Job Description

Our mission at Whole Foods Market is to nourish people and the planet, but also- future talent. We are excited to offer our 2025 Summer Internship Program to purpose-driven students seeking to make a difference in their work and in their community. Our internship program is based in Austin, Texas, down the street from our original Whole Foods Market store. Our interns don’t get us coffee; instead, they enjoy free coffee and tea while working on meaningful projects that impact our internal and external stakeholders.

About the Team: 

Whole Foods Market is seeking to hire a strategy professional to define and champion critical components of our future strategy. In close cooperation with WFM leadership and key partner teams across the organization, this intern will support our long-term growth and enterprise strategy priorities to deliver financial value in alignment with WFM Core Values and Leadership Principles.

This individual will work cross-functionally with stakeholders throughout Whole Foods Market and Amazon to (1) evaluate assigned market segment opportunities and ideas for growth, and (2) build the vision, business case, and go-to-market plan for these initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience in strategy development and demonstrate the ability to influence at the most senior levels of an organization. 

 

Intern Responsibilities May Include: 

• Own the definition and evaluation of assigned initiatives supporting Whole Foods Market’s growth and profitability priorities. 

• Partner with key teams across WFM and Amazon to develop robust business case and investment strategies for assigned initiatives, in alignment with our strategic priorities and opportunities. 

• Support decisions on key investment opportunities and initiatives, from strategy alignment to proof of concept and pilot, to scaling decisions.

• Frame tradeoffs and choices that allow us to optimize and iterate on business ideas and concepts to achieve our strategic objectives. 

• Build go-to-market, pilot and scaling plans for new business ideas.

• Prioritize opportunities that align with our Mission/Values and where WFM has a unique right to win. 

• Prepare "executive ready" project deliverables and manage alignment and communication with key stakeholders. 

• Earn trust, establish credibility, and build partnerships with senior-level leaders across the organization. 

• Operate as a change agent, with a high degree of resiliency, emotional intelligence, and ability to navigate ambiguity. 

 

You Will Bring:

• Experience in management consulting, corporate strategic and financial analysis, strategic planning, business development, and/or related business unit leadership with extensive knowledge of grocery, retail, customer, and digital/e-commerce workstreams. 

• Proven track record of developing effective strategy. 

• Strong quantitative background with experience determining insights to inform key business decisions; connects customer analytics to financial outcomes.

• Ability to think beyond the P&L to arrive at true value and drive impactful decisions. 

• Strong oral, written and formal presentation skills including ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple way. Excellent Amazon-style business writing skills. 

• Experience operating in the context of a large, complex, retail organization; experience partnering with multiple business functions. 

• Strategic mindset with strong critical thinking skills and ability to craft compelling business cases. 

• Aligned to Whole Foods Market’s Higher Purpose/Mission, Core Values and Leadership Principles. 

 

Education & Experience: 

• Current 1st year MBA student preferred 

 

Internship Program Details: 

Our Summer 2025 Internships are paid for 10-weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) between June 2, 2025-August 8, 2025. The internships will be based in Austin, Texas and are not open to remote candidates at this time. 

 

Program Highlights:

• Weekly Summer Event Series: Weekly events for interns to connect with one another and get immersed in the Whole Foods Market culture. Previous events have included distribution center tours, cheese tastings, volunteering at the Central Texas Food Bank, supplier visits, women in leadership panel and more! 

• Intern Buddy: Opportunity to be paired with a Whole Foods Market team member outside of our team that can be a go to resource during your summer. 

• Team Member Coffee Chats: Network 1:1 with Whole Foods Market team members in your field or area of interest for a 20 - 30-minute coffee chat. 

• Internship Expo: End of internship presentations where you can share what projects you worked on during the summer with the entire company! 

 

Application Review: Our internship applications will be open November 2024. We will review applications on a rolling basis so next steps and interviews may not be communicated until December 2024. 

At Whole Foods Market, we provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all Team Members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Whole Foods Market hires and promotes individuals solely based on qualifications for the position to be filled and business needs.Whole Foods Market works with job sites like Indeed, LinkedIn, and ZipRecruiter to promote opportunities at our company. Please be aware that other career sites may not be accurate or up to date and may even be fraudulent. We encourage and recommend all candidates to apply via our site.

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