Inhouse Consulting Intern
About the job
- You are in an advanced semester of your university studies.
- You have a particular interest in the retail and consumer goods industries.
- You bring fresh perspectives through an innovative personality and openness to new ideas.
- Your practical approach is complemented by conceptual and analytical strengths.
- You have a confident demeanor, a high degree of initiative, and persuasiveness.
- You will support the consulting teams in carrying out board-level consulting projects for REWE headquarters and its business units in Austria and potentially internationally.
- You will work and contribute in an environment that combines management consulting and international retail. The project portfolio includes strategic repositioning, branch-process optimization, future-oriented market concepts, strategic questions regarding sales organization, cost and workflow optimization, and the development of portfolio and assortment strategies.
- You will work closely with teams from different corporate areas and independently take on sub-tasks.
About the company
REWE Group Austria runs supermarkets, discount stores and drugstores that sell groceries and everyday household goods to consumers. Its retail businesses combine different store formats with online shopping, while a shared organization handles purchasing and the movement of products to local shops. The group buys goods for resale through its stores and also operates wholesale and tourism businesses. Organized under REWE International AG, it manages the Austrian business and international grocery operations elsewhere in Europe as part of the German REWE Group. The Austrian business traces its roots to a Vienna shop opened in 1953 and is headquartered in Wiener Neudorf, Lower Austria.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Wiener Neudorf, Austria
Founded
1953
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Graduates get broad management training: REWE offers a 15-month program with store experience, rotations and an overseas project.
- Entry routes extend beyond university: REWE apprentices choose from 20 occupations on its Austrian careers site.
- The product range has owned alternatives: REWE sells organic, budget and household lines under its own brands.
What critics are saying
- Leadership representation trails the workforce: REWE reports 59.4% women in defined management roles, versus 69.5% of employees.
- Logistics depends on outside hauliers: REWE moves 65% of freight itself and outsources the rest.
- A long logistics rebuild lies ahead: REWE budgets EUR 600 million for ALPHA, with completion planned for 2030.
What makes REWE Group Austria unique
- Food production stays in-house: REWE cuts and packages meat at its Eberstalzell plant for its Austrian stores.
- Loyalty reaches beyond one chain: REWE says its jo Bonus Club rewards work across 16 partner companies.
- Local entrepreneurs run part of the network: independent ADEG merchants operate stores and employ their own teams.
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