Merchandise Planning
Your Adventure Starts Here!
Bass Pro Shops Internship Program offers a 10-week immersive work program giving students a holistic overview of the business focusing on career and competency development while gaining valuable experience with a multifaceted company.
Here in Springfield, MO nestled among the natural beauty of the Missouri Ozarks, you’ll find Bass Pro Shops headquarters. We call it Base Camp. From here, it’s a short hike to pristine fishing holes, prime hunting grounds, wooded hills for camping, clear streams for canoeing, and much more. Why here instead of the big city? Because staying close to nature is a big part of who we are.
What our Interns get out of an Internship at Bass Pro Shops:
Working alongside talented individuals, you will be jumping in to assist with projects, research and work experience that directly impacts our business. As a key-player on the team, you will have professional development and networking opportunities with leadership in the organization to build your professional brand.
We can’t forget about the fieldtrips! You will have the opportunity to take team trips to learn about the many areas of our business. We will visit our Granddaddy retail store, Big Cedar Lodge and our Boat Manufacturing Plants offering a behind-the-scenes overview of the organization to get an immersive experience about our passion for the outdoors and conservation.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Merchandise Planning intern will work to become a subject matter expert (SME) in the business he/she is supporting. The intern will build a partnership with his/her merchandise planning partner, as well as his/her business partner. The intern will analyze business to identify opportunities for improvement in assortment selection, store assignment, and overall business strategy as a part of the pre-season process. This individual will also work on forecasting key metrics including: sales, markdowns, receipts, initial margin and inventory as a part of the in-season management process.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Develop seasonal budgets that meet the divisional sales and gross margin goals.
- Develop seasonal merchandise gross margin components and objectives at department and sub-department level.
- Develop seasonal financial merchandise plans at the product, location level that align to company sales, inventory, turn and profit targets.
- Conduct attribute-level planning based on the inventory need to support rate of sale, store presentation, targeted sell-through percent, and the current risk parameters and historical trends (long range goal).
- Partner with Buyer to develop strategic goals that insure the growth and profitability of your area of responsibility.
- Buy recommendations down to SKU – In total & flow strategy.
- Assess past seasons & results to provide insight to future plan development & recommendations in concert with merchandising partners.
- Provide direction & insights to the allocation team to ensure inventory is optimized.
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum Education Required: Completion of Junior year of college through graduating year.
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Preferred Major: Business Management, Mathematics, Analytics
- Available for full commitment of 10-week program (40 hours/week)
- Currently enrolled in accredited college or university in pursuit of bachelor’s degree in related field
- Eligible to work in the US
- Ability to relocate to work location for the duration of the program
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY:
- Influence and communication (written and verbal)
- Naturally curious and intrinsically motivated
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- Travel required varies based on internship, minimal.
INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT:
- Performs tasks and duties under direct supervision, using well-defined policies and procedures. Work is reviewed by supervisor. Limited opportunity exists for exercising independent judgment and decision making.
Bass Pro Shops is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Qualified individuals with known disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit your nearest location or contact us at hrcompliance@basspro.com.