Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together.

We’re searching for you: fresh talent with new ideas, innovation, passion, and drive to bring to Staples. We have student and graduate opportunities where you’ll help the Staples, Inc. organization be more successful and productive while building a purposeful career. Whether you are looking for a summer internship, co-op, or an entry-level role, we’ll help you develop the technical and soft skills you need to thrive in the future.

This intern position requires you to be in a hybrid working model (at least 3 days in the office, and 2 days remote) based at the Staples, Inc. Corporate Headquarters in Framingham, MA. 

Target Start Date: June 2, 2025 - August 15, 2025 (11-week program)  

Position Overview:

The Sales Data Analyst Intern role within the Sales Operations team is designed to support our project managers as well as our data strategy organization, with sales and market analysis. In this role, you will work cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders and ensure we have detailed and accurate reporting and actionable analytics using tools like Salesforce, Tableau, Snowflake, Excel, and SQL.  You will have the skill set to combine data sets across multiple data sources and deliver solutions in a clear and actionable manner to the end users, in ways that are universally understandable or easy to interpret and spot patterns, trends, and correlations.  

What you’ll be doing:

• Use analytical skills within Salesforce, SQL, and Excel to support business decisions that drive revenue and profitability 
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide regular updates to stakeholders across the organization as directed by their leader  
• Analyze a range of datasets to identify trends and patterns, creating dashboards, reports, and visualizations to track KPIs
• Perform ad-hoc analysis to identify changes in KPIs and key drivers within the business
• Provide insights and recommendations to stakeholders, informing decisions across the organization
• Build models to forecast outcomes related to changes within the business

What's needed - Basic Qualifications:

• Actively pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Data Science, Data Analytics, or a related field
• Strong analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel, and data visualization  
• Experience with SQL  
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present complex data & analysis to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner  
• Skills in statistical analysis  

What's needed - Basic Qualifications:

At Staples, “inclusion” is an action word. It represents what we do to ensure that all employees feel valued and supported to contribute to their fullest potential. When we operate inclusively, diversity naturally follows. This is why we work hard to foster an inclusive culture, as we seek employees with unique and varied perspectives and areas of expertise. The result is a better workplace and innovative thinking that helps us exceed our customers’ expectations -- through the power of the people behind our iconic brand.

Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.