Supply Chain Leadership Development Program

The Clemens Food Group Supply Chain Leadership Development Program is a one-year rotational experience designed to prepare emerging early career professionals for long-term careers and future leadership opportunities within our organization.

Through hands-on assignments, cross-functional projects, mentorship, and cohort-based development sessions, you will strengthen your leadership, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities while gaining a broad understanding of our business and end-to-end supply chain.

Our Supply Chain team connects our farms, production facilities, customers, and consumers. From planning and purchasing to production scheduling, warehousing, customer service, and transportation, the team ensures that fresh, safe, high-quality pork products reach the right place at the right time.

As a Supply Chain LDP participant, you will gain hands-on experience across these functions while learning how to forecast demand, balance supply and inventory, improve service, reduce waste, and solve complex business challenges. The program will help you build the operational knowledge, technical skills, and leadership foundation needed for a successful career in supply chain management.

• Customizable Rotations: Gain exposure to core supply chain functions through rotations that may be tailored to your strengths, interests, and development opportunities.
• Meaningful Business Experience: Contribute to projects and daily decisions that influence product availability, customer service, cost, inventory, and operational performance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Operations, Engineering, Food Safety and Quality Assurance, Sales, Finance, and other teams across the organization.
• Learning Beyond the Desk: Participate in cohort development sessions, farm and feed mill tours, plant visits, mentorship, and team engagement activities that deepen your understanding of our business and culture.

During the two-year program, you will rotate through multiple areas that provide a comprehensive view of our supply chain:

• Sales and Operations Planning: Participate in planning meetings, analyze supply and demand, support business reviews, and learn how cross-functional teams make decisions that balance customer needs with operational capacity.
• Customer Experience and Service: Learn SAP processes, understand the complete order-to-delivery cycle, and help provide responsive service to customers.
• Production Scheduling: Partner with schedulers to develop production plans, align resources, and respond to changing customer and operational needs.
• Purchasing: Support the procurement of raw materials and supplies, communicate with vendors, and help maintain consistent product availability.
• Warehouse Operations: Gain experience with inventory management, wave planning, reporting, and process improvement. Forklift certification may be available as part of the rotation.
• Transportation: Learn about routing, fleet and driver operations, delivery performance, and logistics projects that improve service, cost, and reliability.

• End-to-end supply chain planning and decision-making
• SAP and advanced Excel capabilities
• Inventory, scheduling, and logistics analysis
• Data-driven problem-solving and process improvement
• Customer and vendor relationship management
• Meeting facilitation and executive presentations
• Cross-functional communication and leadership

• Students graduating in December 2026 or May 2027 with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, operations management, business analytics, industrial engineering, business, or a related field
• Strong preference for candidates with relevant experience demonstrated through internships, co-ops, academic projects, employment, or leadership in campus organizations
• Demonstrated leadership through academics, employment, campus involvement, or community activities
• Strong analytical, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
• Interest in building a career in supply chain or manufacturing operations
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced pork production environment that may include temperature changes and unique sights, sounds, and smells
• Available to begin full-time employment in June 2027

We encourage candidates to apply early. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the posting may close before Friday, December 11, 2026, if the program cohort is filled.

Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.

It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.