Bi & Analytics - Ecom Intern

Key Skills

Business Intelligence, Data Analytics

Job Description

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. In 2018, Costco contributed over $39 million to organizations such as United Way and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale , the second largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in twelve countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco consistently ranks in the top five of Forbes “America’s Best Employers” .

Costco’s IT Division is inviting students currently enrolled in an IT undergraduate or graduate program at a community college, college or university to participate in a 12-week paid internship program during the summer of 2022 . Interns will work within specific areas in Costco’s Information Technology Division. Interns will attend presentations given by various members of Executive Management from IT and other areas of the Company. Interns will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses. Housing is not provided.

As a member of the BI & Analytics team you will have the opportunity to create and maintain data pipeline architecture, while working with large complex data sets; develop business intelligence (BI) solutions – integrating data sets, queries, reports, and dashboard. Success requires the ability to identify, design, and implement a data pipeline that can optimize data delivery. Strong knowledge of modern tools for data extraction (such as IICS or Databricks), data transformation, and data modeling will be important skills for the job. The successful candidate will be someone who enjoys creating data pipelines and understanding data.

If you want to be a part of one of the BEST “to work for” companies in the world , simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

• Works with stakeholders to identify solutions that support their business requirements.
• Works independently and within a team environment.
• Pays attention to detail, self-motivated with the ability to follow instructions and complete assignments on time.
• Learns and applies new concepts, processes and tools.
• Takes initiative to solve problems and multi-tasks by prioritizing projects and deadlines.
• Communicates effectively with team members, stakeholders and all levels of management.
• Tells stories through modern visualization techniques and presents to stakeholders.
• Performs advanced data analysis to support any area of Costco’s business.
• Builds and trains data models to solve business questions and aid decision making.

REQUIRED

• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess good organizational, time, and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize, and stay well organized.
• Must be maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must be students currently enrolled in an IT undergraduate or graduate program at a community college, college or university or a recent graduate. 
• Enthusiasm for helping Costco use data effectively to evaluate and improve business insights.
• Experience providing visualizations and storytelling for business decision-making.
• Comfortable working in both business and technical environments.
• Strong logical thinking skills with the ability to think creatively in order to envision relationships between data.
• Resourceful, self-motivated and able to meet responsibilities with minimal direct supervision.
• Accountable team player with a constructive attitude, problem-solving and customer service mindset.

Recommended 

• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program with the focus on Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Business Analytics or similar discipline.
• Costco warehouse, Ecommerce or retail experience is a plus.

Required Documents

• Current Resume 
• Cover Letter/Essay must include: Your answer should be between 300-500 words in length.

*In no more than 500 words, please describe why you are interested in applying for the Costco IT Intern Program, what you expect to gain from participating in the program and how it may impact your future goals. Please include one or more examples of how you have already applied your skills, other than as a classroom assignment.

• Internship Questionnaire (included in online application) - all questions must be answered