Intern
Job Description: Intern
Are you looking to be part of a growing team of dedicated, driven, and passionate people who emphasize a work environment based on respect, collaboration, and diversity?
At Turtle, you will play a key role in our goal to listen, learn, and be helpful to every customer in need. With over 900 employees, spanning across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, we believe that our people are our most valuable assets. Through our culture of innovation, education, and accountability, Everyone Matters! We believe EVERYONE can do extraordinary things and our mission is to create a workplace that empowers our employees to be successful. It explains why our history spans 100 years and has led to our standing as one of the nation’s largest independent electrical industrial distributors. You believe that by making the right choices, you can find the right solutions. That’s how we built our past. That’s how we’ll build our future.
About the Role
Are you looking to expand your skill set this summer? Turtle has the internship for you! Internships will be at our Deer Park, TX branch location.
As an Intern, you will spend the summer learning core business functions. Under management supervision, Interns will be tasked with completing 1 or 2 business related projects. At the end of the summer internship, Interns will take part in a formal presentation to senior leadership on the completed projects. To facilitate this knowledge gathering, Interns will rotate through key departments; gaining an understanding of our business, processes and culture. Key components of the Turtle Internship experience may include, but are not limited to:
- Electrical Sales
- Warehouse Operations
- Electrical Project Management
- Logistics
- Supply Chain
- Data Analysis
- E-Commerce
- Marketing
Performance Expectations:
- Gain an understanding of the basics of e-commerce
- Develop further skill sets in data analysis with real world applications in relation to E-Commerce
- Exposure to a fast-growing company that is in the process of launching an E-commerce presence
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Introduction to real world application of Agile thinking
- Exposure to Supply Chain logistics, maintenance and operations
- Developing skill sets for social media applications and analytics
- Aiding in the development of marketing plans, CRM maintenance and event
- Project Management
What You’ll Bring:
- Pursuing a bachelor’s in business, sales, industrial distribution or a related field
- Participation in extracurricular activities to demonstrate time management and multitasking skills
- Attend all activities sponsored by Turtle during employment
- Drive to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to take ownership of the project and see it to the end
- Ability to analyze and assess situations to come up with the best solution
- Agile mindset
- Strong analytical skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Must be well organized, detail oriented, efficient, with good time management, and ready to support at a moment’s notice
- Successfully complete a pre-employment drug test and background check
- Complete & Submit on-line application, resume, transcripts
Physical Requirements
- Attendance – Ability to maintain the scheduled days and hours, including onsite presence at the assigned location as specified
- Physical Capacities – Lift up to 25 pounds on occasion, sitting and standing for extended periods
- Operation of Office Equipment — Job requires operation of equipment common to office settings, including computers, copiers, and other office equipment
- Near Vision, Manual Dexterity, and working in proximity to heavy equipment