Arla Foods Marketing Graduate - Leeds

At Arla, we do so much more than make some of the world’s favourite dairy products. We make healthy taste delicious, mornings worth getting up for and family dinners unforgettable. Cravendale®, Anchor®, Lurpak® and Arla Protein® – names like these make us a vital, natural part of modern life in over 150 countries around the world. With 4,000 colleagues in the UK and 21,000 globally, our employees are at the heart of our business. Every single one of us plays an important role and together we build on our 10bn Euros turnover and establish our position as one of the largest dairy companies in the world.

Arla's Marketing Graduate Scheme will be based in the UK (Leeds HQ), where you will gain all the exposure, experience and support you need to achieve a successful career in Marketing.

What will you gain?

• Full support on your Arla Foods Marketing Graduate Scheme. This is a24 month programme where you will complete two different rotations within the marketing team. Each rotation will provide you with an opportunity to develop your commercial and marketing skills.
• The opportunity to gain experience across two fundamental functions within the marketing department; brand and innovation. Within these rotations you will be supporting the brand teams to implement exciting brand plans, as well as getting involved in creating and launching new products to market. You will be part of a network of graduates within Arla and, in addition to the rotations, you will also take part in a number of training events throughout the programme in order to develop your leadership, professional and commercial acumen skills as well as being assigned a mentor.

Key responsibilities

You will work with our fantastic marketing team, working with some of our household name brands. Your responsibilities will grow during your time on the scheme, with the expectation that you will not only successfully complete the roles presented, but will push yourself and your colleagues to identify areas for further improvement. Responsibilities will include:

• Interpreting data to report at a brand and category level
• Managing key marketing budgets
• Developing a commercial mindset to help drive profitable growth for the category you are working in
• Work with a range of marketing agencies and internal support functions (inc. sales, finance and category) to aid delivery of your assigned projects.

After completing the programme you will have gained fantastic experience working for one of the largest FMCG businesses in the UK, and you will have a full overview of the marketing function in Arla. Following successful completion of the scheme we have a range or permanent roles available for you to apply for, including Assistant Brand Manager and Assistant Innovation Manager.

Who are you?

• The successful candidate will be educated to degree level in any discipline, having achieved at least a 2:1 or 300 UCAS points +
• You will possess excellent communication skills and an ability to manage stakeholders up to senior management level.
• You will possess a self-driven learning mindset, and be ambitious to pursue a career marketing within a thriving, globally reputable business.

For more information, please reach out to Talent Acquisition Partner Patrick Kilbride on pakil@arlafoods.com. Please note, that ahead of being offered a place on the scheme you will be required to provide documentation confirming your degree result. The start date for this graduate scheme is September 2023. The closing date for this role is the 17th of February.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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