Steelcase Looking for Part-Time Surface Materials Intern at Grand Rapids, MI Full Time

Steelcase is hiring for a Surface Materials Intern, starting in spring 2023. This position will be a fantastic opportunity for a student in the business field to gain experience with an industry-leading organization. This role is a year-round role, working 15-20 hours per week during the school year, and 40 hours per week during the summer months.

What you will be doing:

Your goal in this position is to help support and execute the surface materials strategy.

How will you meet this goal?

• Do you love deep diving into topics through research? You will complete competitive analyses, looking at what competition does in relation to surface materials.
• Supporting sample portfolio management. You will work with product managers and senior specialist by communicating with suppliers to obtain material samples, organizing materials labeling, cutting purchase orders, and data entry to fulfillment house systems.
• You will collaborate with Project Management. Some physical responsibilities of materials and handling their logistics (maximum of 30 lbs.)
• Does global engagement spark your interest? There may be opportunity for cross-cultural interactions with teams in Europe and Asia.

Your Future Team:

Surface Materials owns the “aesthetics” of our furniture offerings. We are an essential, core aspect of our organization and business model. We lead all textures, samples, fabrics, and all components of their processes for our furniture products. We are outgoing, composed of 8 employees locally (Grand Rapids) and 10 total globally. We have strong personalities but are fun and relaxed.

Who you are:

• You are humble, willing, fearless, and intuitive.
• You are the team member on a group project that initiates the conversation and is willing to help others on top of your own responsibilities.
• You may know the answer in a group discussion, but you don’t make those who don’t feel bad.
• You are involved on campus and are the creative thinker of your organization.
• You can take constructive criticism and apply it, but you’re also capable of giving it.
• You love other cultures and want to learn more about them (global aptitude/ cultural intelligence.)

Required Skills and Competencies

• You have previous work experience in a business environment.
• Majors: Business, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Merchandising
• Hard Skills: Excel (Pivot Tables), PowerPoint, exposure to SAP, exposure to Microsoft Outlook

Why People Choose to Work with Us:

At Steelcase, we put people at the center of everything we do. We understand the role of work and believe that it can bring meaning and purpose to the lives of our customers and our employees. We prioritize supporting our employees both in and out of work, in all aspects of their lives. When we bring our talents together, we make a positive lasting impact through our work and communities.

As a Steelcase intern, you will gain real-world, hands-on experience and be treated as an equal member of the team from day one. You will be welcomed into a family network that extends beyond your business function into an interdisciplinary network of experts in their fields.

Who We Are:

Organizations around the world trust Steelcase to help them create places that help people work better, be inspired, and accomplish more.

We design, manufacture, and partner with other leading organizations to provide architecture, furniture, and technology solutions- accessible through a network of channels, including over 800 Steelcase dealer locations. Steelcase is a global, industry-leading, publicly traded company with fiscal year 2021 revenue of $2.6 billion.

Steelcase employees have always had a say in where they work – whether that is in the office, at home, or somewhere in between. We will continue to maintain this practice as part of our larger hybrid work strategy.

Our employees know their working style best, which is why they have the choice and control to choose how and where they work. This belief extends beyond just working on or off-campus, but also to where our employees work within our office. Because our life’s work is to create the best workplaces, our employees benefit from that expertise and quality in our own spaces.

While flexibility varies by role and team, we support choice and control for our employees so they can choose the best place to do their best work.

What Matters to Us:

More than qualifications, we’re looking for talent and potential. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we’re always looking to improve our global community.

We value applicants who are comfortable interacting with people different from themselves, building mutual respect and positive relationships. We invite people from all backgrounds and genders to apply. If we can make the application process easier through accommodation, please email us at [email protected].

Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. We are proud to be recognized for our inclusive workforce by the Corporate Equality Index for the past nine years.

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