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Meet Lauren

Hear Lauren's story of growing her career from a Store Leadership Intern to a full time role with Kohl's.

Meet Cerah

Learn what an Assistant Store Manager (ASM) role is all about!
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Meet Almira

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Store Leadership Intern


The Kohl's Store Leadership Internship provides an eight week experience for you to explore various aspects
within a Kohl's store and an opportunity to lead directly alongside Store Executive Management. From Human
Resources and Operations to Merchandising and Developing Teams, as a Store Leadership Intern you will be
exposed to the behind the scenes of running a $10M-$20M+ dollar Kohl's store. The retail environment is
evolving and so are our stores. During the internship, you will also gain exposure to omnichannel management. Learn what we sell, how we sell it, who we sell it to, and where we sell it.

The internship takes place inside a Kohl's store where you will not only learn store operations and how to drive
sales but you will also learn about our most powerful asset: Our People. You will interact with, learn about, and
engage with many different associates. In addition, you will spend time at the heart of the company: 
on the sales floor, with our Customers, helping us better understand how to fulfill and empower lives. You will also 
learn how to have courageous conversations, navigate peer to peer relationships, and how to lead and inspire teams 
(what we do best at Kohl's)!

If you are ready to jump start your leadership career, then join us here at Kohl’s!

Location & Start Date

With over 1,100 stores, our Store Leadership Internship is available nationwide and begins in June.

What you'll do

Lead a Final Store Walk with your District Manager

​​​​​​​Manage a department and participate in behind-the-scenes merchandising, operations and planning

Qualifications / Requirements

Graduation date between Fall 2024 and Summer 2025

Full-time availability June through July (40 hours/week), Must be available nights and weekends

Desire to pursue a career in retail leadership

Highly adaptable

Self motivated

Strong verbal and written communication skills

​​​​​​​Ability to work as part of a team and effectively interact with others

Majors

All majors are accepted but the ones that stand out are listed as follows:

Business Management

Business Administration

Retail Management  / Management

Fashion Merchandising
Marketing

Communications

​​​​​​​Hospitality and more!

Possible Career Paths

Store Leadership Intern

Store Leadership Trainee

Assistant Store Manager

Store Manager

District Manager

Perks

8 week full-time paid internship

​​​​​​​Attend Intern Kick-Off Events and network with other Interns and Leaders

Exposure to various levels of Kohl’s Leadership: Store Intern Career Series and Executive Speaker Series

Give back to the community and participate in a Kohl’s Volunteer Event

Learn from industry professionals through mentorship and coaching

Focus on your development by creating an individual development plan

Store Leadership Trainee


Looking for a career where you can own your personal development? Where the self motivated are valued and
teamwork is just as important? Look no further! Store Leadership Trainees, or SLTs (Leaders in Training), go through a 12 week structured training program that prepares you to be an Assistant Store Manager in one of our $10M-$20M dollar Kohl’s stores. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be placed as an Assistant Store Manager.

As an Assistant Store Manager, you are a part of the store executive team and you will have a significant role in leading associate development as well as assessing and evolving your own development. Our Assistant Store Managers are the champions for collaborating, communicating, educating, embracing a customer-centric mindset and taking initiative to lead business directives and workload demands.

At Kohl's, people are our passion.  Kohl's leaders support the communities and causes our Customers and Associates care about through initiatives like the Kohl’s Volunteer Program and Business Resource Groups.They see our Customers as a constant source of inspiration and guidance, while showcasing a hospitality mentality approach to everything they do. And it doesn’t stop there. They are also entrusted to empower, engage, and develop all of their Associates to achieve the ultimate goal of leading a high-performing & engaged team.

If you are ready to jump start your leadership career, then join us here at Kohl’s!

Career Growth

After successful completion of the 12 week training program, SLTs are placed in a store with an available opening as an Assistant Store Manager. The potential developmental career path of an SLT: SLT, Assistant Store Manager, StoreManager, District Manager

Location & Start Date

With over 1,100+ stores, the Store Leadership Trainee position is available nationwide. We offer start dates in February, April, June, July, August and September based on your graduation date.
Internship Highlights
12 week paid structured training program

20 days of PTO plus an additional 6 days off annually and competitive benefits committed to supporting all aspects of your well-being

Learn from industry professionals through mentorship and coaching with continuous learning and development 

Hands on experience with in-store merchandising, sales projections, store operations, omnichannel, scheduling, payroll, hiring and human resources

Exposure to Senior Leadership within the stores organization

​​​​​​​Executive placement as an Assistant Store Manager upon successful completion of the SLT training program 

Qualifications / Requirements
Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree with a graduation date between Spring 2023 and Summer 2024

Desire to pursue a career in retail management

Demonstrate organizational skills with the ability to multitask

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills 

Flexible schedule. Work hours will be based on business needs; must be available nights and weekends

​​​​​​​Relocation support is available for high growth markets
Majors
All majors are accepted but the ones that stand out are listed as follows:

Business Management

Business Administration

Retail Management

Fashion Merchandising

Marketing

Communications

Hospitality
​​​​​​​...and more!

Possible Career Path

Store Leadership Trainee>Assistant Store Manager>Store Manager> District Manager