Supply Chain Intern - Summer 2025 - Quality Tech Services, LLC

Overview

About Cretex Medical

Cretex Medical is a family of companies that provides manufacturing and engineering services to medical device OEMs. We offer a complete range of end-to-end manufacturing capabilities, the latest technologies, and the talent to match any manufacturing or engineering challenge. Learn more at www.cretexmedical.com.
Responsibilities

Supply Chain Intern Position Summary

The Supply Chain Intern will be responsible for assisting the Supply Chain team to meet departmental and corporate objectives. The intern will provide support focusing on Supply Chain Management tasks and duties, including PO creation and maintenance, reporting, analytics, quoting, negotiations, and supplier management. The intern will assist the Supply Chain department with projects from scope definition through implementation. This position will be located in Bloomington, MN. The position will be on-site, working 40 hours/week.

Supply Chain Intern Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with research, planning and implementation of strategic initiatives and improvements to optimize Supply Chain workflow and processes.
• Create POs, monitor PO statuses and follow up with suppliers as needed.
• Update and maintain supply chain data in the ERP system.
• Learn about building relationships with existing and new suppliers.
• Collaborate with operations, sales, and customer service to support customer centric strategies.
• Assist with supplier management: supplier setup and on-boarding, strategic sourcing, supplier selection, and supplier performance.
• Support and comply with the company Quality System, ISO, FDA, and medical device requirements.
• Read, understand, and follow work instructions and standard work.
• Assist with reporting, quoting and data analysis.
• Partner with other business segments: sales/marketing, customer service, engineering, quality, and finance.
• Understand customer needs and the core business markets we serve.

Qualifications

Supply Chain Intern Qualifications

• Enrollment in a four-year degree program for Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or another related field
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and team building skills to create effective working relationships with suppliers, customers, and coworkers.
• Ability to follow through on commitments and holds team members accountable.
• Strong research, analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher).
• Experience with ERP systems helpful (Epicor, SAP, JDE, etc.)
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn with excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask.

What to Expect from an Internship with Cretex Medical?

Each summer, we are excited to offer interns countless opportunities to network, learn more about the Cretex family of businesses, and have fun! Here are some things you'll get to experience as an intern with Cretex Medical and its businesses:

• Work with the latest technologies
• Challenge yourself and grow your skills
• Find opportunities to move across our family of businesses

Cretex offers internships in many different areas, including Engineering, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, Accounting, Business, and Production Operations. We encourage you to explore the many internship opportunities Cretex Medical could offer you.

Internships are available in a variety of locations within the Minneapolis/St. Paul (Minnesota) metro area, including Elk River, Brooklyn Park, Bloomington, Coon Rapids, Anoka, and Dassel. If you have a location preference, please specify that in the job application questions.

Here are some of the things that interns have said about working at Cretex:

• "I enjoyed how integrated the interns were in the workflow. We were working on projects that made an impact for the company. I had opportunities to work with employees from all areas of the company as well as other interns."

• "During my internship, I gained firsthand experience in project management, quality systems, and manufacturing best practices. I was able to grow my skills in design by focusing on creating more ergonomic processes for manufacturing. I enjoyed the learning experience and the relationships I developed.B