Graduate Management Trainee - Poole

Enterprise Mobility; Poole; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global mobility leader is seeking a Graduate Management Trainee in Poole. This role offers the opportunity for rapid career advancement to branch manager and includes comprehensive training in customer service, sales, and leadership. Candidates are encouraged regardless of background, and a Bachelor's degree is preferred. Join a family-owned company dedicated to long-term growth and employee success.

Benefits

Performance-based incentives

Award-winning training and development

Promote-from-within culture

Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Full manual UK or EU driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Handle customer reservations, enquiries, and build rapport.
• Connect with local business partners to develop relationships.
• Understand financial mechanics, including cost control.
• Manage operations strategically to drive performance.
• Lead in mentoring and developing teams.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales and Marketing

Financial Control

Operations and Logistics

Leadership and Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

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:

• 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.

Eligibility and Application

• Regardless of your socio‑economic background, university attended, subject studied, or 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: Poole.
• 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.

About the Company

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.

Benefits and Recognitions

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?