Future Leaders Program - MBA Internship

About Us:

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

The Barry-Wehmiller (BW) Future Leaders Program places interns in high-visibility roles, reporting directly to a business unit's executive team, with responsibility for leading strategic initiatives that help determine the future of BW. This will include owning end-to-end deliverables that are critical to the company's success and prepare you to be a company leader.

Our successful candidates have been top talents with a track record of high-performance and driving impact. Capabilities include strong communication skills, advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities, and a bias towards joining a purpose-driven culture where Everybody Matters - note that the culture is so deeply embedded in our purpose that our Chairman wrote a book about it! To learn more, click here: https://www.barrywehmiller.com/MBA.

As part of the program, each intern will be placed in a Future Leaders Program track (listed below) that aligns with their interests and capabilities. In your cover letter, please list your top 2-3 tracks, any additional information about your interest in that track, and any long-term locational preferences. The internship will be in St. Louis, MO, with full-time opportunities dependent on role (please note that BW has hundreds of locations across the world) to be discussed during the interview process.

• Strategy: Work on strategic projects in the following areas. Please specify in your cover letter which area of the Strategy track you are most interested in:

• Corporate Strategy: Lead initiatives focused on the growth of a business by assessing capabilities, growth drivers, and other strategic levers. Perform analysis to enable key factors of strategic plan (e.g., creating new pricing methodologies developed through data analysis and customer insights; assessing organic and inorganic expansion options)

• People Strategy: Lead initiatives focused on people analytics, compensation and incentives, and strategic workforce planning (e.g., developing talent matrices and performing market talent analyses)

• Technology Strategy: Lead execution of complex enterprise technology initiatives that drive business impact for the broader organization (e.g., deploying enterprise AI strategies; designing or optimizing IT business processes)

• Marketing: Drive key go-to-market approaches by leveraging customer insights, search engine optimization (SEO), AI, and more (e.g., performing market studies to define market size, potential, and entry strategy - e.g., build vs. buy; developing a proactive marketing campaign)

• Continuous Improvement & Supply Chain: Lead continuous improvement and/or supply chain projects (e.g., designing an updated process to improve business outcomes; performing supply chain assessments that uncover savings opportunities)

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled as a 1st year student in an MBA program

• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills to solve complex business problems, with a proven track record of success

• Superior leadership abilities with demonstrated business acumen, communication, and interpersonal skills

• Comfortable driving impact while navigating ambiguity

• Strong desire to join a people-centric, caring culture

• Willingness to work in St. Louis, MO in summer 2026. Full-time location to be discussed during the interview process

• Authorized to work in the US without restrictions

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment through an equitable process to enhance diversity in our workplace. Data shows that under-represented or marginalized groups have a higher likelihood of self-selecting out of an application process if they do not meet every qualification. We encourage all prospective candidates to apply even if you feel your experience is not a perfect fit.

About the Barry-Wehmiller Future Leaders Program

The Barry-Wehmiller Future Leaders Program provides high-potential team members the opportunity to participate in targeted development opportunities, engage with senior company executives, and prepare themselves to be leaders. To learn more about our unique, purpose-driven story, please see highlights here: https://www.barrywehmiller.com/MBA.

About Barry-Wehmiller

Barry-Wehmiller (BW) is a growth platform and value-added operator redefining success in business by demonstrating how human and economic vibrancy work in harmony. With a portfolio spanning industrial and packaging automation, professional services and life sciences technology, BW combines disciplined operations, people-centric leadership and purpose-driven growth with a permanent capital mindset to create lasting value for all stakeholders. Recognized globally for pioneering a model of leadership that empowers leaders to perform with excellence while caring for others, BW has grown into a $3.6 billion-plus organization with more than 12,000 team members united by a shared mission of building a better world through business. Barry-Wehmiller's journey in creating new expectations of business is chronicled in Chairman and former CEO Bob Chapman's bestselling book, Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family, available in a revised and expanded edition in late October 2025. To learn more, visit barrywehmiller.com.

At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work-therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

Company:

BW Corporate US