Company: JCPenney
Position: MPA Internship – Planning & Merchandising Intern Location: Dallas
Drop Deadline: October 20, 2011
Description: During the10-week Merchandising Internship you’ll gain a basic understanding of each phase of the merchandising process. You’ll be assigned to a Merchandising Team which includes Planning, Buying and Allocation and assigned various projects to facilitate your learning. At the end of the program, you’ll be required to complete a final project that is presented to members of senior management summarizing your learning and understanding of the merchandising process.

About JCPenney: JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) is one of America’s leading retailers, operating 1,100+ department stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as one of the largest apparel and home furnishing sites on the Internet, www.jcp.com. Through these integrated channels, jcpenney offers a wide array of national, private and exclusive brands which reflect the Company’s vision to be America’s shopping destination for discovering great styles at compelling prices.  Traded as “jcp” on the New York Stock Exchange, the Company posted revenue of $17.8 billion FY’10.

At its 2010 analyst/investor meeting, the Company announced plans to accelerate its transformation, and is currently executing the next phase of its Long Range Plan reflecting a focus on driving profitable, top-line growth and expanding market share.  Key to this strategy is jcpenney’s “New Look. New Day. Who Knew!” messaging, intended to generate deeper, more emotionally driven relationships with customers by fully engaging the Company’s 155,000 Associates to offer encouragement, provide ideas, and inspire customers every time they shop with jcpenney.

From an employee perspective, the Company’s strategy is to become the preferred choice for a (retail) career based on the following initiatives: Build a company culture that fosters innovation and teamwork; retain, attract, develop and reward the best talent in retail.

In addition to competitive benefits and the 20% associate discount at jcpenney stores and jcp.com for you and your spouse, a few amenities we offer at the Corporate Office include:

  • Car Care
  • 2 Food Courts and JC’s Bistro dine-in restaurant
  • Dinner To Nite to-go dinners
  • Fitness Center
  • Starbucks
  • On-site Child Care
  • Home Office Wellness Clinic
  • Walgreens and gift shop on site
  • Post Office

 JCPenney will be on campus on October 10.  If you’d like to connect with us, e-mail ekroliko@jcpenney.com.

Submitted by Francisco Loredo