MBA Strategy Intern - Summer 2025

Overall Job Summary

In this 11-week position, the MBA Strategy and Development Intern will own a business project to advance the Life Out Here Strategy as part of the Strategy & Development Team through Strategic Planning, Profit Improvement, Corporate Development, or other priority Business Opportunities. The Intern will work cross-functionally to develop a work plan, gather data, execute analyses, and ultimately provide a value-creating recommendation to Tractor Supply business leadership.  This role is a high-potential leadership development position that serves as a thought-partner to executive leaders while building technical skills as well as organization knowledge, and farm and ranch retail expertise. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Min 5%)

• Work planning to structure project timelines, stakeholder engagement, options analysis, and recommendation development 
• Primary and secondary research and analysis, including financial and data modeling 
• Development of hypotheses, business cases, and recommendations, along with implementation plans and considerations 
• Creation of materials for and presentation of ideas/recommendations to the executive audience 
• Provide thought partnership and support/oversee various business intelligence activities to support the strategic planning process. 
• Expected to quickly learn the rural lifestyle retail business and use this knowledge to inform strategy recommendations 

Required Qualifications

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in an MBA program with a graduation date in 2026
• Range of functional experience and exposure considered (e.g., strategy, marketing, BI/analytics, merchandising, store operations, supply chain, finance, transaction advisory) 
• Significant experience working with and influencing stakeholders beyond own tenure/seniority, as well as team members in different functional roles (e.g., front-line, distribution) 
• Retail and/or consumer packaged goods (CPG) experience preferred 
• Bachelor's Degree with a track record of high academic performance  

Preferred knowledge, skills or abilities

• Financial, statistical, or other quantitative accreditations a plus 
• Lean / Six Sigma and other cost management qualifications/experience a plus 
• Strong analytical skills and financial literacy, including expertise in Excel modeling knowledge of other quantitative or statistical packages a plus  
• Comfort with (and excitement about) ambiguous problems, cross-functional teamwork, and dynamic priorities 
• Ability to foster strong internal relationships with stakeholders across the business to partner on initiatives and provide ongoing advisory support 

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements

Disclaimer

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position.  It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities.  A team member should perform all duties as assigned by his/ her supervisor.