Merchandising Strategy Intern

Job Description

About the Company: FreshDirect

FreshDirect is the northeast’s leading online fresh food grocer, specializing in delivering high-quality, fresh food directly to customers. The company prides itself on sourcing the freshest and best-tasting meat, fish, produce, and specialty items through direct relationships with suppliers, growers, and farmers.

From its inception, FreshDirect has aimed to be a community partner, delivering exceptional quality and service. It is described as an environment where associates can innovate, grow, and have successful careers, with many leaders having advanced within the company. FreshDirect is recognized as a leading innovator in the e-commerce and grocery industries, driven by its team’s efforts and investment in technology.

The company thrives on teamwork and is driven by its passionate employees. Its state-of-the-art facility fosters innovation. FreshDirect supports its employees with on-the-job training, team-building activities, workplace recognition opportunities, and encourages direct relationships with suppliers.

Employee Benefits and Perks:
• Learning & Development opportunities for career growth.
• 20% off any orders placed through freshdirect.com.
• Access to FD Market, FreshDirect’s onsite discounted employee grocery store.
• 24-hour access to the FreshDirect shuttle between its Bronx headquarters and the subway.
• Regular events and barbecues to show gratitude for employees’ hard work.
• Comprehensive benefits (though details not specified in this brief).

FreshDirect is an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, committed to non-discrimination based on various protected characteristics.

About the Job: Merchandising Strategy Intern

FreshDirect is seeking a highly motivated intern to join its Merchandising Strategy team for an eight-week paid internship.
• Duration: July 7th, 2025 – August 29th, 2025.
• Team: Merchandising Strategy team.

The ideal candidate is someone who:
• Has a passion for food and interest in the food industry.
• Is sociable and makes friends quickly and easily.
• Learns new systems rapidly.
• Possesses tenacious follow-up and can keep projects on task.

Job Description:
The Merchandising Strategy Intern will divide their time across the Site Merchandising and Pricing teams, providing support for high-priority, time-bound projects.

Key Responsibilities:
• Site Merchandising Tasks:
• Collecting and tracking site enhancement requests from the merchandising and product organizations.
• Supporting the site merchandising team with storefront management updates in the content management system (CMS).
• Pricing Tasks:
• Supporting quality assurance testing of pricing tools.
• Collecting pricing rules requirements from partner merchant teams.
• General:
• Providing ad hoc project support.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Currently pursuing a BA/BS degree, with demonstrated interest in the food industry, merchandising, or e-commerce. Candidates pursuing a master’s degree will also be considered.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Experience in food retail and/or merchandising preferred.
• Ability to work in refrigerated environments for short periods of time.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (Ideal Candidate Should Possess):
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work with large data sets.
• A willingness to think creatively and take calculated risks.