Intern - Merchandising Leadership Development Program

Summary

Harbor Freight Tools is a national tool retailer focused on delivering quality and value to customers. The Merchandising Leadership Development Program Intern will gain hands-on retail experience by analyzing products, assortments, pricing, promotions, and store presentation while partnering with merchandising and cross-functional teams. The intern will own business projects, contribute to new initiatives, and present a capstone project to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Partner with category owners to analyze the business using data, customer insights, and competitive research to identify opportunities across assortment, pricing, promotions, space, and product presentation
• Support product and assortment strategy by evaluating market opportunities, customer needs, new products, and category performance
• Elevate the store experience through stronger product and brand storytelling, intuitive navigation, promotional presentation, and customer-focused store design
• Optimize space and planogram performance using data and testing to improve SKU placement, adjacencies, space productivity, and execution
• Support new initiatives by helping move projects from concept through development, implementation, and in-store execution
• Collaborate across the business with Merchandising, Store Environment, Store Operations, Inventory, Sourcing, Forecasting, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Product Experts, and other key partners
• Develop and present a capstone project to senior leadership focused on a real business opportunity identified with your direct leadership team
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Junior in college obtaining a 4-year undergraduate degree
• Possess excellent visionary, strategic and motivational leadership skills
• Display strong teamwork, analytical skills, problem solving and solutions oriented mindset to drive business and category growth
• Have a passion to lead complex, game-changing work, embrace new experiences, and operate with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Able to effectively manage multiple priorities under pressure by taking initiative and showing flexibility
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills and an ability to communicate with all levels of management and company personnel
• Ability to be a collaborative, team player
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems under pressure
• Intermediate Microsoft Office knowledge required

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Junior in college obtaining a 4-year undergraduate degree
• Possess excellent visionary, strategic and motivational leadership skills
• Display strong teamwork, analytical skills, problem solving and solutions oriented mindset to drive business and category growth
• Have a passion to lead complex, game-changing work, embrace new experiences, and operate with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Able to effectively manage multiple priorities under pressure by taking initiative and showing flexibility
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills and an ability to communicate with all levels of management and company personnel
• Ability to be a collaborative, team player
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems under pressure
• Intermediate Microsoft Office knowledge required

Benefits

• Continuous coaching and mentorship, including formal guidance and regular mentorship from the manager and others
• Associates can accrue paid sick time up to 64 hours per year unless otherwise required by law
• The Company observes 100 hours of paid holiday time
• Flex Designation: Anywhere