Overview
Essential Function
As an Intern, you will support our Merchandise Financial Planning team with the development of financial plans and strategies to ensure our long-term success. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to gain an understanding of merchandise financial planning and the retail industry, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for problem solving. This role will be a strategic partner to the merchants and planners to support category strategies driving sales, margin, and inventory efficiency.
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Primary Duties
- Shadow the Merchandise Financial Planners to learn about the forecasting and planning processes to achieve sales, margin and inventory objectives and KPIs.
- Spend time understanding the cross-functional collaboration with Buying, Product Development, Finance, Replenishment, Marketing and eCommerce to understand the product lifecycle
- Experience a day in the life of a Merchandise Financial Planner where you will shadow, drive and present your findings to leadership.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Retail or consumer goods industry experience preferred.
- Pursuing current College degree (BA or BS)
Competencies / Attributes
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to plan, forecast, and exercise good judgement.
- Critical attention to detail.
- Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Positive attitude and eagerness to learn.
Working Conditions /Physical Requirements
The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, files, books, small parts; using a keyboard, driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.
The position requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as shipment or record boxes. The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities such as above-average agility and dexterity.
The work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as frequent climbing of tall ladders; lifting heavy objects over 50 pounds, crouching or crawling or strenuous physical exertion.
We offer a competitive salary. In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus. Also, featured at our corporate campus, is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store, where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount!
