Data Operations Intern

About Material Depot

Material Depot is a Y Combinator-backed startup revolutionizing the way architects and designers find and purchase interior materials. It provides India's first online discovery platform combined with tangible retail experiences for a wide variety of products such as tiles, laminates, wallpapers, wooden flooring, and wall panels. The company is supported by prominent global investors including Accel, Whiteboard Capital, and Y Combinator, collaborating with over 1,000 leading designers, and generating over $4 million in annualized revenue, positioning itself as one of the fastest-growing startups in its sector.

Internship Overview

The Data Operations internship at Material Depot involves ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the e-commerce product catalogue. The intern will manage product data from vendor catalogues and coordinate with internal teams to present reliable, detailed, and user-friendly information about various categories like tiles, laminates, panels, flooring, and wallpapers. This position suits candidates who enjoy organizing data and resolving data quality issues, mainly through spreadsheet management.

Key Responsibilities

• Gathering and structuring product details from vendor catalogues, spreadsheets, and internal platforms.
• Creating and updating product listings, covering titles, descriptions, technical specs, pricing, and images.
• Validating product features including dimensions, finishes, materials, colors, brands, codes, and intended application.
• Ensuring uniformity in naming conventions and category standards across the catalogue.
• Cleaning and standardizing bulk product data for uploads.
• Detecting duplicates, missing or inconsistent data, and errors in product classification.
• Confirming product images, measurements, codes, and specs align with vendor information.
• Reviewing listings for accuracy, thoroughness, grammatical correctness, and formatting before publication.
• Collaborating with vendors to acquire missing details such as specifications, pricing, catalogues, and images.
• Monitoring and following up on pending corrective information.
• Working alongside category, design, operations, and technology teams for product induction.
• Managing trackers in Google Sheets and Excel for uploads, catalogue status, and data irregularities.
• Applying formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and validation techniques to handle data efficiently.
• Supporting SQL-based data verification and reporting depending on proficiency.
• Contributing towards enhancing upload templates, quality controls, and automating repetitive workflows.

Candidate Eligibility

• Students or recent graduates with an interest in data operations, e-commerce, or catalogue management.
• Familiarity with Excel or Google Sheets, including sorting, filtering, formulas, and lookups.
• Strong attention to detail accompanied by an organized method of managing extensive datasets.
• Good written communication skills with the capacity to liaise effectively with vendors and internal teams.
• Eagerness to learn new tools and take accountability for assigned responsibilities.
• Basic knowledge of SQL; familiarity with Python or data automation is a plus.
• Fresh graduates are welcome; prior full-time employment isn’t mandatory, and relevant projects or internships will be considered.

Additional Information

• This role provides hands-on experience in managing a sizable e-commerce catalogue.
• Offers practical skills in data cleaning, quality assessment, reporting, and onboarding products.
• Enhances understanding of how product data impacts customer search and purchasing behaviors.
• Includes opportunities to aid in process optimization and automation.
• Prepares candidates for careers in Data Operations, E-commerce Operations, Category Management, or Data Analytics.

Stipend and Duration

The internship is a full-time, onsite position based in Bangalore, with a duration of 3 months and a monthly stipend ranging from INR 20,000 to INR 25,000. The internship is set to start immediately between 16th October 2026 and 20th November 2026.

Perks

Selected interns will receive a certificate and a letter of recommendation upon successful completion of the internship.