Merchandising Intern

Work at Purchasing Power

Position: Merchandising Intern

Location: Atlanta/Hybrid work model

Who Are We: Purchasing Power (corp.purchasingpower.com)

The Opportunity: The Merchandising Intern will learn each aspect of the merchandising process by working side-by-side with our merchandising and planning teams. You will be responsible for general catalog administration, product set-up and other key elements of management of online product categories. Additionally, you will partner with the buyers to create and implement merchandise strategies to continually improve assortments and drive revenue growth.

What You Will Do:

• Utilize reporting systems to analyze sales and assortment data and report results to the category manager and buying teams (internal software, Microsoft Suite, vendor reporting, market data etc.)
• Help identify new opportunities to increase sales and improve margins
• Manage inventory reports and forecasting tools
• Focus on market trends and benchmark competitors and be responsible for providing in-depth recaps about category trends to Buyers to better inform future assortment, pricing and promotional strategies
• Additional projects may include data review and management, marketing support and communication with suppliers and cross-functional teams

The Experience You Will Bring:

• Currently enrolled or recently completed a Bachelor’s degree program focused on Merchandising, Marketing, Business Administration or related field
• Experience using Microsoft Office and proficiency in using Excel (pivot table, macros, etc)
• Exposure to data management software (Tableau, Domo, SQL) would be beneficial but not mandatory
• Detail oriented and capable of working independently
• Should be highly adaptable and prepared to learn new technologies to keep up with a dynamic work environment
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication ability
• Must be able to manage deadlines and multiple work streams in parallel

Preferred Experience:

• Retail

What We Stand For:

• We act with intensity, urgency and a passion for supporting our customers and growing our business. We strive for excellence.
• We hold ourselves accountable and expect it of each other. We attack problems with a positive “can do” attitude. We do what we say we’ll do.
• We deliver as one team, working together with integrity, respect, trust, transparency, and fun. We are better because we work here.
• We believe our unique diversity and authenticity makes us a better company, allows us to be our best selves and is a competitive advantage.
• We exhibit innate curiosity and creativity to innovate and reimagine how things can be done. We ask, is there a better way?

Purchasing Power is an equal opportunity employer. At Purchasing Power, we make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promoting, transferring, demoting, evaluating, compensating and separating, without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, religion, age, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, service in the uniform services, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.