Material Flow / Line Side Intern (Summer 2026)

I. Assignment Purpose/Scope: What are the key objectives of the position?Material Flow and Lineside Planning Team member responsible for supporting logistics planning initiatives across the plant. Team member will support series changes and new vehicle launches across both assembly halls, bodyshop and/or with integrating new logistics innovation projects. There are multiple positions with logistics planning that will focus on different areas of the plant. II. Assignment Qualifications: List the preferred degrees/skills for this position.a. Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or related fieldb. Microsoft Office Proficiency (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)c. Detail-oriented d. Programming knowledge preferred.e. Self-Starter III. Assignment Duties: List the major duties/accountabilities of this position.a. Supporting implementation of autonomous logistics vehicles in the plantb. Running of weekly/monthly reporting documentsc. Lineside Transition Organization and Support for series packagesd. Logistics parts list checks and maintenancee. Head count planning for logistics processes for new vehicle launchesf. Planning of floor space for part storage (high bay racking, block storage, supermarkets)g. Planning material flow deliveries for future derivativesh. Maintaining BMW layouts using layout software IV. Assignment Projects: List possible projects to be completed this assignmenta. Future Model Evaluation Runb. Dashboard Enhancements for KPI Reportingc. Autonomous Rollout Plana. Planning implementation of Smart Transport Robots (STRs), Autonomous tugger trains, autonomous forklifts, and autonomous yard hostlersb. Planning and evaluating use casesc. Planning of routes, points of interest, and call off processd. Creation of KPI tracking for performancee. Supporting of fault resolution V. Assignment Training Plan (Technical and Process Skill Development): List any training the student will receive on BMW specific systems and processes (such as PQM, TAIS, CAMS, CATIA, Nuclos, etc.)a. LPPb. MILESc. SAPd. Visio/Microstatione. IPS -I, -L, -Tf. ATSg. IPOLOG VI. Assignment Development Plan: List any understanding, skills, and abilities the student will gain in this assignment.a. Project Management and Time Managementb. Training on AGV Upper Level System (ATS)c. Organizational Skillsd. Knowledge fo BMW launch processe. Communication & facilitation skillsf. Planning of a Project through Completiong. Modifying existing manual processes and structures to work with autonomous vehicles.