Category Management Internship- Fall 2025

Work Location Type:Hybrid

Imperial Supplies, a Grainger Company, is a national distributor of quality maintenance products. Serving the fleet maintenance industry since 1958, Imperial has formed lasting relationships with customers by tailoring our services to meet their changing needs.

Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. As a Great Place to Work-Certified company, we're looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry.

Category Management Intern - Fall 2025

As an intern at Imperial, we'll help you design an experiencethat meets your learning objectives while helping you explore how the areas of our business relate and interact. You'll enjoy a variety of day-to-day work assignments, cross-functional meetings, exposure to executive leadership, and soft skill development.Imperial Supplies is a growing distributor of fleet maintenance products. We've been based in Green Bay since 1958 and have a strong history of double-digit annual growth!

Under general supervision, the Category Management Intern will research, create, maintain, and analyze various product assortments at Imperial. Internship will focus on product lifecycles with exposure to all aspects and departments of Procurement including Inventory Management, Purchasing, Procurement Ops and Sourcing. All while maintaining a focus on increasing customer participation and driving topline sales through our product mix management.

Internship details

• Paid internship during Fall 2025
• Duration of 12 weeks, up to 20 hours per week depending on student interest and availability
• Willing to provide supporting documentation for students seeking school credit

Potential day-to-day responsibilities

1. Research and complete new item setup processes to ensure all SKUs are fully enriched with appropriate attributes to drive customer experience
2. Evaluate Product Lines through tools such as Power BI, Excel and internal reports to identify trends in product sales
3. Collaborate with Category Managers to delve into their product lines walking through all aspects of a product life cycle - SKU Setup, maturation curve and exit.
4. Cross functional project work includes supportive projects with Inventory Management, Purchasing, Sourcing and Procurement Ops.
5. Determine and execute product group strategy for SKU optimization and enrichment
6. Support customer and internal Procurement Projects and daily work flow
7. Participate and engage with supplier base on impacted product groups and products

Internship Requirements

• Minimum education: course of study in marketing, business, or equivalent related experience
• Minimum experience: exposure to merchandising, eCommerce, or marketing with a demonstrated understanding of product merchandising
• Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Intermediate to Advanced Excel Skills. Ability to multi-task. Self-motivated and results oriented. Excellent attention to detail. High level of initiative and organization, with the ability to manage ambiguity, risk, uncertainty and changing directions.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one's employment, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, including, but not limited to use of our website, any part of the application, interview or hiring process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.