Category/Area of Expertise: Merchandising
Job Requisition: 474117
Address: USA-MA-Quincy-1385 Hancock Street
Store Code: Center Store Grocery 1 - Brands (5148861)
Here at Stop & Shop, we've been serving our customers and neighborhoods for more than a century. A lot has changed in that time, but one thing hasn't: Stop & Shop is a place where everyone can thrive and feel like they're part of family.
Our more than 50,000 associates enjoy competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits and discounts to support professional and personal journeys and flexibility that fits their lives.
We invite you to pull up a seat and discover the ways you can make an impact. There's always room at our table!
The Non Perishable Merchandising Intern will support the Category team by analyzing performance, improving assortments, and supporting day-to-day category initiatives. This role offers hands-on exposure to how retail category strategies are developed and executed, with opportunities to work alongside category managers, vendors, and cross-functional partners. The internship is designed to provide meaningful, real-world experience, with project work aligned to current business priorities.
Category Support & Strategy:
- Help gather, organize, and interpret data to support decisions related to assortment, pricing, and promotions
- Participate in team discussions to learn how category strategies are formed and brought to market
Data Analysis & Insights:
- Analyze sales performance, trends, and customer behavior to identify opportunities and gaps
- Monitor key category performance metrics and surface relevant insights for the team
Vendor Collaboration & Support:
- Attend vendor meetings to observe how supplier relationships are managed
- Assist in preparing materials for vendor discussions, including data summaries and product reviews
- Support evaluations related to costs, pricing options, and new product concepts
Merchandising & Pricing Coordination:
- Assist in planning and reviewing promotional activities to help drive category growth
- Contribute to the early development of new product or program ideas, based on category timing and business needs
Communication & Presentation:
- Present findings, insights, and recommendations in clear written or verbal formats
- Support communication of data-driven insights to internal stakeholders
- Create a final presentation highlighting internship learnings and process improvement recommendations
Additional Project Work :
- Take ownership of a special project based on business needs during the internship, providing deeper exposure to category management, and delivering real organizational impact
What we ask of you:
- Hands-on experience in retail category management within a leading grocery organization
- Practical exposure to data analysis, assortment planning, pricing, promotions, and vendor collaboration
- Deep understanding of how consumer insights and financial data inform merchandising decisions
- Experience working cross-functionally and presenting insights to business partners
- Professional development through real-world projects that build analytical, communication, and business skills
What you bring to the table:
- Active enrollment is undergraduate college or university (Freshman through Senior)
- Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher
- Understanding of workplace etiquette
- Basic understanding of the grocery industry
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Basic project coordination understanding
- Openness to feedback and learning
- Basic teamwork and collaboration skills
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Naturally curious to learn
- Basic business acumen, preferred understanding of retail, merchandising, or consumer behavior
- Familiarity with key business and financial concepts, such as sales, margins, units, and category performance
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, essential
- Experience with analytical tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Google Sheets, preferred
- Strong foundation in data analysis
- Ability to interpret datasets, identify trends, and draw meaningful conclusions
- Ability to translate data into clear insights and actionable recommendations, strongly preferred
- Strong attention to detail
What we bring to the table:
The Stop & Shop paid summer internship program offers undergraduate students (Freshman through Senior) the opportunity to work on meaningful, real-world projects that make an impact. Stop & Shop's corporate support office provides an ideal environment to explore the complexities of the grocery industry. Interns gain valuable experience while developing leadership capabilities and business knowledge, with access to learning and development sessions, networking opportunities, and exposure to Stop & Shop's culture.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and be available from June 1, 2026 through August 8, 2026.
We have a hybrid work environment that requires a minimum of three days per week in the Quincy, MA Corporate Support Office (accessible by MBTA and Commuter Rail).
Location: Quincy, MA
Duration: 10 weeks
Please submit your resume including your cumulative GPA when applying.
Hourly rate: $20.00-$27.90 - rate will vary based on current academic year.
Stop & Shop is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.
