Demand Planning Intern

Location: On-site in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Salary: $22–$25 per hour

Company

hirify.global develops functional coatings, adhesives, and sealants for customers across more than 30 market segments in 150 countries.

What you will do

• Analyze demand planning data to identify trends, forecast gaps, customer and product patterns, and opportunities to improve planning accuracy.
• Develop and enhance Power BI dashboards and reports covering demand trends, forecast performance, planning exceptions, and key business metrics.
• Clean, organize, and validate data from multiple sources for reporting and demand planning recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring reports, forecast reviews, and exception tracking using Power BI, Excel, or AI-enabled tools.
• Explore AI use cases including demand signal analysis, forecast summarization, exception reporting, and planning insight generation.
• Prepare summaries, visualizations, and recommendations for demand planning, supply chain, and commercial stakeholders.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Rising junior or senior with an interest in demand planning, forecasting, analytics, data visualization, and business process improvement.
• Microsoft Excel experience is required; exposure to Power BI, data visualization, SQL, Python, or similar analytics tools is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to work with large datasets, identify patterns, and translate findings into actionable insights.
• Effective communication, curiosity, attention to detail, and willingness to learn digital and AI-enabled tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid 12-week internship program running from the end of May through mid-August.
• Support from a manager and mentor, with exposure to the adhesive industry and cross-functional collaboration.
• Interactive orientation, professional networking, volunteer activities, and virtual and in-person events.
• Final summer presentation with support from managers and peers.
• Benefits may include health and wellness programs, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, paid holidays, and incentive programs.