Program Details
This Summer Retail Management Internship opportunity is beneficial for both the candidates and the company. For the candidate, this valuable experience allows them to see if this is a potential career path post-graduation. For the company, this internship provides an opportunity to evaluate prospective Store Manager Trainees. Overall, this continued investment prepares future leaders for success within the grocery retail industry.
The Summer Retail Internship program is available to Students in any major. To be eligible, a candidate must be enrolled in good standing at a college or university, currently a junior, senior, or a recent graduate. Candidate must possess excellent customer service skills and behaviors to include being friendly, responsive, knowledgeable, and passionate.
Interns will participate in the 10-week internship that is full-time, 40 hours each week.
Why Choose Us
Our people passionately serve our customers and communities and are the heart and soul of our company. We value and invest in them as individuals–not just because they’re associates but because they create the connection that drives our business. By putting people first, we build a more meaningful, less transactional relationship with our associates, and dedicate our resources and energy into their professional growth.
Our ambition–Customers for Life–is what we strive to achieve as a company. Our purpose is the reason we exist– to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. Our differentiator–making it effortless, inspiring, affordable, and personal–is what sets us apart from other retailers. Our values, which are grounded in our commitment to caring, guide how we work together.
Qualifications and Work Environment
• Work in a courteous manner in a fast-paced multi-functional environment alone or with other people.
• Deal with some potentially difficult situations (such as dissatisfied customers).
• Ability to frequently reach, lift, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, walk, move rapidly, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently. Manual dexterity and good hand-eye coordination are necessary.
• Exposure to approximately 150 degrees Fahrenheit while handling products in hot cases, 35 degrees Fahrenheit while handling products in cold cases, 28 degrees Fahrenheit while handling products in cooler and -20 degrees Fahrenheit while handling products in freezer. Working conditions consist of a temperature-controlled store environment.
• Available to work full time with occasional evenings & weekends based on business needs
• Travel may be required