Global Supply Management Intern (Summer 2027)
Required skills
- Summer 2027
- internship
- full-time
- in-person
- South San Francisco
- Supply Chain Management
- Business
- Economics
- analytical skills
- problem-solving skills
Nice to have
- supplier performance
- purchase orders
- delivery timelines
- reports
- dashboards
- presentations
Role summary
Zipline is seeking a Global Supply Management Intern for Summer 2027 to gain hands-on experience in their global supply chain operations. This full-time, in-person internship in South San Francisco involves supporting supply managers and cross-functional teams in areas such as supplier performance tracking, analytics, sourcing, and process improvement. The ideal candidate is pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, possesses strong analytical and spreadsheet skills, and demonstrates curiosity, communication, and organizational abilities. This role offers a chance to apply academic knowledge to real-world procurement, logistics, and operations challenges.
About Zipline
Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.
Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.
Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.
We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.
About the Global Supply Management Team
The Global Supply Management Team ensures that Zipline has the parts it needs from suppliers around the world in a reliable, sustainable, and cost-effective way. We build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, negotiate contracts, and monitor supplier performance to reduce supply risk. The team also works closely with the design engineering, supplier industrial engineering, finance, program management, and material management teams to understand part design, manage supply against demand, drive cost reductions, and streamline logistics across international markets.
The Role
As a Global Supply Management Intern, you’ll gain hands-on exposure to the systems, data, and supplier relationships that power Zipline’s global supply chain. You’ll work alongside supply managers, engineers, finance, and operations teams to support sourcing, analytics, and day-to-day execution. This role is perfect for a student to apply classroom knowledge to real-world challenges in procurement, logistics, and global operations.
Your work will directly support Zipline’s mission to deliver essential goods and services across the world while building critical skills in supply chain management.
What You'll Do
What You'll Bring
What Else You Should Know
Our internships are full-time positions, in-person at our South San Francisco office. We will host our Summer 2027 interns from May/June 2027 to August/September 2027.
The hourly rate for this internship is $37 per hour. Additional benefits may include relocation support, a housing stipend, overtime pay, paid sick time, and other benefits, where applicable and subject to local requirements.
Candidates are limited to three (3) applications within a 30-day period.
Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.
Zipline is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your point of contact at Zipline know if you require any accommodations throughout your interview process.
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As set forth in Zipline ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
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