Graduate Business Trainee

Relay Direct; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured training

Leadership progression

Travel opportunities

Performance-based earnings

Job summary

Relay Direct is seeking a graduate or growth-minded individual for a hands-on Graduate Business Trainee role in Milton Keynes. The position starts in practical customer-facing work across B2B, B2C and events, then advances through stages focusing on acquisition, campaign measurement and people development.

Progression is merit-based, with coaching and leadership opportunities as you grow. A degree is welcome but not required; success hinges on attitude, work ethic and demonstrated progress.

Qualifications

• Graduates or candidates with a growth mindset
• Commercial curiosity and confidence communicating with different audiences
• Ambition, accountability and willingness to take initiative
• Open to learning through practical, customer-facing experience
• A degree is welcome but not required — attitude, work ethic and demonstrated progress drive advancement

Responsibilities

• Gain experience across sales, customer engagement and campaign operations
• Represent client brands in B2B, B2C and event settings
• Review performance data and learn how campaigns grow
• Take part in structured business and leadership coaching
• Build towards responsibility for people, performance and campaign delivery

Education

Degree welcome

Job description

Graduate Business Trainee — Milton Keynes

Relay Direct is one of the UK's fast-growing face-to-face sales and marketing companies, working with prominent brands to create meaningful customer connections. This role is for an ambitious graduate — or someone with an equivalent growth mindset — who wants broad commercial exposure rather than a purely academic training scheme.

From our Milton Keynes office, you'll start in a practical customer-facing role across B2B, B2C and event campaigns, then move through clearly defined development stages as your capability grows: how customer acquisition works, how campaigns are measured, and how people development drives business growth.

Practical commercial exposure, not a classroom programme.

Progression is merit-based — attitude, work ethic and demonstrated results matter more than degree title.

What your development looks like

• Early stage: Structured training in sales, customer engagement and campaign operations. Shadow experienced team members across B2B, B2C and event settings.
• Building stage: Run your own customer conversations. Start reviewing performance data and learning how campaigns are improved.
• Growth stage: Take on coaching responsibility for new starters and begin working towards campaign coordination and team leadership.

What you'll be doing

• Gain experience across sales, customer engagement and campaign operations
• Represent client brands in B2B, B2C and event settings
• Review performance data and learn how campaigns grow
• Take part in structured business and leadership coaching
• Build towards responsibility for people, performance and campaign delivery

What we're looking for

• A recent graduate or candidate with an equivalent growth mindset
• Commercial curiosity and confidence communicating with different audiences
• Ambition, accountability and a willingness to take initiative
• Open to learning through practical, customer-facing experience

A degree is welcome but not required — attitude, work ethic and demonstrated progress are what drive advancement here.

What you get

• Performance-based earnings, realistic OTE £25,000–£30,000 (not guaranteed; depends on individual results)
• Structured training, regular workshops and one-to-one coaching
• Merit-based progression into leadership and campaign responsibility
• Recognition, team activities and travel opportunities for strong performers

The practical detail

• Full-time hours, based in Milton Keynes with campaign travel across the surrounding region
• Must have the right to work in the UK

Relay Direct Ltd welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.