{"id":3966644,"url":"https://alion.io/job/pods-intern-logistics-analyst","title":"Intern - Logistics Analyst","company":{"id":1770994,"name":"PODS","domain":"pods.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/pods-com","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"UltiPro","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"intern","employment_type":"internship","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Clearwater, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":27200,"max":39500,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":39500},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Claude","optional":false},{"name":"Copilot","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Excel","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"Power BI","optional":true},{"name":"Snowflake","optional":true},{"name":"Tableau","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-09T14:08:24Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-09","last_verified_at":"2026-11-09T14:29:54Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Intern - Logistics Analyst\n$25.00-$30.00/hour\nHelp move freight across a nationwide network, with optimizers and automation instead of spreadsheets, and leave behind tools the team keeps running.\nPODS moves and stores for customers across the country. Getting a container from an order to a customer’s door means planning loads, routing the long-haul middle mile between Storage Centers, scheduling first and last mile deliveries, and holding carriers to service commitments while controlling cost. The Operations Planning team plans and optimizes that network, increasingly through automated systems, optimizers and solvers rather than by hand.\nYou’ll report to a senior Operations Planning leader and work on live logistics problems from your first week, in the middle mile, the first and last mile, or both. You’ll own one or two focus projects with real deliverables, spend the rest of your time in the network alongside Data Science, Finance and regional Operations, and present your results to Operations leadership at the end of the summer.\nWhat you’ll do\nOwn a focus project. Build or improve a route optimization that cuts cost or miles while holding service; find consolidation and fill-rate opportunities in load planning and trailer or container utilization; run root-cause analysis on a recurring exception like missed pickups or late deliveries and recommend the fix; or automate a manual workflow such as carrier assignment, exception triage or an SLA report.\nPlan and optimize loads and routes. Support middle mile and first/last mile planning, and use optimizers, solvers and scenario tools to test routing and consolidation options against the current plan on cost, service and feasibility.\n Handle exceptions. Work disruptions as they surface (capacity, weather, carrier, equipment), trace recurring failures to their cause, quantify the cost at stake, and track whether fixes bring the defect rate down.\nManage carrier and SLA performance. Build and refresh the dashboards used to manage carrier cost, on-time performance and SLA adherence, and surface the lanes and carriers that are off target.\n Code and automate. Write SQL and Python (or R), replace manual reports and hand-offs with automated workflows, and use AI tools like Claude or Copilot to move faster.\n Get into the field. Shadow Storage Center, transportation and regional teams to see how a load is planned, dispatched and delivered, so your analysis reflects how the work really happens.\nWhat you’ll walk away with\nA completed project with real deliverables, presented to Operations leadership\nA working understanding of how freight moves across a nationwide network, from order to door\nHands-on experience with SQL, Python, optimization solvers and AI-assisted analysis on live logistics data\nMentorship from a senior Operations Planning leader and working sessions with Data Science, Finance and regional Operations\nAutomation, analysis and tools the team keeps using after you leave\nWho we’re looking for\nCoursework or project experience in optimization, logistics, statistics or operations research, and strong Excel skills for modeling and analysis\nExposure to optimization or routing methods, and a preference for solving them with solvers and optimizers rather than by hand\nWorking knowledge of SQL and Python (or R) from coursework, projects or a prior internship\nA bias toward automating repeatable work and building workflows that keep running after you leave\nHands-on use of AI tools (Claude, Copilot or similar) for analysis or coding, with the judgment to check the output\nGenuine curiosity about how freight actually moves across a physical network\nComfortable turning a loosely defined question into a clear analysis, and explaining your results in plain language to analysts and operational leaders alike\nTakes ownership of a deliverable from first draft to finished product and asks for help early\nNice to have: a solver or optimization library (OR-Tools, PuLP, Pyomo, Gurobi); Snowflake, Tableau or Power BI; coursework in supply chain, logistics, transportation or operations management.\nJob qualifications\nCurrently in the final years of a bachelor’s degree, or enrolled in a master’s or MBA program\nMajoring in Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Analytics, or a related field, ideally with a data science, analytics, or AI focus\nCoursework or hands-on experience with SQL and Python or R\nNo full-time experience required\nBonus points for: a prior internship, co-op, or substantial project in logistics, transportation, planning, or analytics; coursework or experience in logistics, transportation, routing, or another capacity-constrained operation\nThe details\nTemporary internship for Summer 2027; term dates to be confirmed\nRegular business hours, Monday-Friday\nClimate-controlled office, with occasional travel to Storage Centers or headquarters\nMust be able to use a computer for up to 8 hours a day, stand and walk up to 8 hours a day, and lift up to 50 lbs\nMay be subject to a pre-employment background check and drug screening in accordance with company policy\nPODS Enterprises, LLC is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. 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