Commercial Graduate (Executive)

JIM - Jobs In Manchester; Bolton Croft; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Warburtons is looking for driven graduates to join their Commercial Graduate programme, which offers a comprehensive learning experience within the FMCG sector. Over three years, you will gain field experience, develop commercial skills, and potentially advance into senior leadership roles. This position combines the excitement of working in a dynamic environment with the opportunity to contribute to a well-loved brand.

Benefits

Company car (business need)

Investment in development via Future Stars programme

Share of the annual profits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Option to purchase 5 additional days’ holiday

Award-winning pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts on Extra Dough website

Fully stocked kitchens with products

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Confident worker with the ability to travel nationally.
• No prior experience required; passion for food retail desired.
• Ambitious graduate ready for a career in FMCG.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a 3-year Commercial Academy programme.
• Act as a brand ambassador and manage your own territory.
• Collaborate with various Commercial teams to support sales initiatives.

Skills

Relationship-building skills

Commercial mindset

Problem-solving

Curiosity about retail

Education

Graduate with a 2:1 or above

GCSEs in English and Maths at grade 4 or above

Job description

Function: Commercial

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time Monday to Friday

Location: Year 1 based out in the field nationally, Year 2 based in North West

Interviews: Assessment Centres (Bolton Head Office), July onwards

Are you an ambitious and aspiring future Commercial Manager, recently graduated and looking to build a career in the FMCG industry with the UK’s most loved brand? Then our Commercial Graduate roles at Warburtons are perfect for you!

The Recipe

We’re proud of our heritage and love our brand, and we know you will too! Working alongside our Commercial team, you’ll be given responsibility from the start, acting as a brand ambassador and guardian for our products. Upon joining, you will participate in our 3-year Commercial Academy programme, providing you with a strong business and commercial understanding of our products and services. We believe in learning by doing, so after an initial induction, you will be assigned your own territory and start selling Warburtons products immediately.

As a Commercial Graduate, your first 12 months will be spent in the field nationally, visiting customers to help grow their business and ours in stores, followed by a move into other Commercial areas in the North West. Building relationships and collaborating across the business are vital, as people and values are our most important ingredients.

At Warburtons, training and development are continuous. We focus on your career growth, offering lots of opportunities — this isn’t just a job, it’s a career.

The Role

We seek enthusiastic, motivated individuals with a passion for food retail (and bakery puns!). Our 3-year Commercial Academy programme offers field experience in the first year, understanding how our business and customers operate, then transitioning into other Commercial functions at head office.

Commercial is an exciting and innovative area at Warburtons, encompassing teams in Customer, Category, Marketing Communications, Product Management, Innovation, In-store Sales, and Supply Chain. Each team leads and supports various sales initiatives and brand campaigns to ensure we feed the nation with our No. 1 bakery brand.

We’ve also delivered marketing campaigns featuring celebrities like George Clooney, Peter Kaye, Robert De Niro, Samuel L Jackson, and Olivia Colman. While you won’t necessarily work with these stars, you will collaborate with highly skilled colleagues who know how to earn their crust!

By the end of the programme, you will have acquired all necessary Commercial skills and knowledge to succeed, with a foundation that can accelerate your career toward senior leadership within our business.

Essential Ingredients

• Mobility: ability to travel nationally and be based in North West after Year 1
• Full driving licence
• Confidence to work autonomously and manage your workload
• No prior experience necessary, but a commercial mindset, relationship-building skills, and curiosity about retail and market trends are beneficial
• A problem-solving, idea-generating, and change-creating mindset
• Ambition to support our commercial plans and personal growth
• Graduate with a 2:1 or above expected or obtained
• GCSEs in English and Maths at grade 4 or above

Extra Dough

And to know what your bread is worth:

• Company car (business need)
• Investment in your development via our Future Stars programme
• A share of the annual profits
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days’ holiday annually
• Award-winning pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Deals and discounts on our Extra Dough website
• Fully stocked kitchens with our products to enjoy
• Support for health and wellbeing, including free physiotherapy, 24/7 helpline, and occupational health services

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work, regardless of background or identity.