Intern - HR

About MISUMI Americas

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.

What’s in it for you?

List at least two comparative wins for this role over another that someone might consider. Example follows.

Opportunity To Unlock Your Creativity Think of all the times you were held back from trying new ideas because you were boxed in by bureaucratic legacy processes or old school tactics. Having a growth mindset is deeply ingrained into our company culture since day 1 so Fictiv is an environment where you have the creative liberty and support of the team to try big bold ideas to achieve our sales and customer goals.

Opportunity To Grow Your Career There are plenty of jobs out there. The question is whether any of them will help you grow in your career? Will you be challenged by teammates to achieve your potential? Or are they roles that will ask you to do more of what you've already mastered. At Fictiv, you'll be surrounded by supportive teammates who will push you to be your best through their curiosity and passion.

Impact In This Role:

An HR Intern would provide meaningful execution support by working closely on the planning, coordination, documentation, follow-up, and implementation of key initiatives. Helping in improving the speed and quality of execution while ensuring that important strategic priorities receive adequate attention.

The intent is therefore not to create an additional administrative layer, but to build execution capacity for critical HR initiatives and ensure that planned improvements are translated into tangible outcomes.

This role is for 6 months period of internship.

What You’ll Be Doing:

The intern will primarily support two categories of work:

A. One-Time / Priority Projects

These initiatives require research, coordination, evaluation, and implementation support.

1. Evaluation of Alternatives for Keka
2. Replacement of BGV
3. Replacement of Food Coupon Vendor
4. Upcoming Insurance Renewal

B. Build & Evolve – Long-Term HR Initiatives

In addition to the immediate projects, the intern will support the development and continuous improvement of foundational HR practices.

1. Culture Alignment with Misumi Americas - Support initiatives that strengthen alignment with the culture, values, and expected ways of working.
2. Learning & Development - Support the creation and execution of a structured Learning & Development program
3. Employee Well-Being - Support initiatives focused on employee engagement, well-being, and overall employee experience.
4. Career Progression - Support the development of structured career progression frameworks and related documentation.
5. Process Mapping - Assist in documenting, reviewing, and improving IST operations related SOPs to ensure consistency, clarity, and scalability.
6. Performance Management - Support the development and implementation of effective performance management practices, including KPI definition, tracking, documentation, and process improvement.

Desired Traits

• Master’s in Business Administration/ Management in HR discipline.
• Empathy and Active Listening
• Strong Communication
• Discretion and Integrity
• Adaptability

Interested in learning more?  We look forward to hearing from you soon.

We’re actively seeking teammates who:

• Bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company.
• Excel at being part of a strong, empathetic team.
• Thrive in an environment emphasizing respect, honesty, collaboration, and growth.
• Have an ‘always learning’ mindset that celebrates learning, not just wins.
• Help us continue to build a world-class organization that values the contributions of all of our teammates

We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.