Summer 2023 Internship | Merchandising Intern
Role Description
2023 Summer Internship | Merchandising
School Year: Junior/Senior
Dates of the Internship: June 1, 2022 – August 6th, 2022
Format: In-Person in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Camping World is looking for a Merchandising intern for the summer of 2023 to work within our Merchandising department. As an intern, you will assist with the daily operations and gain a first-hand experience in the department. We are looking for a self-starter with a great attitude someone who has strong analytical skills and/or a creative background. Someone who is driven, has experience, and who wants to be immersed in a real-world experience. If you are eager to learn and want to further develop yourself as a professional; this is the ideal role for you. This role is a full-time, paid, ten-week internship that will offer a great opportunity to work alongside professionals in your desired field.
Responsibilities:
- Learn the duties, responsibilities, and processes of the Merchandising Department
- Attend weekly business meetings
- Assist with inventory or planning projects
- Communicate with others in the department to collaborate on merchant, visual or private label branding
- Collaborate with the Merchandising department strategic layouts in the field
- Perform assigned duties by managers
- Attend internship cohort networking and professional development events
- Present overall internship experience to intern cohort at the end of the summer
Qualifications:
- In pursuit of or a recent graduate with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Merchandising, Marketing, Business and Communications
- Cumulative 3.0 GPA
- Sufficient knowledge of Microsoft Office: Suite: (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Sufficient knowledge of business analysis, Oracle, and financial planning
- Must be able to evaluate and interpret data in statistical and narrative form
- Ability to maintain professional demeanor and strict confidentiality
- Must be diligent, organized, ambitious, and a critical thinker
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong work ethic with research, problem-solving and note-taking skills
- Ability to work in fast-paced environment with ability to multitask
Camping World is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, veteran or uniformed service-member status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
About Camping World
The outdoors is a big place and just as it offers endless adventures, so does our company.
Camping World is the premier one-stop-shop for everything RV. Along with RV parts and accessories, we also offer a full selection of new and used RVs for sale; service centers with over 1,900 bays and over 1,600 technicians on staff; over 100 collision centers; RV Spa detail and refurbishment centers; technical advice from knowledgeable experts and hard-to-find parts.
As the RV industry leader, Camping World is always looking for new and better ways to enhance your RV and outdoor experience. Camping World is a big place, just like the great outdoors. We make it our mission to equip you for it. We are seeking dynamic, hard-working team members who are inspired to work amongst diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We've got an awesome team already, but there's always room for more!