Groq delivers fast, efficient AI inference. Our LPU-based system powers GroqCloud™, giving businesses and developers the speed and scale they need. From our Bay Area roots to our growing global presence, we are on a mission to make high performance AI compute more accessible and affordable. When real-time AI is within reach, anything is possible. Build fast.

Operations and Supply Chain Intern

Mission:

Our promise to customers, partners, and prompters is always and forever to make it real.

As an Operations and Supply Chain Intern, you will have an opportunity to work on groundbreaking projects that directly impact the hardware infrastructure of our AI systems. Here’s a sneak peek into the exciting, hands-on projects you’ll be contributing to:

1. System and Process Integration:

Gain hands-on experience with the tools and processes that power our operations. You’ll support the integration and optimization of systems used to manage inventory, logistics, and hardware planning. Your work will help ensure data accuracy, process efficiency, and real-time visibility across the supply chain, contributing directly to smoother planning and execution.

2. Real-Time Inventory and Logistics Coordination:

Support day-to-day inventory control activities, including adjustments such as removing old serial numbers and adding new ones, ensuring accurate status updates, and managing transfers between sites (e.g., from staging to distribution centers). You’ll help coordinate shipments, ensure proper documentation for material movements, and verify that all transactions are accurately recorded.

3. Schedule Management

In this role, you will gain exposure to how supply schedules are managed in a fast-paced operations environment. You’ll assist in tracking material movements, learning how to identify potential component decommits or slippages early that might impact production schedules. Working closely with the sourcing team and suppliers, you’ll observe and support the process of escalating risks, driving recovery actions, and closing supply gaps to maintain schedule integrity and production continuity. This experience will provide valuable insight into proactive supplier collaboration, logistics coordination, and schedule control in a real-world, high-performance supply chain setting.

We’re looking for a highly motivated individual with strong analytical skills, a keen eye for detail, and a collaborative attitude. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys multitasking, and is eager to tackle challenges head-on. You should be proactive, adaptable, and excited to work across various projects. If you’re passionate about learning, problem-solving, and contributing to a high-impact team, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities & opportunities in this role:

Learn and support the integration and optimization of operational systems used for managing inventory, logistics, and hardware planning.
Assist in ensuring data accuracy, process efficiency, and real-time visibility across the supply chain.
Participate in day-to-day logistics activities, including preparing and maintaining shipping and transfer documentation, and verifying that all material transactions are accurately recorded.
Observe and support the coordination of material movements between sites, ensuring smooth transitions from staging to distribution centers.
Collaborate with the sourcing team and suppliers to monitor material status and delivery schedules
Learn to identify potential component decommits or schedule slippages that may impact production, and assist in the escalation and recovery process to maintain schedule integrity.
Gain hands-on exposure to proactive supplier collaboration, schedule management, and logistics control in a dynamic, high-performance operations environment.

Ideal candidates have/are:

Currently studying Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or a related field.
Ability to work with data and support team analysis with an eye for detail.
Careful and accurate in handling tasks such as data entry and order tracking.
Enthusiastic to pick up new skills, with an interest in supply chain and operations.
Eager to collaborate with others and learn from experienced colleagues.
Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with shifting tasks and priorities.
Able to communicate clearly with the team and external partners, both written and verbally.
No ERP Experience Required: Basic computer skills and willingness to learn ERP system (training provided).
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area or in Toronto Canada. Being local to help support various industry events is a big plus.
Must be authorized to work in the United States

Why Join Us

Purposeful Hiring: You’re not here by accident, and neither is anyone else. Every teammate is handpicked with intention because who we build with matters.
Builders Wanted: You’re not just riding the rocket ship, you’re building it. Your work directly shapes the trajectory of our company.
Mission-Driven Work: We’re here to make a real impact. Our mission fuels everything we do.
Tackling Hard Problems: If easy isn’t your thing, you’re in the right place. We solve some of the most complex and exciting challenges in our space.
Excellence Is The Standard: High performance isn’t just encouraged, it’s the baseline. And it’s contagious.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation: The US pay range for our technical internships is $30-$50 / per hour. The pay range for our non-technical internships is $30-$40 / per hour. Compensation is determined by your location, skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks. This range is specific to roles in the United States, compensation for candidates outside the USA will be dependent on the local market.

Groq is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Groq complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any protected characteristic.

Groq is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application or to participate in the hiring process, please contact us at talent@groq.com. This contact is for accommodation requests only, which will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

All offers of employment are contingent upon verification of the applicant’s identity and employment authorization in accordance with federal law.

Groq encourages people with criminal record histories to apply for employment, and values diverse experiences, including prior contact with the criminal legal system. To that end, Groq welcomes such applicants in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles City Fair Chance Act Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Act Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Act Ordinance. Philadelphia applicants can review information pertaining to Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance here: https://www.phila.gov/documents/fair-chance-hiring-law-poster.

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