JoDee Martin worked as a Store Management Intern II in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. Their responsibilities included opening the store, analyzing daily data, setting team goals, holding manager and daily meetings, organizing freight and department projects, completing walks with upper management, and closing the store. JoDee implemented a plan to increase credit capture and drove positive results in customer service, email, credit, and participation through games, incentives and discussions. The internship experience helped JoDee understand how different industry sectors work together and classes at Stout prepared them to be successful in merchandising, management, and other areas. JoDee has accepted an offer from MIT and will also be a Campus Ambassador.
2. Responsibilities
Open store
Analyze data from
previous day
Set goals for team
Manager meeting
Daily huddles
Freight to floor
Department Projects
Walks with upper-management
Work on Impact Analysis Project
Close store
3. Credit and Communication
Implement plan to increase credit capture
Executed games, incentives and discussions to
motivate employees
Analyzed performance reports & identified
opportunities
Drove positive results in multiple areas of the
business
Customer service, E-mail, Credit, and Participation
4. Take-Aways
Helped me realize how
different sectors of the
industry work together
Classes at Stout
prepared me to be
successful
Basic Merchandising,
Visual Merchandising,
Management, MPC
Exceptional learning
experiences
throughout the co-op
