Workforce Management Internship

As a family-owned retailer we take pride in offering a competitive benefit package designed to support you & your life. It is one of the reasons we have been named a Forbes Best Employer for four consecutive years!

• All major Holidays & Birthday off
• Advanced Leadership Training Programs: build the skills to grow your career into a Store Manager, Regional Manager, or corporate position
• Associate discount on name brands like Carhartt, Under Armour, STIHL, Milwaukee Tool, DeWalt & much more!
• Internal recognition programs that support an engaged workplace

The Blain’s Corporate Office Store Operations Management Intern will learn, understand, and perform the activities, roles, and responsibilities associated with the Blain’s Store Operations Team. The intern will be assigned various activities to ensure they receive a “hands-on” experience of the various functions within the team.

Additional responsibilities of the Blain’s Corporate Office Store Operations Management Internship include:

• Shadow, assist and support various functions of the Store Operations Team
• Complete duties of different Blains Corporate Store Operations associates, as requested
• Learn and become familiar with each Blains Corporate Store Operations departments and various roles
• Overview of Blains Corporate Store Operations functions which consist of Store Support, Customer Service, Workforce Management
• Directly work and communicate with Blains Corporate Store Operations staff
• Perform special project work as requested which will be within the Workforce Management department
• Prepare a research project on a topic determined by Blain Supply and present the research findings to the Blain’s Senior Leadership Team and other key Blain’s managers
• The Workforce Management Project will involve:
• Learn and understand Blain’s store scheduling application and Labor Model
• Understand, document and report on store scheduling effectiveness.
• Over and under scheduling compared to the labor demand
• Observe and document how different volume stores operate compared to others based on shared activities across store positions
• Perform in-store observations and time studies
• Recommend changes to the Labor Model

Successful candidates for the Blains Corporate Store Operations Management Internship must be enrolled in an accredited University or College and be graduating within 12-18 months of the Internship.

Additional requirements of the Blains Corporate Store Operations Management Internship include:

• Ability to travel to nearby Blain’s Farm and Fleet stores
• Valid driver’s license
• Proficient in Excel
• Demonstrate awareness and compliance with Loss Prevention and safety policies and/or procedures
• Follow internship timeline as designated in internship orientation