Merchandising Co-Op Intern

With a career at The Home Depot you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

**(Internship format will be 4 days a week in office/Fridays Remote)

Internship Overview

Merchandise Solutions Co-Op program offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience in a corporate environment. This Co Op consists of 3 full semester rotations. (Spring 2026 Fall 2026 and Summer 2027) where you will work with one of our teams for an 11 week project. Interns will learn more about our retail business and our corporate offices while having the opportunity to work on a pre-assigned project that impacts the function they are supporting. Additionally interns participate in networking and development activities that set them up for success as they build their careers.

What makes a Great Intern:

• Action Oriented: Intern takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency high energy and enthusiasm

• Manages Ambiguity: Intern effectively navigates and thrives in uncertain situations while using sound judgment to make decisions without having the full picture. Is able to move work forward without all the details

• Collaboration: Intern contributes to the groups efforts and steps forward to help as needed. Seeks input from others

• Nimble Learning: Intern actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems using both successes and failures as learning fodder

• Communication: Intern develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audience

• Customer Focus: Intern builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions

Description of the Major/Subject Area

Looking for students majoring in Business Management Business Analytics Business Administration Statistics Mathematics Management Information Systems or a related field. Interns will gain skills in teamwork organization accountability and problem-solving among many others. Along with networking and gaining mentorship interns will spend time working on skills for their career. Interns will learn how to plan and execute concrete goals communicate their visions effectively project manage and collaborate with a team on a shared goal.

Analytic Interns should enjoy digging into data finding insights and making impacts. They should be experienced working with data in databases and excel pivot tables and able to communicate and explain complicated concepts effectively.

Tasks responsibilities and key accountabilities for Business interns include:

• Assisting with data quality assurance and data validation

• Using our data sources to build reports

• Finding and using new sources of data for market share analysis etc.

• Updating existing reports to meet a level of polish and finesse

• Answering ad-hoc data questions for the business

• Adding value by directly solving needs of a wide range of stakeholders

• Digging into our data to find insights or opportunities for our business

• Helping clean up document and streamline reporting processes to create efficiencies

Tasks responsibilities and key accountabilities for Analytic-focused interns include:

• Leverage data manipulation visualization and advanced analytics platforms to deliver relevant and timely business insights

• Gain exposure to key leaders across various functional areas

• Utilize project management skills to create team solutions and resolve business issues

• Perform special project work related to Lean Six Sigma focused analytics and consulting

• Complete ad-hoc analysis to support business decision making

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with Excel PowerPoint and SQL or Tableau

• Strong communication skills both verbal and written

• Interest in working as part of a collaborative cross-functional team

• Preferred GPA 3.0 or above