As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

 

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Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave 

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement and career growth

 

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

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Meijer offers an 11-week internship program that challenges interns to deliver innovative solutions to real projects that impact the business. Throughout the course of the internship experience, we deliver diverse personal and professional development opportunities that further develop skillsets that can be implemented both during and after the program. The internship program will allow for interaction with other interns and Meijer senior leaders.

The internship program includes:

Challenging and impactful projectsFinal presentations delivered to senior executivesExecutive speaker seriesProfessional development and training opportunitiesNetworking and community events Events highlighting key areas of the business

What you will be doing as a Merchandising Intern:

Merchandising Interns will work with one of our Core teams learning both the strategic and tactical aspects of merchandising and product flow. Interns will participate in various training courses at the beginning of the internship program for technical development, including Excel, MicroStrategy, Dunnhumby, and Nielsen.

The intern may also get exposure to other activities of the function, including:

Product flow concepts and the product life cycle processCollaboration with supply chain and logisticsConsumer insights, positioning metrics, and industry trends (Dunnhumby, Nielsen etc.)Seasonal category business plansValidation of new item accuracy, item master set-up, and product outdatesConceptual assortment planning, initial line plans, vendor lines and selectionAd development, proofing and resolving discrepanciesCollaboration with Digital Marketing & Space Planning teams

Previous Merchandising Intern projects have included:

Creation of a gender-neutral clothing line that launched in Meijer stores in 2022Making recommendations on sourcing, pricing, promotional, and marketing strategies to increase own brand penetration into Hardlines.Cultivating a new meal solution and making recommendations on display and pricingFocus on instore experience to help analyze categories and displays to identify which categories should be on display, the ideal duration of displays, and impact to On Shelf Availability.

Qualifications:

Progress toward a Bachelor's degree in merchandising, marketing, supply chain, retail, logistics or a related field.Analytical and problem-solving skillsAbility to gather and interpret data from various reportingKnowledge of the retail industry, including category management and customer behaviorsPrevious retail experience preferredRelationship Skills - can create positive working relationships with customers, team members, leadership, vendors, and office support staffDrive for results - has focus on the bottom lineCustomer focus - dedicated to meeting expectations of internal and external customersCommunication Skills - conveys the right information in writing and verbally   Microsoft application experience, with the ability to learn additional systems and tools

Possible career path opportunities:

Business AnalystSpace PlannerMerchandise Services AssociateDigital Category SpecialistProcurement AnalystLogistics Analyst