Macy's Internship Program - Merchandising, Herald Square - Full Time
New York, NY
| Employer: | Macy's |
| Category: | Marketing |
| Job Type: | Full Time |
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About: Macy's is proudly America's Department Store. Customers come to us for fashion, value, and high-quality products. Macy's is also known for our love of celebration and giving back to our communities. There's a reason we've been around for 160 years. Now is an exciting time to join Macy's. The face of retail is changing, and change requires innovation. We have a history of re-invention and are always looking forward. Macy's offers recent college graduates a concentrated mix of hands-on experience, education, and encouragement. We will help you build upon what you learned in college to create a bright career future. As a Macy's colleague, you'll have endless possibilities to grow your career while finding meaningful ways to make a difference. So, come join us and share your unique contribution. You'll make an impact you, and everyone else can be proud of. For us, it's more than just a job, we are all part of the Macy's family. From stores to call centers. From offices to warehouses. Wherever you may be working, you are important to our success. We're all in this together! Job Overview: The Macy's 8-week summer internship program in Merchandising provides exposure to consumer products, business strategies, and the latest trends for Macy's brand offerings. The Merchandising team maximize sales and gross margin for each product category by identifying, procuring, and assorting the products that their customer demands. There are 2 exciting functions within the Macy's Merchandising Summer Internship: Buying and Pricing Strategy. Based on your skillset and interest, you will be placed in one of these two functions. However, throughout the program, you will learn about and get exposure to all roles within Merchandising, Product Development, Marketing and Supply Chain. This will help you gain a holistic understanding of how a retail business is developed and managed. Macy's summer internship program provides interns with a hands-on and in-depth understanding of a core business function in retail. Interns have opportunities to directly impact the business as a key part of a team and by sharing new ideas. Macy's interns experience everything our culture has to offer through exposures to senior leaders, professional development workshops, and networking opportunities. The internship program may lead to an opportunity to work full-time with Macy's in our early careers program after graduation. This internship program will be held in Macy's New York, New York Corporate offices and will begin in June. Essential Functions: Buying: The Buying team is responsible for driving sales, margin, inventory productivity and business growth by devising and recommending assortment strategies and supporting assortment optimization. Buyers translate product performance data into recommended advertising strategies and featured product selections that will allow Macy's to maximize sales, inventory productivity, and bottom line profitability to compete differently in a changing retail environment. As a Buying intern you will be part of the team directly responsible for the merchandise assortment in all Macy's shopping channels, encompassing both stores and e-commerce. Buying - Essential Functions:
Pricing Strategy: The Pricing team is responsible for driving business priorities and executing pricing strategies to drive both digital and in-store demand. The position requires strong business acumen, analytical skills, and an understanding of site merchandising. Pricing Strategy - Essential Functions:
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