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Edward.McMillan@Graybar.com
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Intern Position Highlights
Company: Graybar
Category: Market Insights
Position Title: Innovation Lab Intern
Status: Undergraduate or Graduate Hourly
Location: Research Park, UIUC
Commitment: Late Spring, Summer & Fall 2020 | Hours p/week: 15-20 academic semester; 40 in summer
Contact Email: Edward.McMillan@Graybar.com
Work Environment
Graybar’s Innovation Lab in Research Park is an exciting, collaborative environment conducive to creativity and innovation. Enjoy free snacks and drinks, professional development, games of intense ping-pong, and the company of other bright interns from a variety of backgrounds!
Qualifications
- Current UIUC graduate or undergraduate student with a major or emphasis in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Industrial/Systems Engineering, Writing/Research, Operations Management, Information Management, Data Analytics, or related field
- 3.0/4.0 minimum cumulative grade point average
- Self-motivated with a high level of learning agility
- Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and creative problem solving skills
- Self-starter with a strong ability to work independently with little oversight from others
- Responsibilities/Desired Skills & Abilities
Market Insights Analyst
In this position, you will provide an “outside-in” perspective on a variety of topics including our competition, technology trends, consumer/business trends, etc. This team’s main deliverables include research reports, position/white papers, and presentations.
- Develop professional, succinct research reports for an executive audience on a variety of topics
- Research and synthesize information from myriad sources into coherent topics and business strategies
- Actively participate in cross-functional brainstorming and “design sprint” sessions, as it pertains to a particular research topic
- Ability to compile and summarize researched information, data, and statistics in reports, documents, and case studies.
- Ability to proof reports to ensure there are no grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, or factual inaccuracies.
- Ability to create captivating visuals to be incorporated into your research
- Ability to become familiar with and understand the aim of conducting the research
- Ability to read, grasp, understand, analyze, and reproduce information in a methodical and goal-oriented manner.
About Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
As a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products, Graybar helps contractors and building owners save time and money as they work to construct, renovate and maintain their facilities. From its humble beginnings in 1869 as Gray & Barton to becoming one of North America’s largest employee-owned companies, Graybar has a history of working to the advantage of its customers, manufacturers and employees. With more than 290 locations across North America, Graybar is a local distributor backed by the strength of a FORTUNE 500 company. We believe that no other company in our industry can match our experience, stability or our reputation.
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