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- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- 00052 - New York Corporate Buying Office
- Posted
- Sep 4
Position Overview
If you are looking for an internship that reflects the day-to-day of a full-time associate and have an interest in a career as a Retail Buyer, we invite you to apply to our internship program as a Buying Intern!
Our Burlington
In 1972, Burlington Stores operated as a family-owned coat business, and over the years, we have grown into one of today's leading off-price retailers and continue to evolve through collaboration, innovation, and customer focus. Centered on five tenets, “Our Burlington” defines who we are as an employer and what’s important to us as a team, and it guides us toward becoming an even stronger competitor in the off-price channel.
Additional information is available at: https://burlingtonstores.jobs/our-burlington/
A Day in the Life
Our internship program is a starting point for a career journey in Buying at Burlington and here is a peek at what…
What you'd do
- Support the buying team of one of our divisions in merchandise selection, negotiation, and pricing.
- Assist in planning/coordination of availability of products for advertising and promotion.
- Assist in assortment and category planning that meets customer demand.
- Prepare trend boards for strategy meetings by researching trends to plan for seasonal buys.
- Updating and tracking purchase orders to ensure timely delivery.
- Travel to market visits 1-2 days per week to visit vendors and assist in selecting and negotiating product that meets customer demands and is priced competitively.
- Participate in competitive shopping visits and assist in identifying product opportunities, labels, and trends.
- Collaborate for success; teamwork within our department is key to success and you will work with several functional areas within the department for input, ideas, and to execute your assignments.
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Merchandising, Business, Retail Management, Supply Chain, Marketing, Economics, or a related field. Relevant coursework and transferable skills will also be considered.
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program with an anticipated graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028.
What you get
- An hourly pay of $23 per hour.
- An associate discount for in-store purchases.
- Professional development opportunities for long-term career growth. Many alumni of our internship program have successfully joined Burlington as full-time Assistant Buyers and have continued to grow their careers within the organization.
- Starts
- 2026-09-04