What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern - Supply Chain position at U.S. Renal Care?
Job Description
USRC's greatest strength in being a leader in the dialysis industry is our ability to recognize and celebrate the differences in our diverse workforce. We strongly believe in recruiting top talent and creating a diverse and inclusive work climate and culture at all levels of our organization.
SUMMARY
U.S. Renal Care (USRC), one of the nation's largest providers of dialysis and nephrology services with more than 500 clinics across 32 states, is seeking a Supply Chain Intern for Summer 2026.
This internship provides hands-on exposure to healthcare supply chain analytics, sourcing strategy support, and executive-level reporting. The intern will work closely with the Supply Chain leadership team to enhance visibility into indirect spend categories, primarily Repair & Maintenance (R&M) and Capital Expenditures (CapEx) and help transform data into actionable sourcing insights.
This role is ideal for a student with strong analytical capabilities who wants exposure to supply chain and strategic sourcing within a complex, regulated healthcare environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties and tasks may be assigned.
The intern will:
- Clean, standardize, and structure large spend datasets (supplier normalization, description cleansing, category mapping)
- Perform detailed spend analysis using Excel (pivot tables, cross-referencing, concentration analysis)
- Identify trends, anomalies, supplier fragmentation, and sourcing opportunities
- Develop executive-ready dashboards and visual summaries
- Support leadership with analytical insights to inform sourcing strategy
- Assist in documenting data definitions, assumptions, and methodology for repeatable analysis
Learning Opportunities - The intern will gain exposure to:
- Healthcare supply chain at scale
- Indirect sourcing strategy
- Spend analytics and supplier rationalization frameworks
- Executive-level presentation development
- Data governance fundamentals in a multi-state healthcare environment
What Success Looks Like - The internship will be considered successful if the intern:
- Enhances the reliability and usability of spend data
- Produces clear, decision-ready analysis
- Identifies measurable sourcing or cost-optimization opportunities
- Delivers executive-ready reporting materials
Requirements
Qualifications/Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Requirements include:
- Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
- Supply Chain Management
- Business Analytics
- Finance
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables required)
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking ability
- Ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights
- Professional communication and presentation skills
Preferred:
- Experience working with large datasets
- Basic understanding of supply chain and sourcing
- Experience creating dashboards (Excel, Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
Position Type
Temporary