Internship - Store Operations

Internship Overview

This internship is designed to provide students with knowledge of total store operations including departmental oversight, financials, and human capital management. The intern will be expected to gain exposure and contribute to the following areas:

• Managing and executing total store operations in partnership with the store management team.
• Learn and provide leadership and guidance to department managers and hosts throughout the store to optimize guest service, sales, and profits.
• Ensure store processes, host, and guest experience are consistent with Lowes Foods' expectations.

Candidates must be located in one of the following areas:

-Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, NC

-Raleigh/Chapel-Hill, NC

-Charlotte, NC

-Columbia/Lexington, SC

-Hickory/Boone, NC

-NC and SC Coastal Markets

Responsibilities

IMPACT/WHAT INTERN WILL LEARN/DO:

• Workforce Planning & Staffing: Partner with store management team on workforce planning and ensure assigned department is appropriately staffed.
• Host Engagement: Build host engagement, commitment, and teamwork by employing effective management practices.
• Guest Service: Be a role model for demonstrating Lowes Foods service standards and behaviors.
• Company Initiatives, Processes & Programs: Assist store management team in managing the implementation, execution, and sustainability of new programs, processes, policies, and systems.
• Sales Building: Analyze sales & profit reports and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Inventory Control/Shrink Management: Assist in managing inventory control processes and computer-generated ordering (CGO) to maintain appropriate in-stock levels; shrink programs/tools to minimize controllable shrink.
• Compliance and Safety: Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal government regulations and laws for health and sanitation, OSHA, weights and measures, and product coding. Ensure compliance with employment, wage, and hour laws/administration.

Project Expectations:

The project will be hands-on and tied to the focus department's main goals, giving the intern real-world experience that connects both daily tasks and bigger-picture objectives. At the end of the internship, the intern will share a summary of what they learned, insights gained, results achieved, and recommendations.

Learning Objectives:

By the successful conclusion of the internship, the student will be able to:

• Identify manager responsibilities and tasks, along with daily operational tasks on the floor.
• Practice various management skills and techniques.
• Build host engagement and teamwork.

Qualifications

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

Effective written and verbal communication, attention to detail, strong work ethic, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

Education Focus/Interest:

Business/Business Administration

Management

Marketing

Finance

Entrepreneurship

Rising Sophomores or Juniors