Senior Magelee Delgado is spending her summer maximizing a remarkable career opportunity that could define her professional future.
The 海角吃瓜网 business analytics major is working for grocery giant Publix Super Markets as a purchasing analyst intern at the company鈥檚 Lakeland, Florida, headquarters. It is the first step in what she hopes will be a long career with the company.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited to be here and hope to build my career here,鈥� said Delgado, who is working in the company鈥檚 manufacturing, supply, and purchasing department. 鈥淢y job is to assist sourcing managers with completing category reviews for Publix private label brands.鈥�
Delgado is currently reviewing two products sold in Publix stores, evaluating their suppliers and working to ensure they are offering the best price, quality, and service.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a really great feeling because when I walk into Publix and I see these items, I鈥檒l know they鈥檙e there in part because I went through the entire process to source the product and make sure we got the best product on the shelf,鈥� said Delgado, from Lake Alfred, Florida.
This is Delgado鈥檚 second internship while at 海角吃瓜网. She worked for W.S. Badcock Corp. last summer.
鈥淚 would 100% recommend that students do as many internships as they can,鈥� Delgado said. 鈥淵ou will look even better to employers.鈥�
Justin Calabrese, senior sourcing and contracts manager at Publix, said Delgado hit the ground running in her new position.
鈥淪he鈥檚 very sharp. I can give her something to do and let her run with it,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 feel comfortable giving her a task and not having to stand over her shoulder and make sure she鈥檚 doing it right.鈥�
Delgado said she is grateful for the experience and will be working hard all summer to learn as much as possible.
鈥淚鈥檓 getting a lot of professional growth out of this 鈥� I鈥檓 working directly with suppliers, who you need to be assertive 鈥� but very professional and respectful 鈥� with,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 getting hands-on experience and taking what I鈥檝e learned in the classroom and applying it myself to a real corporation.鈥�
Delgado said she was elated when she earned her internship spot because she hopes to one day work for the company full time.
鈥淚鈥檝e always said whatever organization I join, I want it to be a place where my values align with theirs,鈥� she said. 鈥淏eing a company that prides itself on quality service, doing the right thing, and being the best of the best while serving others is a big thing to me, so Publix having their headquarters here, in Polk County, is kind of perfect for me.鈥�
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