Intern-Merchandise Planning
Columbus, OH (Hybrid)
Posted 2 months ago
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Job Description
MP&A Intern (Hybrid)
The MP&A Intern will support Merchandise Planning:
The Merchandise Planning Intern supports the planning team in driving data-informed decisions across financial planning, inventory management, and assortment architecture. This role blends traditional merchandise planning responsibilities with analytical support, helping optimize product assortments, improve forecasting accuracy, and enhance overall category performance.
Key Responsibilities:
Merchandise Planning Support
- Assist in the development and maintenance of weekly/monthly sales, inventory, and margin plans for Key Items
- Analyze business performance against plan (sales, inventory turn, GM$, sell-through)
- Support demand forecasting and replenishment strategies
Assortment Architecture & Analytics
- Support assortment strategy development by analyzing SKU productivity, attributes, and choice counts
- Help evaluate breadth vs. depth strategies across categories and channels
- Build and maintain tools/models to assess assortment performance and optimization opportunities
Data & Analytical Work
- Extract, clean, and analyze large datasets (sales, inventory, product attributes)
- Identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights to inform planning decisions
- Internships will begin Summer 2022 (Mid to late May) and last for 12 weeks.
- All interns are full-time, paid positions based in Columbus, OH (hybrid – onsite & remote or fully remote)
- All interns must be able to pay for their own housing and transportation while in Columbus
- Only the candidates who meet the internship requirements will be contacted for interviews
- All interns will be required to complete a project at the end of the internship program
- This opportunity is only open to Sophomore, Junior, and Senior candidates
- Relocation and housing expenses will not be covered by Designer Brands
Common Tools:
MS Excel, MS One Note, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MicroStrategy
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
Knowledge of the retail industry
Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Statistics, Economics Helpful
Pay Transparency In order to support the Fair Compensation Strategy by the US Govt., HR Dept., clients are required to adhere to "Pay Transparency Law"; in the impacted states; that have mandated the employers to list the salary ranges in Job advertisements or postings for job opportunities and Job promotions.
Designer Brands Inc.
Designer Brands is one of the world's largest designers, producers, and retailers of the most recognizable footwear brands and accessories, transforming and defining the footwear industry through a mission of being shoe-obsessed. With a diversified, world-class portfolio of coveted brands including Topo Athletic, Keds, Vince Camuto, Kelly & Katie, Jessica Simpson, Lucky Brand, Mix No. 6, Crown Vintage and others, Designer Brands designs and produces on-trend footwear and accessories for all of life's occasions delivered to the consumer through a robust direct-to-consumer omni-channel infrastructure and powerful national wholesale distribution. Powered by an approximately billion-dollar digital commerce business across multiple domains and over 650 DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Co., and Rubino stores in North America, Designer Brands delivers current, in-line footwear and accessories from the largest national brands in the industry and holds leading market share positions in key product categories across women's, men's, and kids'. Designer Brands also distributes its brands internationally through select wholesale and distributor relationships while also leveraging design and sourcing expertise to build private label products for national retailers.Designer Brands is committed to being a difference maker in the world and the footwear industry. By leading with our corporate values of We Belong and We Do What's Right, Designer Brands supports the global community and the health of the planet by donating more than eleven million pairs of shoes to the global non-profit Soles4Souls since 2018. Important NoticeWe’ve recently become aware of individuals falsely claiming to represent Designer Brands and its affiliated companies. To help you identify legitimate communication from our Talent Acquisition team, official email domains we use include: @dswinc.com; @designerbrands.com; @designerbrandscanada.com; @camutogroup.com.
