Commercial Trainee

Commercial Trainee

Location: Leeds , West Yorkshire Salary: competitive Date posted: 25/04/2012 16:04 Job type:Permanent Company: Arla Foods Plc Contact: Arla Foods UK plc Ref: Totaljobs/ARLCO956 Job ID: 53354195

Arla Foods is the business behind market-leading dairy brands Lurpak, Anchor and Cravendale milk as well as being the leading supplier of retailer own label fresh milk and cream to the top seven retailers. So if you've enjoyed a splash of milk in your cuppa or poured some of the nice cold white stuff over your bowl of breakfast cereal today, chances are you've already experienced Arla!

We have a fantastic opportunity for a commercially astute graduate to provide commercial, administrative and shopper marketing support to the Sainsburys, Waitrose, Co-Op and M&S Business Units. In this fast paced position you will attend regular store and customer head office visits whilst working clo sely with the Business Unit Business Managers. The role will provide a breadth of exposure to the commercial function and are ideal for a new graduate or someone interested in gaining entry into the commercial function.

Responsibilities in this role will include monitoring sales performance, forecasting and promotional planning along with providing administrative and shopper marketing support. You will assist in the maintenance of the Joint Business plan, completing presentations, coordinating daily customer tasks and providing timely information to both the team and the customer.

To be successful in this role you will be a results driven graduate, having achieved a 2:1 degree or above ideally in a business related discipline. You will be highly organised with excellent numerical ability and strong communication skills but above all you will have a passionate can do attitude and a strong desire to learn. You must be able to work to deadlines taking accountability for results. Due to the nature of this role, it is essential that you have a full clean driving licence.

In return you can expect a competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to work for a forward thinking, progressive organisation that recognises and rewards talent.