Graduate Management Trainee - Durham

We're Enterprise Mobility; North East; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A global mobility leader is seeking a Graduate Management Trainee in Durham. This role offers the opportunity to explore your leadership potential and gain hands-on experience across customer service, sales, marketing, finance, and operations. With a strong emphasis on mentorship and personal growth, you will have the chance to progress to branch management in as little as two years. A Bachelor's degree is preferred, along with a full UK or EU driving licence. Join a family-owned company and shape your career journey.

Benefits

Performance-based incentives

Comprehensive training and development

Qualifications

• Full manual UK or EU driving licence required, accommodations for disabilities considered.
• Must be free of drug or alcohol-related offences on driving record in the last five years.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional customer experiences.
• Connect with local businesses and develop relationships.
• Understand financial mechanics, including cost control.
• Learn to manage operations and logistics.
• Mentor and develop your team.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales and Marketing

Financial Control and Profitability

Operations and Logistics

Leadership and Development

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Overview

As a Graduate Management Trainee, you'll have the freedom and support to explore your leadership potential - and the opportunity to become a branch manager in one of our retail operations in as little as two years. In fact, most of our senior leaders began their careers in this very role - including our current CEO. From day one, we'll invest in you. You'll be in a supportive environment where you'll take on real responsibilities and gain invaluable hands-on experience in customer service, sales, marketing, finance, operations, and more. We work hard and reward hard work — your work will be recognised with performance-based incentives and opportunities for continued promotion. Our unique promote-from-within culture means you can keep your career moving forward without having to change organisations. Award-winning training and development

Whether you're building on existing strengths or developing new ones, your growth is our priority. Through classroom learning, on-the-job training, and mentorship, you'll have the tools and support to take the next step - and the one after that. From your very first day, you'll be trusted with real responsibility and exposed to all areas of our business. You'll develop skills in:

Responsibilities

• Customer Service: deliver exceptional experiences by confidently handling reservations, resolving enquiries, and building rapport with a diverse range of customers.
• Sales and Marketing: connect with local business partners, grow your network and develop lasting relationships.
• Financial Control and Profitability: understand the financial mechanics of a successful business, including cost control and interpreting profit and loss statements.
• Operations and Logistics: learn how to manage a fleet, plan strategically, and drive performance.
• Leadership and Development: take the lead in mentoring, training, and developing your own team - with the opportunity to manage and promote others as you grow.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Regardless of your socio-economic background, university attended, subject studied, and degree attained, we will always look at how you perform against our competencies and will judge you on that alone.
• In accordance with current government guidelines, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role as the role does not appear on the Home Office list of RQF Level 6 roles approved for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker system.
• Please let us know about any accommodations you may need to participate in our recruitment process.
• Please limit your application to only one job posting based on where you live and/or plan to work. Applying to multiple locations will delay your application being processed.
• This job posting is for applications within the following location(s): Durham.
• A Bachelor's degree is preferred; however, professional experience can be substituted if applicable.
• You must have a full manual UK or EU driving licence, but we do make accommodations for applicants who don't drive due to a disability.
• No drug or alcohol related offence on driving record within the last five years is permitted.
• We're Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, global mobility leader with a $38 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members, and operations in 95 countries. Led by CEO Chrissy Taylor, the third generation of the Taylor family, we're built on a legacy that gives us the stability to focus on the long-term success of our people, our customers and our business.

Join us, and as a three-time TargetJobs Graduate Employer of the Year and a The Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we'll give you the freedom to explore your potential - and the support to shape your own career journey. Ready to make your move?