The Kohl's Merchandise Planning & Operations (MP&O) Internship provides a ten week experience in one of Kohl’s Centers of Excellence. This Center of Excellence is composed of teams of experts with knowledge ranging from Space Planning to Financial Planning, and Pricing, among others. During your ten weeks, you will learn about the roles and responsibilities of each team, but will dedicate your time to one of three areas below:

Space Planning: Have you ever wondered how retailers decide what product categories should go in each store, or how to determine what product categories are needed in Florida vs. New York? The Space Planning team at Kohl’s weaves together a broad range of internal and external data points to create optional recommendations by store. This team first analyzes the data, then crafts recommendations, and finally influences merchant partners to deliver products that meet the unique demands of each store.

Financial Planning: Have you ever wondered how many components go into building and achieving a financial plan for a multi billion dollar corporation or wondered what kind of tools and reporting are needed to support these efforts? The Financial Planning team provides critical direction and support to the organization on financial planning, systems, tools and reporting. They provide short and long term planning guidance to support the delivery of organizational goals. This team delivers company level reporting on a daily basis and manages several key tools & systems. The organization depends on this team to continuously identify areas to enhance systems and tools, and to deliver solutions, training and support that streamline work and create efficiencies.

Pricing: Have you ever wondered what influences the price of an item in the store or how the price of an item influences a consumer's buying decision? The Pricing Team at Kohl’s drives the company's strategic pricing initiatives, pricing & signing execution and permanent markdown optimization. This team leverages internal and external data to recommend consistent price strategies across the organization. They also support the execution of pricing and signing to stores. This includes support to both the buying teams and the stores. Finally, this team leads the permanent markdown or clearance strategy by identifying the optimal markdown price of an item by store.

One of the unique features of the MP&O team is the breadth of partners this team collaborates, supports, and influences. These partnerships come to life through in season guidance, building strategy, training and execution. This team most often works with the buying offices, but has key partners in supply chain, marketing, and finance, among others. Associates in the MP&O organization are highly analytical, collaborative and influential and are focused on continuous improvement and support of the organization.

As an Intern you will be doing real work that will have an impact on the business. You will start by learning Kohl’s lingo and the basics about each area across Merchandising by attending classes and panels your first couple weeks. You will also gain insight into career paths and the indefinite opportunities that exist across the company. Once you get a general understanding of Kohl’s and how your team contributes to the greater success of the organization, you will dive deeper into one of the three MP&O areas described above.

• Junior standing towards a bachelor’s degree (Grad date of Fall 2022 or Spring 2023)

• Self-starter, takes initiative to challenge status quo

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Enjoy working in a fast paced, team environment that is constantly changing

• Strong analytical, problem solving and prioritization skills

Possible Majors:

• Marketing

• Analytics

• Retail

• Merchandising

• Business Administration

• Management

• Finance

• ...and more!

Our Internship is in person at our Corporate Office in Milwaukee, WI. We provide housing AND transportation to and from the office throughout the Summer!

Kohl’s is a leading omnichannel retailer with more than 1,100 stores in 49 states. With a commitment to inspiring and empowering families to lead fulfilled lives, Kohl’s offers an unmatched brand portfolio, industry-leading loyalty and Kohl's Card programs, a convenient and accessible nationwide store footprint, and large digital business on Kohls.com and the Kohl's mobile app.