Business Management Intern/Co-Op, Precious Metals Recycling - Iselin, NJ - Temporary contract role

Leveraging its deep expertise as the global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world.  Protecting our elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever-new solutions. 

ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.

What You Will Do

1. Map end-to-end material flows to uncover opportunities for efficiency and cost optimization
2. Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) within our Salesforce customer management system
3. Contribute to initiatives that enhance and streamline the customer onboarding experience
4. Help manage and resolve pricing-related topics within the Chemical Catalyst business
5. Develop and enhance Power BI dashboards to generate actionable business insights
   
   

What You Will Gain

1. Hands-on experience in a fast-paced, continuously evolving chemical manufacturing environment
2. Exposure to industry-leading tools, including Salesforce, SAP, and Power BI
3. Opportunities to collaborate with cross-functional, global teams
4. Strong project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills through real-world assignments

Requirements 

• A Sophomore or Junior pursuing a degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field
• Passionate about process improvement and identifying innovative solutions
• Detail-oriented with a strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Organized, adaptable, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment
• Ability to work onsite in our Iselin, NJ office 3 days a week for duration of assignment 

Why This Role 

This role offers a unique chance to gain meaningful, real-world experience at the intersection of business, supply chain, and manufacturing. You’ll work on impactful projects, build highly transferable skills, and collaborate with experienced professionals—all while laying a strong foundation for your career after graduation.

We are looking for summer interns available to work a hybrid schedule in our Iselin, NJ office. Ideally our intern will be with us from mid-June through the end of August or through September depending on volume of work and school schedule. If selected to interview you will be asked to submit a writing sample and a portfolio of work (if you have one).

Pay for the role will be $25-28 dollars an hour. *If you are selected for this position, you will be hired by one of our Staffing Agency partners as a Temporary Employee.