What are the responsibilities and job description for the Spring 2025 Internship - Production / Vendor Compliance position at vineyard vines?
Every Spring Internship Should Feel This Good!
We’re on the lookout for highly motivated college students, in good academic standing, who are passionate about our brand and working toward a career in the retail industry. Interns will be responsible for assisting in day-to-day operations within their designated department, providing support to other departments as needed, as well as handling administrative tasks throughout the office.
Key Responsibilities:
- New Vendor Setup Coordination:
- Manage internal/external communication and steps required to onboard new vendors.
- Maintain vendor lists/tools for business operations.
- Collect and organize necessary documents from prospective vendors.
- Third-Party Audit Process Management:
- Coordinate third-party factory audits.
- Review both social and technical audits.
- Maintenance of records
- Traceability Documentation:
- Request, track, review and organize traceability documents on a seasonal basis.
- Ensure timely and accurate submission of traceability data.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Stay up to date on industry trends/news that are impactful to the apparel industry.
- Research and suggest enhancements to existing compliance processes.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with internal teams, such as sourcing, legal, and logistics, to align vendor compliance initiatives.
- Support the preparation of vendor compliance reports for internal stakeholders.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Workspace
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Every-day should feel this good because:
- We have a fun-entrepreneurial culture filled with truly “good” people
- We offer flexible scheduling and are happy to work around your class schedule
- On occasional Thursday’s we have Bagels and Big Ideas where you can learn something new from executive leaders
- We offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boat
A few things you should know:
- This internship is for credit only and you must be able to provide the appropriate paperwork from your school in order to be considered
- Able to come into the office on either Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursday (2x a week)
- We work with your class and extracurricular schedule to determine your internship schedule. Please note: we recommend working two full 8 hour days and one 4 hour half day.
- Spring internships can be up to 15 weeks long with a max of 20 hours per week
- Spring internships slated to start the week of January 20, 2025
- With a growing number of applicants each year, this is a highly competitive Internship program. Please feel free to add additional information to your application such as a link to your blog, LinkedIn, your portfolio, or any other relevant project to show your passion!
