Transportation Intern

What You’ll Learn:

The Transportation Intern will play an integral role in supporting daily transportation operations while contributing to data-driven improvements across service, cost, and execution. Interns will gain hands-on exposure to logistics coordination, carrier communication, and transportation performance analytics. This internship provides practical experience in a fast-paced supply chain environment and serves as an entry point into potential post-graduate, full-time opportunities within transportation or supply chain functions.

Internship Overview:

• 10–12-week program beginning Summer 2026

• Full-time, 40 hours per week; Monday–Friday schedule

• Competitive hourly pay

Where You’ll Work:

This position is based onsite at our corporate office located 7440 S. Hwy 121 McKinney, TX 75070.

What You’ll Do:

As a Transportation Intern, you will support day-to-day transportation operations by assisting with shipment scheduling and coordination to ensure on-time delivery. You will track shipments, maintain accurate documentation, and communicate updates with internal teams, customers, carriers, and drivers. You will also help troubleshoot delivery delays, missed pickups, and other transportation exceptions while supporting daily administrative tasks within transportation systems (TMS or similar tools).

In addition, you will support data collection, analysis, and reporting efforts by building and maintaining Excel trackers and dashboards using tools such as Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP. You will monitor key performance indicators including on-time pickup and delivery, carrier compliance, cost per shipment, and service exceptions. You will identify trends and recurring issues, provide reporting summaries, and support continuous improvement initiatives by making data-driven recommendations to leadership.

What We Look For:

• Strong interest in logistics, transportation, supply chain, or operations

• Highly analytical and detail-oriented mindset

• Strong Excel proficiency (Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP required)

• Clear written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Problem-solving approach to operational challenges

• Professional, customer-service-oriented communication style

Intern Program Requirements:

• Ability to provide an unofficial transcript

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Operations, Analytics, or a related field

• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

• Comfortable working with data, systems, and reporting tools

• Willingness to learn Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and transportation processes

• Strong organization, documentation, and time management skills

What You’ll Gain:

• Real-world experience supporting transportation operations and execution

• Hands-on experience building dashboards and performance reporting tools

• Exposure to carrier performance measurement and continuous improvement initiatives

• Opportunities to make recommendations that directly impact cost, service, and efficiency

      

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Job Location: SRS Distribution - McKinney

      

7440 State Highway 121 McKinney, TX 75070-3104

 

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer SRS Distribution Inc., including all its subsidiaries, provides job opportunities to qualified individuals without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, uniform service, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local EEO laws. If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation in applying for any posted position, please contact Human Resources at US: 855.556.3221, or by email to: [email protected] with the nature of your accommodation request and include the Business name, location and title of the job opening. Please allow one (1) business day for a reply. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen, as permitted by law.

 

Competitive weekly/bi-weekly pay, discretionary bonuses, 401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off (vacation, sick, volunteer, holidays, birthday, floating), medical/dental/vision, flexible spending accounts, company-paid life and short-term disability, plus optional long-term disability, and additional life insurance.