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Hours Full-time
Location Richmond, VA
Richmond, Virginia

About this job

Qualifications:

Southern States' Summer Internship Program offers students an opportunity to experience and contribute to our overall success for students who meet the following criteria:
  • Enrolled in a 2 year program
  • Enrolled in a 4 year program as a rising Junior or Senior
  • Enrolled in a 5 year program upon completion of 4 th year of program


Students must maintain a GPA of 2.50/4.00 or above. The program offers competitive pay and will extend for 10 consecutive weeks; 40 hour per week.
  • Must be organized
  • Have strong communication skills
  • At least 2 years of formal education


Southern States Cooperative, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, disability, veteran status or other protected classification.

Requires physical strength and dexterity to walk, stand, bend, climb, reach, stoop, twist and lift/carry 50 pounds. Vision, hearing and speech essential. Hand coordination to use computer. May require a valid drivers license. While traveling may have contact with hazardous materials and drive/travel and work in adverse weather conditions.

Job Description:

Provide opportunity for learning and engagement in various functional areas within Merchandising including support, training, documentation, operations and systems development. Position will serve in various capacities within each functional area to provide a broad scope of training to the intern as a potential stepping stone to a career in Merchandising.

1. Work with Merchandising TEAM
  • Learn basics of Auto Cad and Store Planner systems
  • Learn the Spaceman system planogram system
  • Develop an understanding of the Space To Sales Analysis at category level
  • Develop an understanding of merchandising standards, category adjacencies, and valley merchandising
  • Develop understanding of Space To Sales Analysis and Merchandising Standards down to the SKU level
  • Work with Merchandise Planner to develop, complete and planograms
  • Develop/learn project management through assignment of merchandising project for the summer internship.