Rue La La 2017 Summer Internship Program
Rue La La is looking for bright, creative, and passionate students to join our Summer Internship program. This is an exciting opportunity to gain great professional experience, apply your relevant academics and grow professionally. And you can do it at a highly-recognized eCommerce leader in the heart of Boston’s Fort Point District.
The 2017 Summer Internship program is a 10 week unpaid internship. The program is a full time summer commitment of 40 hours per week, open to rising college sophomores, juniors and seniors. You will work closely with talented Rue associates in our vibrant culture and will receive strong mentoring to accelerate your learning.
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, Keep reading about the Planning Intern position.
Merchandise Planning Intern
About the Role: The Merchandise Planning Intern will focus on supporting the Planning team in its core functions. The role will focus primarily in sales, margin, and inventory management in order to optimize revenue, profits, and inventory. This position will give the intern exposure to an analytical view of the business and is prime for a highly motivated self-starter who can work effectively in a team environment. The candidate should be highly organized with a firm understanding of Excel and interest in overall business analysis and process.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Assist Planning team in brand and event level planning and analysis
- Track and maintain on order for future events
- Assist in inventory management to maximize inventory turn and aging
- Collaborate with internal departments, including Merchandising, Event Production, and Programming to develop team relationships and skills
- Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis as needed
- Create and present an assigned or original project to senior management
There’s more:
In addition to gaining expertise in your department you will also;
- Work closely with our fellow interns on a team project focused on one of Rue’s key initiatives for 2017
- Have the opportunity to present your project to the Leadership team.
- Collaborate with your fellow interns as you gain and put valuable experience into action
- Still find time to participate in a variety of company and internship events!
More About Rue:
Rue La La combines world-class merchandising, technology and marketing to create the most engaging and satisfying online shopping experience available. Each day, 15+ million loyal Members turn to Rue La La for everything from women, men and children's apparel and accessories to home décor and exclusive experiences. Our approach to retail brings excitement to online shopping in a way that not only strategically supports our brand partners, but also inspires our Members daily.
This Company is an equal opportunity employer, and selects individuals best matched for the job based upon job-related qualifications regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, gender identity, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status or any other status or characteristic protected by law.