Operations Intern - Emerging Leaders Program - Summer 2019

Job description

Date: Aug 30, 2018

Location: Offsite, FL, US

Company: Nielsen

Operations Intern - Emerging Leaders Program - Summer 2019 - 24414

Operations - USA Offsite, Offsite

Jumpstart Your Career with an Internship in Nielsen’s

Emerging Leaders Program in the Operations Track!

Today, there were over 500 million Tweets, over 85% of U.S. Consumers used their mobile device while watching TV, and within the next four years, women will control $28 Trillion in annual consumer spending. At Nielsen, you will help analyze and understand what all this means to our consumers, and how it truly influences and drives consumer behavior in what people watch and what people buy .

At Nielsen, we invest in you. Nielsen’s Emerging Leaders Program offers a powerful and unique experience for top undergraduates interested in a leadership career with the world’s leading provider of global marketing information, consumer insights, and business media.

Are You Ready to Join the Team?

New Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) Interns in the Operations track are challenged with:

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High-priority assignments

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Intensive training

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Leadership development

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Mentoring and networking opportunities

Develop Your Future with Nielsen

The Operations track develops future Nielsen leaders who can provide clients with the innovative data management and technology solutions they need to make critical decisions. Interns take on roles of increasing responsibility as they participate in exciting development experiences.

Examples in Operations include:

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Learn Process Improvement Methodologies – Utilize process improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma and Lean to reduce cycle time and defects.

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Understand Metrics That Drive Business Value – Establish key metrics to be used in determining acceptable performance levels of a business process.

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Deepen Analytical Skills – Analyze performance and delivery data for global department to identify root causes and develop improvement focused action plans.

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Challenging the Status Quo – Identification of process issues impacting data quality and Nielsen employee efficiency and implementation of solutions to correct these issues.

A day in the life of an Intern may include: conducting project status updates with team members and key stakeholders; attending Lunch & Learn training programs; working on project deliverables; and meeting with project stakeholders.

Internships: Building towards YOUR future

An Emerging Leaders Internship is definitely NOT just a summer job! You get to experience firsthand what it is like to work in the Nielsen environment. You’ll be exposed to our full-time Emerging Leaders Program by meeting and working with program Associates. You’ll work on projects involving significant business needs such as simplification, integration, business process improvement or project management. Sample assignments include:

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Challenging the status quo- Identification of process issues impacting data quality & Nielsen employee efficiency and then implementation of solutions to correct these issues.

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Develop a Business Case -Evaluate new business intelligence software to develop a recommendation on upgrading.

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Simple Solutions - Improve operational efficiency and/or accuracy of a specific measurement system that incorporates complex software, hardware, or both.

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Deepen Analytical Skills - Perform qualitative and quantitative analyses on data to help “tell a story” or determine the answer to a client concern

Candidate Opportunities:

For the Summer of 2019, we are offering qualified Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 graduates the following:

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Intern assignments in Chicago, IL or Tampa, FL

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June through mid-August internships

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Competitive hourly salary

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Generous sign-on bonus to defray housing and temporary relocation cost

Selection Criteria:

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Strong academic record (minimum overall GPA of 3.0)

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Current enrollment in an undergraduate degree program in:

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Information Science & Technology

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Electrical Engineering Supply Chain and Operations

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Management

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Business Information Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

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BBA Operations & Technology

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Management

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Industrial Management with a concentration in Operations

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Industrial/Systems Engineering

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Fewer than two years’ full-time work experience

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Leadership experience (classroom, campus, summer jobs)

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Permanent work authorization in the United States required

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Ability to work in Tampa, FL or Chicago, IL

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Coursework in financials, statistics or programming languages

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Initiative, creativity and passion to deliver results to our clients

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Ability to work independently and as part of a team

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Strong communication skills

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Effective decision-making and problem-solving abilities

Visitwww.nielsen.com/oncampus for more information!

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About Nielsen:

Nielsen N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) is a global performance management company that provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers Watch and Buy. Nielsen’s Watch segment provides media and advertising clients with Total Audience measurement services across all devices where content — video, audio, and text — is consumed. The Buy segment offers consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers the industry’s only global view of retail performance measurement.

By integrating information from its Watch and Buy segments and other data sources, Nielsen provides its clients with both world-class measurement as well as analytics that help improve performance. Nielsen, an S&P 500 company, has operations in over 100 countries that cover more than 90 percent of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com

Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.