Summer 2025-Store Management/Leadership Essentials Intern- Vancouver, WA $19.25 -$21.00 at Kroger in Vancouver, Washington

Job Description:

The Kroger Summer Internship Program is a 12-week immersive experience that offers students an opportunity to grow their careers through a variety of focused internship assignments.

Our program offers competitive pay, hands-on learning experiences, company exposure to senior leaders, and professional development opportunities. Spend your summer leading projects, refining your professional skills, working alongside industry leaders, and connecting with other students from across the country.

Our Retail Management interns have the opportunity to work within the retail divisions, in a program designed to provide overview of store operations, marketing, merchandising, purchasing, supply chain management, financial analysis and human resources. The internship also offers job shadowing with store management, a designated retail project and the experience of working as part of an effective team. Our interns will role model and demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Kroger Co (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status). Minimum

• Enrolled in an accredited college or university.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to navigate change and respond to challenges with a positive demeanor.
• Demonstrate initiative and to work independently, as well as collaboratively, in a team
• environment.
• Commitment to providing superior customer service.

• Commitment to providing customer service
• Involvement in leadership and community activities
• Ability to analyze and interpret information and apply to business needs

• Gain understanding of a favorable customer shopping experience, the importance of associate
• engagement in customer service/relations and how to role model the highest level of customer
• service.
• Gain understanding of how a store manager leads teams in the planning, implementation and
• execution of merchandising and operating initiatives.
• Gain understanding of how as store manager develops action plans and communications to
• store associates.
• Training at multiple locations inclusive of retail stores, distribution and/or division office
• Complete special assignments, as requested.
• Curate a cumulative retail project and present to division leadership.
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.