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POSITION SUMMARY

Home Services is a business unit operating within Sears Holdings Corporation and represents a key competitive advantage for the company. Interacting with over 48 million households each year, the Home Services business is the premier provider of services in the retail industry and includes the delivery and installation of merchandise, in-home and carry-in product repair, technical and customer support via the telephone, and the sale of home improvement products and replacement parts.

Home Services is an optimal environment for gaining operational experience in a growing business. Our broad portfolio of services provides opportunities for learning and contribution to the advancement of our goals in such functional areas as marketing, logistics/supply chain, and strategy. A Home Services internship allows you to complete projects within your core function that reach across all of the aspects of the business.

LOCATION
Hoffman Estates, Illinois or Longwood, Florida

QUALIFICATIONS  >>

  • Junior status (in final summer before graduation)
  • Major in finance, supply chain, or related fields
  • Strong academic performance
  • Demonstrated leadership abilities
  • Involvement in extracurricular activities
  • Dedication to Customer Service
  • Permanent Employment Authorization/U.S. Citizen

RESPONSIBILITIES  >>

Interns spend their time working in the corporate office and are assigned specific projects throughout the internship. This project work will allows the intern to apply what has been learned in the classroom into a business setting. As a member of the Home Services team, your goal as an intern will be to provide support to business owners to establish and support strategic business direction. You will learn how to identify project value to the business, review and make recommendations on process flows that impact the customer experience, and further develop your analytical skills. Your performance in the internship will be assessed through formal and informal evaluations.

PAST PROJECT WORK COMPLETED  >>

  • Update logistics and carry-in database and implement changes based on needs
  • Analyze Freight Lines and Route shipping
  • Develop process for self diagnostic appliances
  • Determine market price for services and factors that drive this
  • Assist in developing underwriting costs by geographical market
  • Review parts pricing strategy and make recommendations for improvement

* Please review our staffing process to learn how to be considered for any of our college programs.


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