Spring 2025 Enterprise Sourcing Intern

Job DescriptionAre you a dynamic creative thinker with a passion for food? Are you eager to gain hands-on experience in a fast paced innovative environment? Are you looking for an internship where you can utilize your newly acquired education, skills, and experience to help get your career started?Kroger is looking for current college students who are interested in gaining on the job training, mentorship, and real-world experience in their field of choice.The Kroger Spring Internship Program is a 16 week immersive experience that offers students an opportunity to grow their careers through a variety of focused internship assignments. Spring Dates: January 13 - April 25.Our program offers competitive pay, hands-on learning experiences, company exposure to senior leaders, and professional development opportunities. Spend your semester driving projects, refining your professional skills, working along industry leaders, and connecting with other students from across the country.ResponsibilitiesSpend your semester with the Sourcing and Cost Management department working with a team to gain an understanding of the department's initiatives. Projects could include, but are not limited to, working cross-functionally with a Category Manager and Suppliers to provide insights through data analytics, communicate directly with suppliers, and actively participate in category strategic negotiations. Responsible for positively impacting Kroger's business and consumers by completing challenging and meaningful projects. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.• Complete a project that includes running analysis on historical and current data and working with an internal counterpart to ultimately improve the forward-looking profitability of Kroger• Complete projects in a timely manner with the assistance of an Analyst and Senior Analyst mentor• Collaborate with internal and external parties taking into account a holistic scope of the project and return actionable results from data analysis• Complete analysis and presentations in accordance with established timelines• Participate in strategic discussions and lead meetings as necessary• Present cumulative project to the Enterprise Sourcing leadership team• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodationQualificationsMinimumOpen to all majors, must be actively pursuing a degree at an accredited college or university with a preferred GPA of 3.2Highly motivated student with the desire to take initiative on their own workDesired• Sophomore standing or higher at an accredited college or university pursuing a bachelor's/graduate degree in Marketing, Economics, Operations Management, Finance, Analytics, Supply Chain, Procurement, or other CPG/Retail related majors• Ability to respond to changing business priorities• Committed to providing customer service that makes both internal and external customers feel welcome, important and appreciated• Excellent oral/written communication skills• Proficient in Microsoft Office• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills• Strong attention to detail• Ability to preserve confidentiality of information• Accuracy and attention to detail