Sales Placement Programme 

This placement offers ample opportunities to develop your passion for food and gain invaluable insight into the food industry. You will play an active role in the relationship between Greencore as a supplier and major UK retailers. Working in Sales at Greencore, you will gain skills in data management and analysis, commercial systems and processes, category management and sales. You will also build working relationships and be exposed to many different areas of business including development, finance, operations and supply chain. This experience will enable you to gain a deep understanding of the complexities of food manufacturing and supply. Your time at Greencore will enhance your academic learning and equip you to either return to the business or enter the wider food industry with a broad range of new skills. Whilst you will be working in a fast-paced environment, Greencore provides extensive support throughout your role and will encourage you to reach your full potential within the company. What you’ll get in return - You will work with an experienced line manager who will conduct regular performance reviews and support you through a skills checklist to ensure your development. - Assuming everything progresses as planned, Greencore will assist you in identifying the right career opportunities upon completing your degree. This could include direct entry roles or positions within our Graduate programmes. - From day one, you will take responsibility for your work area and personal development, with comprehensive on-the-job training provided. - A passion for food and ideally an undergraduate studying a business-related or food-science degree, though not exclusive to these however, we welcome applications from all degree backgrounds if you have a passion for food. (Must be mid degree, not mid masters) - Confidence in handling data and good numeracy skills - High level of attention to detail - Demonstrated experience of working as part of a team  - A clearly articulated motivation to learn more about the food industry  - A desire to learn how Commercial teams contribute to a business success and drive engaging and valued partnerships with our customers   - An ability to apply practical ideas and demonstrate your adaptability  - A curiosity to explore, learn and show initiative   - A full UK driver’s licence with own transport is preferred for Lincolnshire and Selby placements as our locations and suppliers are not always readily accessible by public transport - An existing ‘right to work’ in the UK, we are unable to sponsor visas as part of the Placement  - At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. - If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success. You may not have heard of us, but we’re sure you’ve tried our products. Greencore is a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. We employ c.11,800 colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites, and we supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals. In fact we reckon you’ll have consumed at least one of our products in the last four weeks.