Retail Data & Consumer Insights Intern
Job Location:
Bentonville, AR - USA
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Job Summary
Umami is an AI-enabled customer-driven Food & Beverage innovation platform built to analyze customer feedback and company advantages to generate strategic product insights for innovators within consumer-driven brands. We combine machine learning consumer data and brands unique advantagesfrom insight to innovation.
FIELDBOOK a studio operated by Alloy Partners is dedicated to creating and accelerating advantaged retail value chain startups. We are launching Umami out of Fieldbook Studiobacked by the Walton Family Foundation and the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA).
The Intern will support Umamis retail data collection and consumer insights workflows using the Clippr plugin and related internal tools. This role is ideal for someone who is detailoriented curious about CPG innovation and excited to work at the intersection of AI retail data and product development.
Capture product pricing packaging and assortment data across assigned retailers and categories
Maintain accuracy and consistency across large datasets
Identify anomalies gaps or trends during data entry and flag them for review
Use the Clippr plugin to scrape tag and organize retail product information
Execute standardized workflows to support category scans competitive benchmarking and assortment mapping
Ensure data is properly structured for downstream analytics and reporting
Assist in gathering review-based consumer sentiment data aligned with Umamis methodology (real reviews not social media)
Help decode consumer pain points unmet needs and competitive strengths/weaknesses
Support the creation of category snapshots opportunity maps and early-stage concept inputs
Support the preparation of internal and client-facing reports including charts summaries and insights
Help analyze patterns across retailers categories and consumer feedback
Contribute to innovation pipeline prioritization work by organizing and synthesizing data inputs
Collaborate with the Innovation Insights and Product teams as needed
Assist with ad hoc research tasks related to brand health innovation reports and opportunity sizing
Support internal documentation and workflow optimization
Participate in team meetings and contribute to process improvements
Help maintain internal databases and knowledge repositories
Provide general operational support as the company scales its AI-powered product development platform
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accuracy across large datasets.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets.
- Familiarity with data visualization and reporting tools such as Tableau Power BI Looker Studio or similar platforms.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to identify patterns trends and inconsistencies in data.
- Comfortable learning new software tools and technology platforms.
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple projects and deadlines.
- Pay Range: $15/hr
- Schedule: 40-hour week: typically 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday
- Length of Internship: 3 months with the potential to convert to a full-time opportunity based on employer demand
- Location: Bentonville Arkansas
- Current Arkansas state resident
- Ability to pass a standard background check
- Ability to work 40 hours a week following the three-month internship
- Ability to work full-time in the United States without a current or future need for visa sponsorship
- High curiosity and interest in learning new technologies and growing or starting your IT career
- Technical aptitude exhibited through projects experience or online learning and the ability to communicate what you know
Required Experience:
Intern
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