MBA Intern, Inventory Management - Summer 2027
Posted Sep 10, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about an analysis you did that changed how a team made decisions.
What they are checking: Whether their work leads to action, which this internship is built around.
Tell me about a time you had to present a recommendation to someone more senior who was skeptical.
What they are checking: Whether they can stand behind their analysis and handle pushback calmly.
Why inventory management, and what do you hope to take from this summer?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real interest in operations and supply chain as a career path.
What would you do
A supplier's lead time suddenly doubles on a key item. What would you analyze and recommend?
What they are checking: Whether they can react to supply disruption with clear analysis and options.
You find an error in a report that leadership already used. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they raise mistakes quickly and honestly even when it is uncomfortable.
About the work
How would you decide the right safety stock level for a medical product with unpredictable demand?
What they are checking: Whether they understand how service level, lead time and demand variability drive inventory decisions.
Hospitals cannot run out of critical supplies, but excess inventory ties up cash. How do you think about that tradeoff?
What they are checking: Whether they can balance service and cost in a healthcare setting where stockouts affect patients.
What data would you want to find slow-moving or obsolete inventory across many distribution centers?
What they are checking: Whether they know which signals point to excess stock and how to act on them.
How comfortable are you with Excel, SQL or other tools for analyzing large data sets?
What they are checking: Whether they can handle the volume of inventory data a national distributor produces.
How would you measure whether a new inventory policy worked?
What they are checking: Whether they define success measures before a change instead of after.
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