Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has embarked on one of the largest procurement projects since the Second World War. The NSS is a nation-building effort to create a sustainable Canadian shipbuilding industry, secure long-term job opportunities and build the next generation of ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Through its NSS–related work, Seaspan Shipyards is owning the redevelopment of our domestic shipbuilding industry on the West Coast and delivering on the promise of ships built in Canada, by Canadians.
The Intern, Supply Chain will support day-to-day procurement and demand planning operations by ensuring materials are accurately tracked, ordered, and delivered to meet business needs. You’ll process material transfers, create requisitions for emergent demand, and maintain critical system data to support planning accuracy and ERP readiness. This role involves monitoring purchase orders, updating delivery timelines, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams; including logistics, operations, and quality to resolve issues and ensure material availability. You will also contribute to data clean-up initiatives, assign part attributes, and help maintain system integrity, gaining hands-on experience in supply chain processes while developing strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment.
Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 2 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.
What you'll do
- Process material transfers and support material disposition reviews assigned to Procurement Demand Planning.
- Create manual requisitions for emergent demand not captured in forecast, Category B requisition requests, and Estimate to Procure (ETP) requisitions approved by engineering and supply chain leadership.
- Maintain system data to support continuous conversion readiness for Oracle go-live activities.
- Clean up aging requisitions and assist with data accuracy improvements in planning and procurement systems.
- Assign and maintain part attributes for new part numbers, including purchase group, preferred supplier, lead time, buyer, and planner information.
- Review purchased parts to ensure correct system attributes are assigned and coordinate with planners to complete updates and data clean-up.
- Create backup IFS requisition files required by demand planning in support of pre–go-live activities.
- Provide support for pipes and fittings assessments and requisition releases during team coverage periods.
- Monitor order progress, track purchase order status, and flag late deliveries for follow-up.
- Update planned delivery dates (PDD) on purchase orders to maintain accurate supply visibility.
- Coordinate with internal teams, including logistics, warehouse, quality control, and operations, to resolve issues and support material readiness.
Help ensure purchased materials arrive on time to meet operational requirements.
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What you'll bring
- Enrollment in a 2nd or 3rd year degree program in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Logistics, or a related field.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with ERP systems such as Oracle or IFS is an asset.
- Previous internship, co-op, or administrative experience in supply chain, procurement, logistics, or operations is an asset.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and follow up on priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills for working with cross-functional teams.
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to identify and escalate issues proactively.
- Comfortable working with data and maintaining accuracy in planning and procurement systems.
Basic understanding of supply chain, procurement, logistics, or inventory processes.
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Why you’ll love working here
- A supportive learning environment, great team culture and hands-on experience and training.
- Opportunity to grow your career and connect with like-minded students.
To assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.
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We require a full-time commitment Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week with an hourly rate of $28.00/hour.
Start Date of Internship: Tuesday, September 8th, 2026.
End Date of Internship: Friday, April 30th, 2027 (8-Months).
Please submit your Resume, Cover Letter and Academic Transcript as one PDF document.
Application Closing Date: Sunday, June 21st, 2026, at 11:59pm PDT.
Please note: if we receive a large volume of applications, we may close this posting ahead of the closing date, therefore, we recommend applying early. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
To learn more about our InternSHIP Program, visit our website: www.seaspan.com/internships-at-seaspan/
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Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America’s most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise-ships and deep-sea vessels. Seaspan Shipyards operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards.
To learn more, visit our website: www.seaspan.com
This position may involve defense articles and/or technical data regulated by the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the U.S. Arms Export Control Act. In compliance with ITAR, the successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance through the Canadian Controlled Goods Program as regulated by the Controlled Goods Regulations and Defense Production Act. The successful candidate will be required to maintain their security clearance throughout their employment in this position.
Seaspan is committed to Employment Equity, supports diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including, women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] for confidential support. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment.
