Student Data Analyst (Spring/Summer Session), Bar

Are you a college student in the Central Florida area interested in a semiannual data analytics program? Would you like to gain valuable hands-on experience and exposure to machine learning and business intelligence? Do you want to work on challenging projects and learn more about the Publix organization? Do you want to network with professionals to develop skills beyond what you can learn in a classroom? If yes, then this internship at Publix may be the perfect fit for you. The Student Data Analyst program is a semiannual program based in our Lakeland corporate headquarters. Our goal is to provide the Student Data Analyst as much exposure to the day-to-day work of a full-time Data Analyst as possible, so the student works directly with the Publix Supply Chain Data Analytics team to assist with Supply Chain Forecasting, Pharmacy, Inventory Shrinkage, Risk Management, and Activity Based Costing projects.
Responsibilities include:

• Finding an algorithm to better identify outliers in the reporting which will help drive store improvements in shrink
• Giving support for planning/goal setting functions of the department
• Working with Data Analysts and Data Scientists to research and apply statistical modeling algorithms that can be utilized to improve the accuracy of forecasts for retail items

Required Qualifications:

• Must have some knowledge of statistics
• Basic knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, R, Python, C+/C++, and SQL
• Rising Senior or Graduate Student majoring in Data Analytics, Statistics, Economics, Information Systems (various), Industrial Engineering
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and Internet/E-mail
• Must have an interest in data analysis
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Access
• Must have some knowledge of at least one computer programming language
• Coordinate your own housing within a commutable distance of the work location

Address: 3300 Publix Corporate Parkway