Summer Internship – Strategic Business Planning
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Job Description
About Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market’s mission is to nourish people and the planet and also future talent. Their 2025 Summer Internship Program is based in Austin, Texas, and offers a unique opportunity for purpose-driven students to make a difference in their work and community.
Interns at Whole Foods Market:
• Don’t get coffee for anyone – they get free coffee and tea while working on meaningful projects.
• Work on projects that impact both internal and external stakeholders.
• Have direct exposure to high-impact initiatives and senior leadership.
• Contribute to the company’s strategic direction.
Strategic Business Planning Team
The Strategic Business Planning team helps shape the future of Whole Foods Market by:
• Working with leaders across the company to develop a portfolio of long-term growth initiatives that drive financial value in alignment with their Core Values and Leadership Principles.
• Leading the company’s annual planning process and presenting recommendations to the CEO and Executive Team.
• Managing ongoing business reporting.
• Facilitating execution of Whole Foods Market’s 1- and 3-year strategies.
Intern Responsibilities:
• Project manage key annual planning processes:
• Spearheading effective communication
• Maintaining documentation
• Driving alignment across cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders:
• Collect data and insights to evaluate strategic choices
• Understand trade-offs and prioritization across projects
• Generate recommendations to inform the execution of an enterprise strategy
• Develop strategic, analytical, and financial frameworks:
• Conduct analyses and influence enterprise decisions
• Take initiative to improve existing processes
• Prepare “executive ready” presentations and project deliverables:
• For various levels of leadership
• Support responses to executive inquiries and escalations.
Required Skills and Experience:
• Strong oral, written, and presentation skills:
• Communicate complex ideas in a simple way
• Tailor communication to specific situations and audiences
• Effective program management and organizational skills:
• Proven ability to partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business outcomes
• Quantitative and financial analysis skills:
• Experience determining insights to inform key business decisions
• Connect customer analytics to financial outcomes
• Comfort working with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment:
• Taking the lead to drive business outcomes through critical thinking and strategic frameworks
• Intermediate experience with Excel and PowerPoint required.
Ideal Candidate:
• Current 1st year MBA Student preferred.
• Background in:
• Management consulting
• Program or project management
• Strategic/business planning
• Strategic/financial analysis
• Experience in CPG, retail, or e-commerce industries a plus.
