Intern Merchandising

Position Title: Intern Merchandising

Job Requisition ID: 45498

Career Group (ADSP): Administration

Division: Food Basics Merchandising (80201542)

Department: Merchandising

Work Location: ON - 5559 DUNDAS STREET W

Province: Ontario

The typical salary range for this position is $41 300.00 - $61 900.00 annually. The base salary offered will be determined based on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity considerations.

This position is an existing temporary, full-time position, ending September 4, 2026.

SUMMARY:

Role involves research and analysis looking for opportunities to improve sales and optimize profitability while leveraging loyalty, pos, category, customer and market insights.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Working with the category manager and team on special reporting and projects which will be required on an "as needed" basis. This will require extracting and analyzing data in order to formulate into meaningful recommendations and conversations.

- Analytic work involves working with Dunnhumby loyalty platform, ACNielsen and BW POS sales data. Research and analysis will involve review of performance for planograms, listings, market sku gaps.

- Provide general routine and non-routine support for projects and tasks, working closely with the Assistant Category Managers and Admins, leveraging their system knowledge and department processes.

- Prepare in-depth ROI reviews of pricing, promotions and distributions sell throughs to maximize future sales and profit

- Collaborate positively with manager and peers in a team structured approach, learning to work in an office environment both independently and as a team.

- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Student working towards the completion of an undergraduate degree or diploma in business, finance, accounting preferred.

- Demonstrated technical experience preferred - proven ability to work with databases / analytical platforms and/or strong ability to learn quickly.

- Intermediate experience in Microsoft Excel and Office. Advanced would be an asset.

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Excellent time management skills.

- Independent thinker interested in taking initiative.

- Proven ability to multitask and follow up on actions/ issues

The responsibilities and relationships assigned to this role may change as is necessary to achieve Metro's business objectives.

Disclosure on Use of Artifical Intelligence in Recruitment: At METRO, we are commited to transparency and fairness in our hiring practices. In compliance with Ontario's Employment Standards Act (Bill 149), we disclose that METRO and certain third-party job boards we use incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for positions. The use of AI helps us efficiently review the large volume of applications we receive, ensuring that every candidate's profile is considered promptly and consistently. This technology supports our goal of providing an equitable and streamlined recruitment experience for all applicants. While AI tools support our recruitment procedures, all decisions throughout the process are made exclusively by METRO's Talent Acquisition team or METRO employees. At no stage does AI determine recruitment outcomes.

METRO is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that reflects the communities we serve. The company values, respects and relies on the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view because it allows us to innovate, make better decisions and better understand our customers. We will consider qualified applications from all walks of life to build the best team.

We encourage you to let us know if your current condition requires accommodation in the recruitment process so that we can accommodate you.

Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are selected.

We respectfully request that agencies do not contact us or send us unsolicited applications.