. has a full-time internship opportunity in the sales/demand planning department! 

Intern will work closely with Planning Managers and Sales Planning Analysts, and be expected to manage two main projects, with smaller projects as assigned:

1. Analyze and document Demand Planning processes for the new Zero Turn Mower (RZ) products.
2. Consolidate Sales Planning data streams into a comprehensive dashboard.

Project Goals:

• Formalize RZ processes with document libraries (process maps, reports, etc.) to offer visual management, communication, and decision-making opportunities, as well as identify inefficiencies
• Gather and organize all historical Sales Planning data into a comprehensive and easy-to-manage Planning dashboard to help visualize and track current metrics, as well as recognize trends for further analysis
• Build and catalog SOPs and/or Work Instructions within each Project that will deliver concise and straightforward understanding of process steps, ensure procedure consistency, and provide the ability for cross-training.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current student working towards a degree in Data Science, Information Technology, Statistical Analysis, etc.
• Junior or Senior year of degree program; rising Senior preferred
• Minimum 3.0 GPA (on 4.0 scale)
• Proficiency in Excel required; experience with Power BI or similar preferred

Preferred Candidate Qualities

• Analytical thinker
• Creative problem solver
• Capable of working independently as well as part of a team
• Good oral and written communication skills