# Equipment Purchasing Intern - Summer 2027 at Hy-Vee

- Company: [Hy-Vee](https://hy-vee.com)
- Location: West des Moines, IA
- Type: Internship · Internship
- Posted: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://hyvee.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/HyVeeCareers/job/Corporate-Office-Westown-Pkwy-West-Des-Moines-IA/Equipment-Purchasing-Intern---Summer-2027_R259598
- Page: https://newgrad.ai/jobs/equipment-purchasing-intern-summer-2027-9a45cc9e

## Summary by newgrad.ai

What you'll do:

- Audit and tag store equipment across a nine-state region.
- Travel to retail locations and warehouses for asset verification.
- Update equipment listings and submit weekly change reports.
- Assist department staff with equipment research and expense validation.

What they're looking for:

- Currently enrolled college student at least 18 years old.
- Minimum of two years of college completed.
- Proficiency in Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Valid driver’s license and strong analytical skills.

## Posting

At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

Job Title: Equipment Purchasing Internship

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Department: Equipment

Revision Date: 1/2025

### Job Summary

Responsible for auditing and tagging store equipment at our retail locations throughout the summer months. Travel to and from stores including overnight stays in our nine-state region. Work will be about 90% in retail locations and 10% in office.

### Reporting Relations

Accountable and Reports to: Equipment Purchasing Agent; Assistant Vice President, Equipment Purchasing

Positions that Report to you: None

### Primary Duties

- Verify the equipment at each store
- Perform audit procedures on store equipment and make changes to each store’s equipment asset listing
- Complete and submit weekly equipment change report per location
- Assist the Equipment Department personnel in researching the location of equipment and processing the equipment changes
- Perform equipment audit for Hy-Vee owned equipment located at warehouses and other non-retail locations
- Validate expenses daily
- Reports to work when scheduled and on time

### Secondary Duties

- Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.

### Education and Experience

High school diploma and enrolled in a college or university. 1-2 years of Hy-Vee experience preferred, if not, at least 2 years of college completed.

### Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

- Computer with skills such as Outlook, Word, Excel
- Valid drivers’ license
- Good verbal and written communications skills
- Detail oriented, strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Self-starter
- An accounting major is helpful, but not required
- Must be minimum of 18 years of age

### Physical Requirements

- Visual requirements include: ability to see detail at near and far range with or without correction
- Must be able to perform the following physical activities: stooping, kneeling, reaching, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

### Work Environment

The duties of this position are performed in a retail and office setting. There is significant pressure to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks in a day.

### Equipment

Operation of car, computer, cell phone

### Financial Responsibility

None

### Contacts

Frequent contact with store and office employees

Are you ready to smile, apply today.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.

From Hy-Vee's public posting, laid out for reading by newgrad.ai with the wording unchanged. Check the original before you apply.

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