Walmart is the world’s largest retailer, offering a summer internship opportunity for students to explore a career in merchandising. The internship will provide hands-on experience in various merchandising functions, including data analysis, customer experience, budgeting, and business execution over an 11-week period.
Responsibilities
Leverages data analysis tools to explore simple data, performs basic statistical analysis, derives insights, and creates basic reports.
Uses visualization tools to represent data and construct coherent stories to influence decisions.
Identifies, implements, and drives technology change within scope of work.
Owns the execution of customer communication and education programs in stores.
Collaborates with the modular team.
Owns search queries for an assigned category.
Ensures the quality and accuracy of product page content.
Follows taxonomy guidelines.
Collaborates with Site Merchandising to run campaigns on the Walmart.com home page as planned.
Implements rules to filter what appears in search results for shared search terms as needed.
Supports category finances by tracking performance against organizational financial targets.
Creates sales reports that analyze sub-category performance against overall business results as needed.
Supports forecasting as assigned.
Provides input on budgeting at the sub-category level or below.
Coordinates with planners/business analysts to determine financial plans and inventory purchase amounts.
Develops and executes approved proposals for features across stores and online channels.
Implements themes for monthly category features.
Supports decisions on recommended modular strategies.
Supports the implementation of modular layout principles for a category along with the modular team.
Supports walkthrough execution, owns necessary adjustments based on post-walkthrough analysis, and makes recommendations.
Supports decisions on corporate quantities of committed-buy and allocated items and quantities to be shared.
Advises on sharing of items and item replenishment.
Supports determination of the finalized modulars.
Supports merchants with the resolution of supplier issues and supports the setup of new suppliers for stores and online.
Obtains missing, item-related information from suppliers and/or distributors to ensure items are correctly set up.
Supports activity planning, store trainings, and store communications.
Supports the execution of business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs.
Develops and communicates business plans and priorities.
Removes barriers and obstacles that impact performance.
Housing and relocation available for those living outside a 50-mile radius of the Walmart Home Office
Competitive pay and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet
Walmart is a retail corporation that operates several chains of supermarkets, discount stores, and e-commerce platforms. It is a sub-organization of Walmart Family Mobile.
