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Summer 2023 Corporate Internship Program - Supply Chain: Merchandise Planning & Allocation

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 Supply Chain Management provides exposure to one or more key supply chain functions including Inventory Management, Private Brands Sourcing, Sustainability, Engineering and Operations, Transportation and Logistics, Network Strategy and Fulfillment, and Data Science and Analytics. As a Supply Chain Management Intern, you will have the opportunity to learn and contribute to how the Macy’s team sources and optimizes the flow of inventory to ensure that we have the right product in the right place at the right time for our customers. During the 8-week program interns will learn how the various components of Supply Chain come together and leveraging that experience develop recommendations for improvement.      

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.

On-the-job learning, networking opportunities, leadership exposures, team projects, and professional development workshops will be conducted using remote technology. This will be an in-person internship and will take place in our NYC corporate offices. The program will begin in June.

Essential Functions:
  • Receive professional development through a combination of hands-on learning, structured workshops, and collaborative projects
  • Build relationships with other interns, business leaders, and team colleagues
  • Develop an understanding of financial and customer performance metrics
  • Conduct detailed analysis to support inventory strategy and product flow
  • Leverage analytical thinking and tools to make data driven recommendations
  • Develop an understanding off how the end-to-end supply chain functions and identify areas for continuous improvement
  • Demonstrate a sense of curiosity, stretching beyond the boundaries of the function you reside in
  • Leverage your experience to challenge conventional thinking and make suggestions to improve efficiency
  • Aptitude to function within deadlines, while working both independently and as part of a team
  • Regular, dependable attendance & punctuality

Qualifications and Competencies:
  • Junior status (rising Senior at the time of the internship), pursuing a Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA preferred
  • All majors will be considered for this opportunity
  • Excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to influence others. Strong storytelling and presentation skills
  • Ability to read, write, and interpret instructional documents such as reports and procedure manuals
  • Must have excellent mathematical skills.
  • Ability to apply concepts of profitability and statistical inference to practical situations
  • Readily grasp numerical concepts and interpret financial information accurately
  • Ability to utilize retail math skills to analyze and drive business
  • Ability to independently organize and prioritize broad workload to meet deadlines in a challenging, fast-paced environment
  • Ability to think through problems and apply strategies to solve
  • Ability to multitask and collaborate cross functionally with multiple internal and external business partners
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong trend and pattern recognition skills
  • Basic understanding of financial performance metrics and assortment planning
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office - advanced proficiency in Excel (vlookup, pivot tables, macros, advanced formulas, etc.) is a plus
  • Run and interpret reports and operate system tools as assigned by supervisor
  • Demonstrated leadership and team-building abilities
  • Ability to streamline processes
  • Exhibits high standards and accountability; takes pride in accuracy
  • High aptitude; process information quickly with ability to offer solutions to challenges with strong decision making skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to manage across all levels
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and Company needs.

Physical Requirements:
  • Requires prolonged periods of sitting, with occasional standing.
  • Occasionally requires walking, bending, reaching, hearing and talking
  • Continuous use of computers and other office equipment
  • Frequently lift/move up to 10 lbs.

This job description is not all inclusive; additionally, Macy’s, Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy’s, Inc. – including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Blue Mercury – is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.