Sales and Marketing Graduate

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Are you ready to kick-start your career by combining brand-building marketing with customer-facing commercial roles? On our Commercial Graduate Programme, youll rotate through marketing, Sales and category teamsgaining end-to-end experience that prepares you for a fast-paced FMCG career. How You Will Make an Impact Join us at Arla House in Leeds on a two-year graduate journey. Youll complete three distinct rotations to build broad commercial sales and marketing expertise: Support our brands with consumer-led marketing briefs, product launches, budget management and media mix decision making. Collaborate with national account teams to drive sales with retailers (e.g. Asda, Tesco, Morrisons) and foodservice partners (e.g. McDonalds, Costa) Analyse performance data and shopper insights to inform category strategies and demand-planning recommendations Work alongside agencies, finance, sales and supply-chain colleagues to execute go-to-market plans Develop and present commercial recommendations that balance consumer appeal with profitable growth This programme sits across our Marketing & Commercial functions and reports to the Graduate Programme Leads. What Will Make You Successful The ideal candidate is educated to degree level within the last 3 years, holding at least a 2:1 classification in a sales, business or marketing discipline. You will possess strong numerical, analytical, and presentation skills, demonstrating excellent proficiency in both Excel and PowerPoint. Comfortable managing budgets and interpreting data, you will be adept at working with cross-functional teams. On a personal level, you will be a curious problem-solver who asks insightful questions and translates findings into actionable strategies. You will be a collaborative influencer, skilled at building relationships and communicating confidently at all levels, and an agile multitasker who plans ahead but can quickly adapt to shifting trends or priorities. The team works closely together and offers a steep learning curve, with colleagues providing ongoing encouragement, support, and challenge on a daily basis. What Do We Offer? 2 year rotational graduate programme across sales and marketing Competitive graduate salary which is reviewed annually 26 days holiday + bank holidays Hybrid working model 6% matched pension contributions and life assurance (4 if enrolled; 2 if not) Retailer and lifestyle discounts via My Benefits portal Extensive training, mentoring and leadership development events Cheese hamper at Christmas After successful completion of the scheme the opportunity to offboard of a permanent position in the UKs largest dairy company. At Arla Foods, our "Lead, Sense, Create" values thrive on diversity and inclusion. We are a famer owned co-operative and are all about being open minded, curious and learning from each other. We know that diverse perspectives fuel innovation, which is why we actively seek individuals from all backgrounds to join our team to help uslead the dairy industry into a more inclusive and sustainable future. We're committed to providing equal opportunities to all qualified candidates, irrespective of unique characteristics. Our ambition is to create a working environment where everyone is valued and feel that they belong. Join us at Arla Foods, where your diverse perspectives will be valued and can make a meaningful impact. Would You Like to Join Us? If youre ready to learn across marketing and commercial roles and drive real business impact, please apply by midnight on the 5th of October 2025 Recruitment process: Feedback from your application will be between the 6th and12th of October If successful at application stage, video interviews will be between the 6th and 27th of October Our in-person assessment Centre will be on the 9th of December 2025 Decision will be made within 2 working days of the assessment Successful graduates will commence employment in September 2026. For more information, please contact Oliver Hickson-Burr

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