Open Jobs Intern, AI & Distribution Analytics
About The Position
Sephora’s 10-week internship program gives early-career professionals hands-on learning, personal and professional networking opportunities, and the chance to work on projects that directly impact the business. The program includes weekly virtual workshops, networking opportunities, and career panels. The 2027 program runs June 14 through August 20, 2027, with a 36-hour workweek, Monday through Friday, aligned to Pacific time. Interns may optionally participate in the summer shutdown from July 6 through July 9, 2027. As the Intern, AI & Distribution Analytics, you will use AI, data analytics, and process-improvement methods to identify opportunities across operations at Sephora’s Utah Distribution Center, including inventory, labor, quality, automation, and service. You will partner with Operations and support teams to analyze data, test solutions, and recommend improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, capacity, and the associate experience. You will also deliver a capstone solution with measurable impact and a sustainable implementation plan.
Requirements
- Be a current undergraduate or graduate student pursuing Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Data Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Operations Research, or a related field.
- Have experience with AI tools and machine-learning concepts.
- Have experience analyzing data using SQL, Python, R, or similar tools.
- Have strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to translate data into practical recommendations.
- Have strong communication, presentation, project-management, and cross-functional collaboration skills, including storytelling with data.
- Be graduating in 2027 or 2028 with an undergraduate or graduate degree.
- Align work schedule with 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific time.
- Permanently reside and work in the United States.
- Be open to relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area upon graduation for consideration for full-time hybrid positions.
- Be available from June 14 through August 20, 2027.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with predictive modeling or AI solution development.
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or a similar visualization platform.
- Knowledge of warehouse operations, supply-chain processes, or logistics.
- Familiarity with optimization techniques, simulation modeling, or operations research.
Responsibilities
- Analyze Utah Distribution Center operational data to identify trends, bottlenecks, risks, and opportunities across inventory, labor, quality, safety, capacity, and service.
- Apply AI, predictive modeling, and optimization methods to improve inventory flow, labor planning, capacity, quality, safety, and service.
- Evaluate automation, robotics, and process performance to identify opportunities to improve uptime, productivity, and exception recovery.
- Develop dashboards, reports, and decision-support tools that translate data into actionable operational insights.
- Partner with Utah Distribution Center associates and cross-functional teams to test recommendations, support implementation, and deliver a capstone solution with measurable impact and a sustainable implementation plan.
- Demonstrate Sephora’s values: Passion, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect, Teamwork, and Initiative.
Benefits
- Caring community and collaboration with teammates focused on innovation.
- Career-development opportunities and work that challenges and develops skills.
- Meaningful work with potential consumer, industry, and social impact.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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