Supply Chain internships

Next Step Connections internship program provides students and young professionals with guaranteed tailor-made supply chain internships. Before you start the internship placement process, you must apply first and get accepted. During the placement process, you will be working with our program advisor who will organize interviews with our large network of supply chain firms in Asia.

Next Step Connections has partnered with the best supply chain firms in Asia.

There is no standard career path in SCM. You are in control of your own destiny and have the opportunity to pursue hundreds of potential career paths. Your career path will be largely influenced by your skills, interests, and personal decisions.

A broad base of business skills, knowledge of supply chain processes, and relevant internship/work experience will give you ample opportunity to begin your career with a manufacturer, retailer, carrier, third party logistics firm, or other organization. You will likely begin as a management trainee, analyst, or front line supervisor. As you demonstrate your managerial capabilities, you can progress to SCM positions of greater responsibility.

One key to your success in this field is flexibility. You will work with people throughout your company—logistics, manufacturing, and marketing.

A supply chain is a system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information, and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end customer. In sophisticated supply chain systems, used products may re-enter the supply chain at any point where residual value is recyclable.

Example of past internships in Shanghai

Li & Fung, Runbow Logistics, Kong and Allan

Supply Chain Analyst Develop supply chain applications for transportation planning, order management, inventory control, demand forecasting, and production planning, including encoding, testing, debugging and installing. Implement data models and database designs, resolved database performance issues, database capacity issues, replication and other distributed data issues. Create a web based user interface for the above mentioned Supply Chain applications, considering security, expandability and scalability. Write technical documents for the project report, change code process and user help documentation. Marketing and Branding Analyst Identify and analyze key competitors in new model development segments. Explore new potential partner creation and contact key individuals to identify collaborative opportunities. Expand existing programs into new segments identified through research and market analysis. Interact with existing Kong and Allan industry and University partners to find new areas of brand development.

Example of past internships in Hong Kong

Li & Fung

Choose your destination

Shanghai Internship

• Internships available all-year round
• Flexible start date and length of stay (1-6 months)
• All-inclusive Programs
• See program fees

Hong Kong Internship

• Internships available all-year round
• Flexible start date and length of stay (2-6 months)
• All-inclusive Programs
• See program fees

Beijing Mandarin Program

• Intensive mandarin course (20h/week)
• On-campus housing
• All-inclusive Programs
• See program fees

Next Stepper Testimonial

"A very well run company with many different fields to study and learn from. All of the employees in my department were very nice and helpful. They explained thoroughly what they wanted me to accomplish and were available if I had any questions." B.Kwock, UC Berkeley, USA, Li & Fung, Summer 2010