Company Overview:

AM General LLC, headquartered in South Bend, Ind., with major facilities in nearby Mishawaka, Ind., Auburn Hills, Mich., Franklin, Ohio, and offices in Arlington, Va., designs, engineers, manufactures, supplies and supports specialized vehicles for military and commercial customers worldwide.

Through its Military business, the company is recognized as a world leader in the design, engineering, manufacturing and support of Light Tactical Vehicles, having produced and sustained more than 300,000 vehicles in over 60 countries.

AM General’s growing Commercial business includes three wholly owned subsidiaries: diesel engine manufacturer General Engine Products, automatic transmission manufacturer General Transmission Products, and Mobility Ventures, designer and manufacturer of the acclaimed MV-1, the only American made vehicle specifically engineered from the ground up in support of wheelchair users and people with disabilities. AM General is also proud to have been selected by Mercedes-Benz to be its only contract manufacturer in the United States, producing the R-Class vehicle in Mishawaka, Ind.

AM General has more than six decades of experience meeting the changing needs of the defense and automotive industries, supported by its employees in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, and a strong supplier base that stretches across 43 states.

Position Summary:

Assist in management of strategy deployment process, including planning and executing corporate strategy activities as required by the organization’s action plans.  Market & Industry Analysis in defense system integrations and subsystems.

Responsibilities:

1. Perform market & industry research and analysis to support the development of AMG’s Strategy Review Process
2. Support AMG’s competitive benchmarking process through researching and analyzing key performance indicators of industry leaders and key competitors; develop summary reports and recommended actions
3. Assist with special projects currently underway in the Strategy Department; including assistance in managing Integrated Project Teams (IPT’s), developing project schedules, scope statements, and financial models
4. Support the Strategy Deployment Process (SDP); including coordination and support of AMG’s different business units to align and execute action plans and the associated tracking and reporting of key metrics

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Must be highly motivated with strong organizational, analytical, problem solving, and planning skills:

1. College student going into their junior or senior year studying Business, Logistics, Supply Chain or Industrials/Operations Engineering.
2. Proven self-starter; able to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty; able to effectively operate without constant supervision
3. Prior intern/co-op experience in Strategy, Corporate Development, Business Management, or Finance is a plus
4. Experience in analyzing annual reports & income statements; performing NPV analysis
5. Project Management experience is a plus
6. Skilled with the MS Office suite of software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) 
   -Experience in developing Excel financial models a plus
   -MS Project experience is a plus

Physical Effort:

 Light physical effort- intermittent sitting, standing, walking, no major physical strain.

Working Conditions: