Assistant Merchant Intern


As an Assistant Merchant Intern, you will assist the merchandising team in analyzing the business, learning to drive key pricing and marketing processes while providing operational support.

What you'll do

Analyze the line of business you are working in by generating weekly reporting and reviewing + interpreting that reporting to determine what happened + why it happened.

Own pricing & signing execution & in-season maintenance, markdown execution, and debit processing.
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Participate in marketing conversations -- ensuring we come across to the customer in a way that supports our product strategies, while learning how to execute sample turn in for photo shoots, advertising proofing and digital experience reviews.

This is you

Undergraduate junior

​​​​​​​You prefer to work with a team vs. alone - you love people!

You know your way around a spreadsheet.

You not only like to prove a point, you usually have data to back it up.

Multi-tasking is your thing, but you're also extremely organized.

You have a passion for products and love to learn about what customers want!
Possible career path
Associate Merchant 

Assistant Planner

Merchandise Manager / Planning Manager 

Senior Inventory Manager 

​​​​​​​Digital Merchandising 
Your major is probably something like
Retail

​​​​​​​Analytics

Marketing 

Merchandising

Business Administration

Management

...and more!
Perks
10 week paid internship

summer housing

associate discount

paid transportation to and from work 

Merchant: Inventory Analyst Intern


As an Inventory Analyst Intern, you will use qualitative and quantitative data to make recommendations on how much inventory to send to each location to support what customers want and when they want it, whether online or in stores. You will determine the inventory deployment strategy to get products to the right place at the right time to maximize sales, best leverage inventory ownership and minimize cost of shipping. You will learn to develop strong relationships with vendors to ensure full and on-time shipment and delivery to stores.

What you'll do

Review data to determine what's selling and what's not.

Learn about allocation and localization (ex. why you wouldn't send puffer coats to a store in Florida).
 
Monthly Climate and Location Selling Recaps & Monthly Size Selling Recaps.
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Analyze Store Inventory Management Reports to make inventory allocation strategy recommendations and assure healthy and profitable inventory stock position.

Analyze Omni Channel Reports to assure optimal inventory ownership across fulfillment networks (ecommerce fulfillment centers, stores, and other 3rd party fulfillment centers) and minimize cost of shipping.

Observe the Inventory Analysts and help make strategic inventory deployment strategies.

This is you

Undergraduate junior

You know your way around a spreadsheet.

You not only like to prove a point, you usually have data to back it up.

Multi-tasking is your thing, but you're also extremely organized.
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You have a passion for products and love to learn about what customers want!
Possible career path
Associate Merchant 

Assistant Planner

Merchandise Manager /
Planning Manager 

Senior Inventory

Manager 

Digital Merchandising 
Your major is probably something like
Supply Chain

Retail

Analytics 

Business Administration 

Marketing 

Management 

Merchandising 

...and more!
Perks
10 week paid internship

summer housing

associate discount

paid transportation to and from work 

Inventory Analyst Trainee 


As an Inventory Analyst Trainee, you will use qualitative and quantitative data to make recommendations on how much inventory to send to each location to support what customers want and when they want it, whether online or in stores. You will determine the inventory deployment strategy to get products to the right place at
the right time to maximize sales, best leverage inventory ownership and minimize cost of shipping. You will learn to develop strong relationships with vendors to ensure full and on-time shipment and delivery to stores.

Inventory Analyst Trainee Spotlights

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Meet Samanta

Hear as Samanta shares how she’s able to have an impact in her role. 

Meet Zach

Learn as Zach shares how the Inventory Analyst Trainee role is preparing him for future roles at Kohl's.
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Meet Hailey

Find out what an Inventory Analyst Trainee role at Kohl's is all about!

What you'll do

Review data to determine what's selling and what's not.
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Learn about allocation and localization (ex. why you wouldn't send puffer coats to a store in Florida).

Monthly Climate and Location Selling Recaps & Monthly Size Selling Recaps.

Analyze Store Inventory Management Reports to make inventory allocation strategy recommendations and assure healthy and profitable inventory stock position.

Analyze Omni Channel Reports to assure optimal inventory ownership across fulfillment networks (ecommerce fulfillment centers, stores, and other 3rd party fulfillment centers) and minimize cost of shipping.

Observe the Inventory Analysts and help make strategic inventory deployment strategies.

This is you

Undergraduate Senior 
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You know your way around a spreadsheet.

You not only like to prove a point, you usually have data to back it up.

Multi-tasking is your thing, but you're also extremely organized.

You have a passion for products and love to learn about what customers want!

Possible career path

Associate Merchant 

Assistant Planner

Merchandise Manager / Planning Manager 

Senior Inventory Manager 

Digital Merchandising 

Your major is probably something like

Supply Chain
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Retail

Analytics 

Business Administration 

Marketing 

Management
 
Merchandising 

...and more!

Production Intern


As a Production Intern you will assist your team in developing, sourcing, and executing all of Kohl's private and exclusive label brands - the ones that are ONLY available at Kohl's (LC Lauren Conrad, Nine West, Sonoma, etc.)   
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Production Spotlights

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Meet Joshua

Hear how Joshua is able to drive results through his work as a Production Coordinator. 
Meet Lindsey

Lindsey's top reason to choose Kohl's, is the teamwork environment throughout the company. Watch to learn way!
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Meet Lauren

Learn what a Production Coordinator role at Kohl's is all about!

What you'll do


Help your office with aspects of the concept to customer process: production, sample management.

Assist with daily activities: quality reviews, vendor emails, meeting set-up, product reviews and purchase order management.

Shadow and learn from all levels of your team, especially the product development coordinator.

Develop business skills such as collaboration, communication, business analytics and increase product specific knowledge.

Communicate and upkeep of weekly recap info with overseas (tracking color submits, sample status, etc.).

Support updates in our style management system (One PLM).

Create and maintain reference libraries for teams (marketing, fabric, etc).

Provide production input to submit meetings, to ensure on time delivery.

Learn how to influence & manage relationships with vendors, merchants, planning, sourcing, design, tech design, etc.

Learn costing concepts and components that drive product cost.


This is you

Undergraduate Junior

Strong written/verbal communication skills

Experience with Microsoft Office & Google

Drive OfficeSuite

Detail Oriented

Problem solving

Self starter / Driven

Work with a sense of urgency and adapt well to change

Passion for all aspects of product: sales, market relevance, textiles
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Comfortable working & speaking in groups

Perks
10 week paid internship

summer housing

associate discount

paid transportation to and from work 

Career path
Production Coordinator >

Associate product manager >


Product manager >

Senior product manager >

Sourcing Intern


As a Sourcing intern, you will support the execution of the sourcing strategy by researching and analyzing information that impacts the supply chain such as strategy implementation, vendor onboarding, and communication.

Sourcing Spotlights

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Meet Janelle

Learn what a Sourcing Coordinator role at Kohl's is all about!

Meet Alexis

Hear as Alexis shares how she’s able to have an impact in her role. 
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Meet Mara

Learn what Mara enjoys most about her about role in Sourcing at Kohl’s. 

What you'll do

Work with the Sourcing team to drive global sourcing strategies for Kohl's Private & Exclusive brands.
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Facilitate partnerships with vendors through understanding of vendor scorecards & performance metrics, as well as supporting in person strategic conversations.

Support the costing process and execution of sourcing strategy through research, analysis, reporting, recording and data visualization.

Data Management

Building/maintaining reports and presentations.

Monitor and maintain centralized sourcing mailboxes.

This is you

Undergraduate Junior

Passion for and/or a background in research and analysis

Familiarity with Microsoft Office, understand how to use features, such as pivot tables and file linking
Your major is probably something like
Business Major

Global Sourcing Major

International Business

Supply Chain

​​​​​​​Retail Major
Perks
10 week paid internship

summer housing

associate discount

paid transportation to and from work 

Sourcing: Factory Direct Intern


As a Factory Direct Intern, you will aid in the execution of the sourcing strategy by supporting new vendors through their onboardings, reporting on and analyzing vendor compliance, and facilitating communication with internal and external partners.

What you'll do

Work with the Factory Direct team to drive global sourcing strategies for Kohl’s Private & Exclusive brands.

Facilitate partnerships with vendors through understanding of vendor compliance & performance metrics.

Support the vendor onboarding process through the facilitation of training courses, understanding of Kohl’s requirements and expectations, and ongoing solution-oriented approach to challenges that may arise.

Building / maintaining reports and presentations.

Drive efficiencies and processes between internal and external partners.
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Initiate and maintain meeting agendas to drive productive conversation.

This is you

Undergraduate Junior

Strong problem solving skills and sense of curiosity with ability to be a self-starter.
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Familiarity with Microsoft Office, understand how to use features such as pivot tables and formulas.

Your major is probably something like

Business Major

Global Sourcing Major

International Business

Supply Chain

Retail Major

Perks

10 week paid internship

summer housing

associate discount

paid transportation to and from work 

Sourcing: Materials Intern


As a material Intern you will assist your team in execution of the material strategy by researching and analyzing information that impacts the mill matrix, fabric consolidation, consumption, and fabric cost saving.

What you'll do

Interpret and synthesize data and insights to contribute to projects that drive traffic to our stores and website

Develop and recommend data-driven strategies to marketing decision makers

Activate new marketing tactics and/or processes (leave your mark with "real" work experience!)

Contribute to the creation and execution of cross-channel brand, digital, and event marketing plans

This is you

Undergraduate Junior

Passion for and/or a background in research and analysis.

​​​​​​​Familiarity with Microsoft Office, understand how to use features, such as pivot tables and file linking.

Your major is probably something like

Business Major

Global Sourcing Major

Retail Major

Perks

10 week paid internship

summer housing

associate discount

paid transportation to and from work 

Sourcing: Costing Analytics Intern


As a Costing Analytics Analyst Intern, you will support the identification and communication of analytics related to private brand cost of goods optimization

What you'll do

PRESENTATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
Conduct analysis, determine insights and collaborate with different stakeholders.

Manage & examine large data sets to identify trends, develop charts, and create visual presentations to help the businesses make more strategic decisions.

DATA MANIPULATION AND VISUALIZATION
Leverage a suite of analytics tools such as Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Tableau, and others to conduct analysis on spend and costing data to identify spend optimization and cost reduction opportunities (e.g. regression analysis, multi-scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, cost-benefit analysis).

Support Sr Cost Analytics Analyst in identifying key insights from analyses, cutting through large amounts of data to quickly identify trends and implications on sourcing strategy approach.

Provide analysis to inform insights, reporting on findings and using analyses to help sourcing team prepare for critical vendor negotiations and overall company decision making initiatives.

Support Sourcing Optimizing tool RFQ events.

This is you

Undergraduate Junior in science, finance or other quantitative field.

Passion & curiosity for data and analysis.

Familiarity with google sheets, Excel formulas and pivots.

Strong communication skills (written and verbal) to translate analysis into insights.

Preferred
Tableau/Qlik experience

Your major is probably something like

 Math
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Finance

Statistics

Engineering

Other Analytic/Qquantitative fields or similar degrees!

Perks

10 week paid internship

summer housing

associate discount

paid transportation to and from work 

Sourcing: Non-Apparel Sourcing Intern

As a Non-Apparel Sourcing intern, you will support the execution of the sourcing strategy by researching and analyzing information that impacts the supply chain such as macroeconomic cost factors, category strategy implementation, and vendor management.

What you'll do

Work with the Sourcing team and Production partners, as applicable, to drive global sourcing strategies for Kohl's Private & Exclusive brands.

Facilitate partnerships with vendors through the analysis of vendor scorecards & performance metrics.

Support the costing process and execution of sourcing strategy through research, analysis, reporting, recording and data visualization.

Data Management

Building/maintaining reports and presentations.

Monitor and maintain centralized sourcing mailboxes.

This is you

Undergraduate Junior
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Passion for and/or a background in analysis.

Familiarity with Microsoft Office, understand how to use features, such as pivot tables and file linking.

Your major is probably something like

Business Major
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Global Sourcing Major

International Business,
Supply Chain

Retail Major

Perks

10 week paid internship

summer housing

associate discount

paid transportation to and from work 

Kohl's is an equal Opportunity Employer and an organization that values and encourages diversity among our applicants. We're committed to creating a culture where everyone belongs; where diversity and inclusion drive innovation and business results while enabling associates and customers to be their authentic selves every single day.
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