Intern, Supply Chain

Seaspan Seeking Intern, Supply Chain for immediate hire. Accepting applications from all groups. Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has embarked on one of the largest procurement projects since the Second World War. The NSS is a nation-building effort to create a sustainable Canadian shipbuilding industry, secure long-term job opportunities and build the next generation of ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Through its NSS-related work, Seaspan Shipyards is owning the redevelopment of our domestic shipbuilding industry on the West Coast and delivering on the promise of ships built in Canada, by Canadians.

The Intern, Supply Chain – New Construction is responsible for supporting Supply Chain Controls for new vessels constructed by Seaspan Shipyards under the Federal Fleet Renewal (FFR) Program. In supporting Supply Chain Controls, they will monitor and improve operational performance, track expenditure and budgets, help develop reports and support initiatives. This position will work very closely with members of Supply Chain Controls, Procurement, and Subcontracts in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) team.

Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 2 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.

What you’ll do

• Provide monthly milestone reports for subcontract authorities and follow up on milestone movement on multiple dimensions.
• Compile information and prepare reports for cost movement.
• Track forecasted late spend and expedite purchase order promise delivery date updates.
• Follow categories with near future major spend for payment forecast.
• Reconcile and verify data sources on milestone payment forecasted dates.
• Expedite missing invoices and work achievement documents in systems.
• Update databases and generate reports in Excel and Power BI in support of project financial controls.

What you’ll bring

• Enrollment in a 2nd or 3rd year of a Business Administration post-secondary program.
• Knowledge of finance, supply chain and business analytics is desirable.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good with MS-Office (Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook/Word) as well as SharePoint.
• Experience with Power BI is considered a strong asset.
• Knowledge of financial concepts and quantitative analysis is valuable.

Why you’ll love working here

• A supportive learning environment, great team culture and hands-on experience and training.
• Opportunity to grow your career and connect with like-minded students.
• Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.

Start Date of Internship: September 3rd, 2024

End Date of Internship: December 20th, 2024

Application Closing Date: Thursday June 13, 2024 at 11:59pm PST. Please note: if we receive a large volume of applications, we may need to close this posting ahead of the closing date, therefore, we recommend applying early. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

To learn more about our InternSHIP Program, visit our website: www.seaspan.com/internships-at-seaspan/

Seaspan’s Internships are 4 months in duration. We require a full-time commitment Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week with an hourly rate of $26.00/hour.

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