About the role#
The Macy's 8-week Summer Internship Program in Buying provides exposure to consumer products, business strategies, and retail trends. You will join a team responsible for merchandise assortment across stores and e-commerce, focusing on sales, margin, inventory productivity, and business growth. This program offers hands-on experience and exposure to senior leadership.
What you'll do#
- Participate in professional development through hands-on learning and collaborative projects.
- Build relationships with other interns, business leaders, and team colleagues.
- Attend weekly business meetings to review and recap sales performance.
- Analyze business metrics and make recommendations based on trends.
- Collaborate with your team to develop assortment strategies for key items and fashion.
- Conduct competitive shopping to analyze pricing and market trends.
- Assist in creating purchase orders and track in-season receipts.
- Resolve shipping issues with vendors.
- Maintain regular, dependable attendance and punctuality.
What you'll need#
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Junior standing (rising senior) pursuing a bachelor's degree with a strong academic record.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA preferred; all majors are considered.
- Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formulas, and data analysis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and PowerPoint.
- Strong retail math, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to analyze sales, gross margin, inventory productivity, and sell-through metrics.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, storytelling, presentation, and influencing skills.
- Ability to read, write, and interpret instructional documents, reports, and procedure manuals.
- Basic understanding of financial performance metrics, profitability concepts, and assortment planning.
- Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and relationship management skills.
- Ability to independently organize, prioritize multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and company needs.
- Ability to lift or move up to 10 lbs and perform tasks such as reaching, stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
Location & details#
- Location: New York, New York
- Term: Summer 2027
- Work Modality: On-site
- Paid: Yes
- Full-time: Yes
About Macy's
Macy's is a retail company founded in 1858. It operates approximately 640 locations across 43 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The company offers fashion and home goods through its physical stores and an e-commerce platform. Headquartered in New York, it employs over 82,000 people.
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