Summer 2027
MBA Intern
Product Management
Posted on 8/7/2026
Medline
10,001+ employees
Manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies
Compensation Overview
$44.23 - $66.35/hr
Chicago, IL, USA + 1 more
More locations: Northfield, IL, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid work is listed for Northfield and Chicago.
MBA
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- Currently pursuing an MBA degree.
- Have at least 3 years of professional business experience in a relevant field.
- Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills and comfort working with data.
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business community, and with vendors.
- Demonstrated ability to present to senior management for the purpose of influencing decisions.
- Translate customer, market, product, and business insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Deliver a meaningful project that influences product strategy, portfolio decisions, commercialization, or business performance.
- Develop and present actionable recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.
- Support strategic initiatives, process improvements, or cost-saving efforts.
- Collaborate with teams across Sales, Operations, Product Management, Finance, and other functions to solve business problems.
- Prepare leadership-ready presentations or reports to share findings.
- Preferred negotiation experience.
Medline Industries designs, produces, and distributes medical supplies for healthcare settings. It combines manufacturing and distribution to control product quality and sell directly to hospitals and other healthcare providers, offering a wide range of Medline-branded and third-party products. Its products include gowns, uniforms, gloves, and other medical consumables, produced and then delivered through a direct-to-provider model. The company differentiates itself with vertical integration that bypasses traditional distributors, a long-standing family-led culture that continued after a 2021 private-equity-led majority investment, and the scale to serve healthcare systems with a broad catalog. The goal is to supply healthcare providers with a comprehensive, high-quality catalog of medical products while expanding market reach and maintaining reliability through direct manufacturing-and-distribution control.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Northfield, Illinois
Founded
1966
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 net sales rose 11.6% to $7.7 billion, led by new implementations.
- July 8, 2026 Allina Health agreement expands Medline’s Prime Vendor footprint across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- Perris and Northern California leases restore capacity after the June 11 Tracy fire, protecting service continuity.
What critics are saying
- FDA warning letter, June 2, 2026, cites repeated contamination and cleaning failures.
- June 2026 Class I catheter recall exposes Medline ReNewal to patient-harm liability and contract losses.
- If quality failures persist through 2026, hospitals shift sourcing to Cardinal Health and Owens & Minor.
What makes Medline unique
- Medline’s 1966 hybrid manufacturing-distribution model controls quality, supply, and hospital pricing.
- Its 45,000-person global network serves 1,600-plus Prime Vendor customers across acute care.
- California footprint near five million square feet by mid-2027 deepens regional service resilience.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 0%Medline reported second quarter 2026 net sales of $7.7 billion, up 11.6% year-over-year, driven by existing customer growth and new customer implementations. However, net income fell 58.3% to $139 million, primarily due to $336 million in losses from a fire at its Tracy, California distribution centre. The company's adjusted EBITDA rose 13.4% to $1.1 billion in the quarter. For the first six months, net sales increased 11.1% to $15.0 billion, whilst net income dropped 42.3% to $378 million. The results included $243 million in net IEEPA tariff refund benefits following a US Supreme Court ruling. Medline raised its full-year organic sales guidance to 9.0%-10.0% but lowered its adjusted EBITDA outlook to $3.3-$3.4 billion, citing inflationary pressures and operational investments.
Kaplan Fox alerts investors of Medline Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLN) to possible securities law violations. Jul. 21, 2026 1:30 PM ET Source: Kaplan Fox NEW YORK, NY - July 21, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP is investigating potential securities violations against Medline Inc. ("Medline" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MDLN). If you are a Medline investor and have suffered losses, or if you have information that could assist in the Medline investigation, you may CLICK HERE to contact us. You may also contact Kaplan Fox by emailing [email protected] or by calling (646) 315-9003. On June 2, 2026, the Federal Drug Administration ("FDA") published a warning letter dated May 28, 2026 addressed to Medline summarizing "significant violations of Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations for finished pharmaceuticals[.]" The FDA further states that Medline "failed to thoroughly investigate any unexplained discrepancy or failure of a batch or any of its components to meet any of its specifications." Following this news, the price of Medline stock fell $2.56 per share, or 7.16%, to close at $33.19 per share on June 2, 2026. According to a June 3, 2026 Reuters article, the latest FDA warning letter relates to "violations of manufacturing quality standards" and is "the second such action against the (C) ompany in two months." Further, the Reuters article states that according to the FDA, "the Company failed to thoroughly investigate microbial contamination incidents in finished drug products and also cited inadequate cleaning practices." WHY CONTACT KAPLAN FOX? Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP is a nationally recognized law firm focused on complex litigation, with offices in New York, Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New Jersey. Founded in 1956, the firm has spent more than 50 years prosecuting securities, antitrust, and consumer protection actions in federal and state courts nationwide, recovering more than $10 billion for clients and the classes it has represented. Kaplan Fox is widely regarded as one of the nation's premier plaintiffs' securities litigation firms and has received recognition from Chambers and Partners, Benchmark Litigation, Super Lawyers, and Lawdragon. Serving as lead or co-lead counsel in many landmark cases, the firm has secured some of the largest recoveries in the history of securities litigation, including a $2.425 billion recovery on behalf of Bank of America shareholders in In re Bank of America - the largest recovery ever obtained for claims under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act - $800 million recovered for the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and other pension funds in ATRS v. Allianz Global Investors, and a $475 million settlement in In re Merrill Lynch. For decades, Kaplan Fox has represented public pension funds, institutional investors, businesses, and individuals in high-stakes litigation. Through its successful advocacy and precedent-setting victories, the firm has helped shape important areas of securities and corporate law while advancing accountability and protecting investor interests. This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. If you have any questions about this investigation, please contact: Laurence D. King KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1501 Oakland, California 94612 (415) 772-4704 [email protected] Contacting or submitting information to Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP does not create an attorney-client relationship, nor an obligation on the part of Kaplan Fox to retain you as a client.
Medline is opening a new distribution centre in Perris, California, spanning approximately 1 million square feet. The facility will add capacity and operational flexibility to support healthcare providers across the state. The expansion follows a fire at Medline's Tracy, California, distribution centre on 11 June. The company has secured more than 1.6 million square feet of additional distribution space in Northern California. With the Perris facility, Medline's California distribution centre footprint is expected to reach nearly 5 million square feet by mid-2027. The new centre will feature automation technologies already in use at other Medline facilities. IDI Logistics is leading development of the Perris site.
Medline announces Prime Vendor agreement with Allina Health. Jul 08, 2026, 11:12 ET Agreement provides access to Medline's medical-surgical products and supply chain solution offerings. NORTHFIELD, Ill., July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Medline (Nasdaq: MDLN) today announced that it signed a new Prime Vendor agreement with Allina Health, a healthcare system based in Minneapolis that provides care to communities across Minnesota and western Wisconsin through its network of 12 hospital campuses and more than 90 clinics. Through this agreement, Allina Health will have access to Medline's comprehensive portfolio of medical-surgical products for its hospital and physician office sites, as well as powerful distribution capabilities to help streamline ordering and timely, reliable delivery of medical supplies. "At Allina Health, we are committed to supporting our care team members and protecting the quality of care our patients receive," said Joshua Grulke, system director, Allina Health Supply Chain Operations. "Selecting Medline as our distribution partner strengthens supply reliability and consistency while giving our teams the tools and support they need to continue delivering exceptional care throughout all the communities we serve." Tom Reynolds, executive vice president of acute care at Medline, said Allina Health is "taking a system-wide approach to supply chain resiliency." "This builds on our existing relationship, and by now expanding to align products, processes and data across its health system, Allina is working to support continuity and efficiency in care delivery," Reynolds said. "We are honored to be a part of this partnership as a dependable source of quality products and support across the entire Allina ecosystem." Learn how Medline works with health systems to improve clinical, financial and operational outcomes at medline.com/acute-care About Medline Medline is the largest provider of medical-surgical products and supply chain solutions serving all points of care. Through its broad product portfolio, resilient supply chain and leading clinical solutions, Medline helps healthcare providers improve their clinical, financial and operational outcomes. Headquartered in Northfield, Ill., the company employs more than 45,000 people worldwide and operates in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how Medline makes healthcare run better, visit www.medline.com. Unless otherwise indicated, all figures are as of Dec. 31, 2025. SOURCE Medline
Medline has leased two distribution centres in Northern California totalling more than 1.6 million square feet, replacing a 1 million-square-foot Tracy facility destroyed by fire on 11 June. The medical supplies provider secured a 925,000-square-foot warehouse in Tracy for immediate occupancy and a 709,000-square-foot facility in Stockton opening in January 2027. The new capacity represents a 45% expansion of Medline's customer-facing Northern California footprint. The Tracy facility, located less than 10 miles from the destroyed site, will begin accepting deliveries and serving customers in the coming months. Across California, Medline's distribution centre footprint is expected to reach nearly 5 million square feet by mid-2027, including a new 1 million-square-foot centre being built in Perris.