Merchandising Intern - Summer 2027

Meijer is a family company that serves people and communities. The Merchandising Intern will gain experience in the strategic and tactical aspects of merchandising and product flow while supporting category planning, consumer insights, product accuracy, advertising, and cross-functional collaboration.

What you'll do:

• 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
• Product flow concepts and the product life cycle process
• Collaboration with supply chain and logistics
• Consumer insights, positioning metrics, and industry trends (Dunnhumby, Nielsen etc.)
• Seasonal category business plans
• Validation of new item accuracy, item master set-up, and product outdates
• Conceptual assortment planning, initial line plans, vendor product lines and selection
• Ad development, proofing and resolving discrepancies
• Collaboration with Digital Marketing & Category Management teams
• Analyze and optimize the GLP-1 on-demand pharmacy workflow to improve operational efficiency and patient digital experience
• Identify and address root causes of out-of-stock issues in key seasonal categories, such as Back-to-School and Electronics
• Evaluate Meijer’s SNAP program end-to-end to assess the impact of legislative changes, customer behavior, operations, marketing, and reporting

What they're looking for:

• Progress toward a Bachelor's degree in merchandising, supply chain, business administration, finance, economics, retail, logistics or a related field
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to gather and interpret data from various reporting
• Knowledge of the retail industry, including category management and customer behaviors
• Relationship Skills - can create positive working relationships with customers, team members, leadership, vendors, and office support staff
• Drive for results - has focus on the bottom line
• Customer focus - dedicated to meeting expectations of internal and external customers
• Communication Skills - conveys the right information in writing and verbally
• Microsoft application experience, with the ability to learn additional systems and tools
• Previous retail experience preferred

Benefits:

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth
• Hybrid work arrangement
• Challenging and impactful projects
• Final presentations delivered to senior executives
• Executive Leadership speaker series