Job title: McCormick UK Graduate Programme – Commercial
Company: McCormick
Job description: Join our McCormick Graduate Programme
2-Year Rotational Graduate Programme based in Haddenham & Peterborough
Are you hungry for a career journey bursting with endless possibilities? Do you savour the thought of an electrifying experience that will spice up your professional life? Your quest for adventure ends here – our Rotational Graduate Programme is ready to feast on the talents of the next generation of future leaders and innovators!
With over 13,000 employees around the world and more than $5 Billion in annual sales. McCormick manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.
Our Rotational Graduate Programme is designed to ignite your potential, empower your growth, and propel you into a world of infinite opportunities. We believe in nurturing diverse talents to drive innovation, and that is why we offer not one, not two, not three, different graduate pathways on our Rotational Graduate Programme! Each pathway provides a unique opportunity for graduates to explore, grow, and excel in their chosen field. Join us on a transformative journey as you rotate across different teams within Commercial, Quality and R&D and Supply Chain.
WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?
- Immersive Rotations: Gain exposure to diverse departments
- Mentorship: Receive one-on-one guidance from top-tier professionals
- Real-World Challenges: Tackle projects that have a global impact
- Networking: Build connections with a global community of future leaders
- Accelerated Growth: Fast-track your career with a structured development plan
- Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary and fantastic benefits
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
- Strong Technical or Commercial degree preferred – predicted 2:1 or above
- Demonstration of commercial acumen, desire to work in an international business and corporate environment
- Leadership potential: we are looking for talented future leaders who want to and can make a big difference to McCormick
- Able to analyse and present accurate basic statistical data to a broad range of individuals
- A strong team player, able to build effective, collaborative relationships
- A highly driven individual, with strong learning agility, open to new challenges and happy to work with cross functional teams and cultures
- A vibrant individual, who is capable of quick decision-making, with the confidence and drive to make a positive difference to their work environment
- Be adaptable, open to change, and ready to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Fluent English speaker and a second language would be advantageous
- Interested in a career in the food industry
APPLY FOR OUR COMMERCIAL PATHWAY:
Are you a creative thinker with a passion for bringing products to market and captivating audiences? Our Commercial and Marketing Programme is designed just for you! As a participant, you’ll engage in a whirlwind adventure through various commercial and marketing functions. Whether it’s crafting innovative marketing strategies, optimizing product placement, or understanding customer behaviour, this programme will empower you to make a real impact in the world of commerce.
Key Rotations: Commercial (Flavour Solutions & Consumer) & Marketing
Commercial
(Consumer)
- Complete ownership of minor multiple accounts to build the fundamental learnings of account management
- Support Senior Sales team in creation of sales strategies, promotional planning, and business plan execution
- Management of key projects within the sales function, supporting the wider UK consumer business unit in measuring key performance indicators.
Commercial
(Flavour Solutions)
- Customer account management, maintaining and building customer relationships, which is key to building the fundamental learnings of account management.
- Selling McCormick capability to targeted strategic customers across all categories including flavour, extracts, condiments, herbs & spices, and seasonings.
- Support Flavour Solutions commercial team to deliver sales targets and growth initiatives.
- Managing customer promotion planning, sales forecasts, pricing, New Product Development (NPD) launches, NPD Projects, delivering budgeted New Sales Volume $ growth.
- Management of key projects within the commercial function and interacting with cross-functional teams including R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, and External Customers with the EMEA region.
Marketing
- Work closely with our Insights & Analytics team, you will turn consumer trends & insights into category innovation opportunities for your dedicated platforms across the EMEA region
- Support ongoing NPD tracking, and NPD post-launch evaluations with actionable insights to build learnings into future plans
- Support the shopper marketing team in activating events and experiences
- Assist with brand managers marketing responsibilities for Schwartz: Collaborate with brand managers to support marketing campaigns for Schwartz, including above-the-line marketing campaigns and in-store
- Ownership of one of our brands: Take ownership of the brand, including monthly performance reporting, media, and marketing activities.
- Lead key marketing projects from start to finish and provide support for innovation and new product development initiatives. Share performance updates during team meetings and reporting of brands
- Ownership of providing commercial teams with marketing resources to achieve objectives
- Full ownership of social media for all brands including liaising with the agency for content plans strategy
Join us in shaping the future, accelerating your career, and experiencing a journey like no other. Unleash your potential – apply today and be part of something extraordinary!
Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.
McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.
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Location: Haddenham, Cambridgeshire
Job date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 06:22:05 GMT
