Merchandiser Summer Internship London 2024

We are now recruiting for our Summer 2024 Internship programme!

We are now accepting applications for our July internship intake. We’re really excited to be recruiting interns and we have some great internships available across the charity.  We will also be recruiting for our Autumn internships later this year. To be notified once these applications are live, please visit our website to sign up.

Are you looking for an exciting internship opportunity at one of the UK’s largest health charities?

Why we need you

Cancer Research UK is the world’s largest charity dedicated to beating all types of cancer. We now have an opportunity for you to join us as a Merchandising Administrative Intern.

What will I be doing?

In this role you will be within the BIG (Bought In Goods) team within the central Trading Operations team.

Role and purpose

The role would be supporting all aspects of the merchandising function, from helping to raise orders, to allocating to shops, to helping with displays and managing stock loss. The role would give the candidate great experience for career in merchandising.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting the team in the distribution of stock from allocation to replenishment using in the in-house system
• Working efficiently within the team by providing the buying and merchandising team administrative support to ensure accurate distribution of stock to all core and online shops.
• Helping to minimise stock loss by working with the shop discrepancies form and monitoring parcel tracking information
• Build relationships with shop managers, to identify and drive commercial opportunities, to support their performance
• Demonstrate and maintain competence in all technical area’s relevant to the role
• Allocate stock for new Store Openings and Refits
• Work with the Assistant Merchandiser and Merchandiser to decide on next steps to drive stock to priority shops and superstores
• Assisting on the distribution of Reports and understanding the importance of accurate, organised and timely data
• Providing key administrative support to the Merchandising and Buying function
• Understand opportunities and risks at both product and store level, making recommendations to maximise sales and stock levels.
• Ad hoc reporting/projects – As instructed by the Product team

What skills are you looking for?

You’ll be able to bring to the role:

• Moderate understanding of Microsoft office applications (outlook, excel, Word and power point)
• Adaptability
• Good communication skills – written and verbal
• Quick learner

What will I gain?

This role will add real value to Cancer Research UK so we want to ensure you’re getting a lot out of it too. As an intern you’ll go through a structured development programme with skills training in project management, CV writing and interview skills and you’ll have a buddy to help you settle in. You’ll be eligible for many of our benefits, including paid holiday, and you’ll gain key experience to help you launch your career.

How do I apply?

Please apply online by uploading your details and answering an application question. Please complete an application form for only one Internship role.

One of our values at CRUK is Being Human. We want to hear about why you’re interested in CRUK and what is motivating you to apply. So, we discourage the use of AI when completing your application form and throughout the process.

Application process

Stage 1: Online application

Complete an online application form – you’ll be asked to answer a motivational competency question and upload your CV.

In our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we operate an anonymised shortlisting process. Please therefore ensure that you have completed the work history section of the application form in full and that you have answered all application questions, as this is the information we will be using to shortlist. CVs are required to be uploaded for all applications, as they will be collected for use later in the process.  If you experience any problems submitting an application, please email earlycareers@cancer.org.uk

Stage 2: Assessment

If your initial application is successful you will then be invited to complete our new situational judgment test. The test poses real life scenarios that a CRUK intern might be met with in their day to day role and asks how you would tackle that scenario. This is un-timed and multiple choice. Please let us know if you think you might require adjustments for this assessment.

Stage 3: Audio Submission

If you are successful in the previous stage, you will be asked to complete an audio submission, answering competency-based questions. The questions will be emailed to you and you will have a few days to submit a response via an audio recording (no video required).

Stage 4: Interviews

If you are successful in the previous stage, you will then be invited to a face-to-face interview at our head office with representatives from the team you are applying to.

The Internship will start on Monday 1st July 2024.