Demand Planning Intern

Location: St. Paul, MN

Department: Supply Chain

Our Internship Experience includes: 12-week paid program beginning the end of May to mid-August to gain insight and knowledge in your field. Interactive orientation and events with skilled professionals in your field, including managers, directors, and CEO.Multiple networking, volunteer and fun events both virtual and in-person. Impactful projects that make a difference internally and externally for H.B. Fuller. End of summer final presentation to showcase your career development with support from managers and peers.

Position Overview: The Demand Planning Intern will support the demand planning team by improving forecast visibility, reporting accuracy, and data-driven decision-making through data analytics, Power BI, and emerging AI tools. This role will partner with demand planners and cross-functional business partners to analyze demand trends, customer and product patterns, forecast performance, and planning exceptions. The intern will gain exposure to demand planning processes while contributing to dashboards, analysis, and recommendations that help improve forecast quality, planning efficiency, and business decision-making.

Primary Responsibilities: 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 to improve visibility to demand trends, forecast performance, planning exceptions, and key business metrics. Clean, organize, and validate data from multiple sources to support accurate reporting, analysis, and demand planning recommendations. Identify opportunities to automate recurring manual reports, forecast reviews, or exception tracking through Power BI, Excel, or AI-enabled tools. Apply AI concepts to explore practical use cases such as demand signal analysis, forecast summarization, exception reporting, and planning insight generation. Prepare clear summaries, visualizations, and recommendations for demand planning, supply chain, and commercial stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications: 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. Experience with Microsoft Excel required; exposure to Power BI, data visualization, SQL, Python, or similar analytics tools preferred. Strong analytical mindset with the ability to work with large data sets, identify patterns, and translate findings into actionable insights. Effective communication, curiosity, attention to detail, and willingness to learn new digital tools, including AI-enabled solutions. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, and geographic location. The salary for this role is $22-$25 per hour. In addition to your salary, H.B. Fuller offers employees a competitive total rewards package including comprehensive benefits, incentive and recognitions programs, health & wellness benefits, 401K contributions, paid time off and paid holidays. Eligibility may vary. H.B. Fuller is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and proud to have created a collaborative culture where employees around the world are seen, heard, and respected. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or marital status or status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected classification.