Data Analyst Intern

Scheels Company Goals:

We strive to be the best retailer in the USA in the eyes and minds of our customers, associates, and business partners.

Overview: 

SCHEELS is seeking enthusiastic, motivated, and detail-oriented candidates for their Digital Merchandising Internship. Interns will collaborate with the E-Commerce and Buying teams on various tasks, including product launches for clothing and shoes, vendor dropship programs, and trend analysis. The role involves uploading product data to the SCHEELS website and working with the team to enhance the online shopping experience for customers in the softline space. This internship offers hands-on experience in digital merchandising, with opportunities to learn and contribute to creating an optimal online retail experience.  If you would like to gain professional digital merchandising experience and have fun along the way, we encourage you to join the SCHEELS E-Commerce team! 

Responsibilities: 

• Use Machine Learning and other tools to analyze data and extract meaningful insights
• Support Data Analysts with in-depth analytics and recommendations based on specific business needs
• Work on assigned projects, which require data extraction, analysis, and reporting of results
• Help build data collection capabilities to enable faster, more accurate, and more efficient reporting for multiple levels and areas of the company
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Analytical mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail is a must
• Strong organizational skills and proven ability to follow up in detail
• Proven ability to act on good ideas and solve problems
• Maintain a sense of urgency, see the need to get the job done now
• Demonstrate good judgment, discern satisfactory procedure on your own
• Maintain a positive attitude

Requirements: 

Customer Service

• Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers and business partners like they are the most important person including eye contact, a smile and a genuine “Thank you”

Culture

• Approach daily tasks, projects and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency

• Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact. 

• Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels

• Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early

Team Mentality

• Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward

Teach-ability

• Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge and accept critical feedback

• Ability to adapt to a changing work environment

• Ability to apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation and spelling

Dress Code

• Meets Scheels dress and grooming expectations in support of professional, clean and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers and business partners

Efficiency

• Demonstrate pride and ownership of their work while meeting expected deadlines

Education & Experience:

• The ideal candidate will have an interest in obtaining an Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in business, IT, computer science, or a related field.

Physical Requirements/Lifting Requirements:

Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation

Sedentary work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Roles are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. 

Scheels cares about the health and safety of our Associates. Associates are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform their job duties in a fashion that minimizes the risk of injury

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

Scheels is an equal employment opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Scheels will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals when appropriate.