JOB DESCRIPTION
We are a global leader in automotive seating because of our people — a team of adventurous thinkers and passionate high performers who make it all possible. We pride ourselves on being at the vanguard of new industry trends and technologies. When you join Adient, you’ll play an important role in helping us improve the experience of a world in motion.
Summer Interns will work onsite 40 hours per week (full-time), with a targeted start date of May 3, 2027 through August 12, 2027.
The following experience is considered essential:
- Manage domestic and international supply base supporting North American Manufacturing
- Manage Supplier Delivery Performance
- Support Master Data Management (MDM) adherence activities
- Attend Demand and Supply Plan reviews
- Support Capacity studies
- Report out on Supply Plan KPI’s related to Supplier Management
- Collaborate with Purchasing, Supply Chain Execution Team, Supply Chain Planning Team and Operations on maintaining supply of raw material
- Support standardization across region
- Perform analysis as required
- Gain hands on experience in a central planning team.
Other position requirements:
- Must be currently enrolled in an accredited university and working towards a 4 year B.S. degree in Supply Chain, Business, Management or Finance
- Available to work up to 40 hours per week
- Minimum overall GPA of at least 3.0.
- Previous internship or co-op experience in automotive related position an added plus
- Solid analytical skills and work effectively with customers, suppliers, and the development team.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; attention to detail, organization skills and follow up
- Proficient in MS Office
Knowledge:
- Ability to working within high-performing teams in highly collaborative environments.
- Building relationships with key internal and external customers, based on trust and confidence.
- Data gathering, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including business process metrics and measures linking to business KPIs, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Translating business goals and metrics into business process outcomes and related business cases for specific projects
PRIMARY LOCATION
Central Tech Unit Plymouth MISkills Required
- Currently enrolled in an accredited university and pursuing a four-year B.S. degree in Supply Chain, Business, Management, or Finance
- Available to work up to 40 hours per week
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.0
- Solid analytical skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail, organization, and follow-up skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Ability to work effectively in highly collaborative, high-performing teams
- Ability to gather data and perform quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Ability to translate business goals and metrics into process outcomes and business cases
- Previous automotive-related internship or co-op experience
Adient Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Adient and has not been reviewed or approved by Adient.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company matching contributions is highlighted, with corporate filings indicating ongoing employer match funding. This provides meaningful long-term savings support for U.S. employees.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays and PTO/vacation are included, with indications that PTO levels compare favorably to some peers. Parental/family leave is also available in certain contexts.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage are offered alongside HSAs/FSAs and protection benefits such as life/AD&D. These elements establish a comprehensive baseline that strengthens the overall package.
Adient Insights
What We Do
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 77,000 employees in 32 countries, Adient operates 202 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into more than 19 million vehicles every year.
