
Operations Summer Associate
Circana
internship
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $22 per hour
About the role
- This Early Career Program is designed for recent graduates to get hands-on, real-world experience working with our Global Operations Team while participating in learning and development curriculum and networking opportunities in a cohort style.
- An Operations Intern that participate in the Early Career Program are assigned to teams which may include: Item Coding: capturing the unique product characteristics of items sold
- Item Placement: create customized views of product characteristics
- Dimension Architecture: designing and delivering usable, efficient, valuable solutions through the creation of client customization
- Technology Management: use technology to automate and streamline operations processes
- Data Modeling: develop custom client databases
- Client Service: Supporting clients as they utilize our various products and services.
- At Circana lateral, promotional, and cross-functional moves are encouraged and part of our culture. While your initial role will be in one of these groups, you’ll have the chance to grow your career both within your initial assignment and into other opportunities that meet your career goals.
Requirements
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree business related field with an interest in the Operations, Technology, CPG, Retail, Market Research, and/or Big Data fields
- Graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027.
- Ability to break down complex problems into their fundamental parts, to ask meaningful questions to understand root causes
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate your work and resources to respond to requests
- Ability to be flexible and accountable as you manage project goals/timelines
- Technology aptitude and willingness to learn and work on new solutions and platforms
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Someone who is efficient, accurate and detail oriented; remembering how crucial the data we manage is to our clients
- Someone who will speak up when they identify opportunities to improve systems/processes
- Above all else considers the impact on the external or internal customer when taking or not taking action.
Benefits
- paid time off
- medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k) to eligible employees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data modelingitem codingitem placementdimension architecturetechnology managementclient customizationdatabase development
Soft Skills
problem-solvingplanningorganizationflexibilityaccountabilitycommunicationattention to detailefficiency