Merchandising Perishable Intern

Stop & Shop • Quincy, MA

3d • $20 - $28 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Perishable Merchandising Intern will support the development and optimization of our core assortment across all locations by evaluating financial performance, customer behavior, and other key data sources. Your analysis will help determine which products should appear in every store, which should be tailored by region or store cluster, and how Direct Store Delivery (DSD) vendors contribute to our overall assortment strategy.

Requirements

• Active enrollment is undergraduate college or university (Freshman through Senior)
• Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher
• Understanding of workplace etiquette
• Basic business acumen, preferred understanding of retail, merchandising, or consumer behavior
• Familiarity with key business and financial concepts, such as sales, margins, units, and category performance
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, essential
• Experience with analytical tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Google Sheets, preferred
• Ability to collaborate with a team and to prioritize tasks
• Strong foundation in data analysis
• Ability to interpret datasets, identify trends, and draw meaningful conclusions
• Awareness of regional and multicultural customer preferences, preferred
• Ability to translate data into clear insights and actionable recommendations, strongly preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Naturally curious to learn and dig into the "why" behind the numbers to uncover meaningful opportunities
• Hands-on experience in Category Management and retail assortment strategy
• Exposure to cross-functional collaboration with Fresh and Non-Perishable Category teams, Finance, Marketing, and Executive Leadership
• Deep understanding of how retailers use data to make decisions about core, regional, and local assortments
• Exposure to DSD vendor dynamics and how they fit into broader category strategies
• Experience building scorecards, dashboards, and recommendation presentations used by decision-makers

Responsibilities

• Assortment & Financial Analysis: Pull, clean, and combine data from various sources (e.g., sales, units, margin, velocity, store clusters, DSD vendor reports)
• Analyze category performance to: Identify core items that should be in all locations Evaluate above-core (regional/local) and below-core (potentially rationalized) items
• Build simple assortment scorecards by item and store cluster (sales rank, margin, penetration, turns, etc.)
• Localized & Multi-Cultural Assortment : Segment stores by region, format, and demographics to understand local customer needs
• Identify gaps and opportunities to better serve local and multi-cultural shoppers
• Recommend items (including DSD products) to add, expand, or optimize by store or region
• DSD Vendor & Item Evaluation: Compare DSD vendor items to core items on performance, duplication, and role in the assortment
• Assist in building vendor and item scorecards with clear "keep/expand/test/rationalize" recommendations
• Help document criteria for core, above-core, and below-core items
• Reporting & Storytelling: Create clear, concise reports and decks that summarize findings and recommendations
• Build simple visualizations to help non-technical stakeholders quickly understand the insights
• Create a final presentation highlighting internship learnings and process improvement recommendations

Benefits

• The Stop & Shop paid summer internship program offers undergraduate students (Freshman through Senior) the opportunity to work on meaningful, real-world projects that make an impact.
• Interns gain valuable experience while developing leadership capabilities and business knowledge, with access to learning and development sessions, networking opportunities, and exposure to Stop & Shop's culture.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees