Rotational Business Operations Graduate

Yunex Traffic; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid on-site

Salary £30,500

Annual bonus

Permanent role after programme

Flexible benefits

Canteen subsidised

Employee assistance programme

Learning & development

Professional qualifications

Career progression

Job summary

Yunex Traffic in Bournemouth offers a two-year Emerging Talent Graduate Programme with four six‑month rotations across four business areas. You will gain real responsibility, broad experience and a clear pathway to a permanent role within Yunex Traffic and become part of a national Emerging Talent community.

During the programme you’ll rotate through Sales, Manufacturing, Services and Business Excellence, building skills in Lean, data analysis and stakeholder collaboration while delivering

Qualifications

• Have achieved or are expected to achieve a degree in Business or other relevant subject.
• Are curious about how businesses operate and continuously improve.
• Enjoy problem solving and thinking creatively.
• Can analyse information and make well‑reasoned recommendations.
• Have strong communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Are comfortable working with different teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate initiative and a willingness to learn.
• Are adaptable and able to thrive in new environments.
• Have an interest in continuous improvement, Lean principles or business transformation.
• Are motivated by making a positive impact and driving change.

Responsibilities

• Gain first‑hand experience of how a major technology business competes for and secures new work.
• Get involved in live bids and tenders, helping shape compelling proposals for customers.
• Work with sales, technical, commercial and operational teams to turn customer needs into deliverable solutions.
• Build commercial awareness by understanding how opportunities are evaluated, priced, developed and won.
• Contribute ideas and creative thinking to customer engagement, marketing and communications.
• Take ownership of defined activities and projects, working with stakeholders across the business.
• Experience in manufacturing environments and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work with supply chain, quality and operations to understand and improve performance.
• Take ownership of a project that improves efficiency or effectiveness.
• Get hands‑on experience of how we support customers and maintain critical infrastructure.
• See first‑hand how service performance affects customers and the business.
• Help solve real customer and operational challenges.
• Work alongside the teams responsible for keeping our technologies operating effectively across the UK.
• Apply Lean and continuous improvement techniques to real business challenges.
• Analyse business processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Take responsibility for a defined improvement project with guidance from experienced colleagues.
• Turn improvement ideas into practical changes that make the business work better.
• Analyse data and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Present recommendations and project outcomes to senior stakeholders.
• Build the skills, experience and network to take your career to the next step within Yunex Traffic.
• Develop the skills and experience needed to progress into a substantive role at the end of the programme.

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Career Level: Entry Level / Early Professional

Job Family: Internal Services

Uniting what’s next in traffic. Help shape the future of mobility.

Every day, millions of people rely on technology that helps keep journeys safe, efficient and sustainable. At Yunex Traffic, we're helping create safer, smarter and more sustainable journeys through intelligent transport solutions used by millions of people every day. From traffic signals and tunnel management systems to digital mobility technologies, we're shaping the future of transport across the globe.

We’re looking for the next generation of Emerging Talent to bring fresh ideas, challenge thinking and help shape the future of mobility.

Our Rotational Business Graduate Programme is designed for ambitious graduates who are curious about how a business operates from end to end. Spend two years discovering how a global technology business works, through four six‑month rotations that give you real responsibility, broad experience and the opportunity to shape your future career with Yunex Traffic. Upon successful completion of our two‑year Graduate Development Programme, you'll transition into a permanent role within Yunex Traffic, with placement aligned to your development, performance and business needs.

Rather than specialising immediately, you'll spend six months in each of four distinctly different business areas, delivering projects that make a real impact, giving you a chance to discover what you enjoy and where your strengths lie.

Life as Emerging Talent

Joining Yunex means becoming part of a nationwide Emerging Talent community, connecting apprentices, degree apprentices, interns and graduates from across the business.

Alongside your day‑to‑day role, you'll have opportunities to:

• Build relationships with colleagues across the business.
• Learn from experienced professionals and senior leaders.
• Develop key professional and leadership skills.
• Collaborate on business‑wide impact projects.
• Take part in volunteering and community initiatives.
• Grow your network through events and development activities.

Through these experiences, you'll build the skills, confidence and connections needed to support your long‑term career development.

Green Light Programme

To support your transition from education into industry, you'll take part in our Green Light Programme, a year‑long development journey designed to strengthen your professional, business and leadership skills while helping you build your network across Yunex Traffic.

What you’ll be doing:

Sale and Tendering

• Gain first‑hand experience of how a major technology business competes for and secures new work.
• Get involved in live bids and tenders, helping shape compelling proposals for customers.
• Work with sales, technical, commercial and operational teams to turn customer needs into deliverable solutions.
• Build commercial awareness by understanding how opportunities are evaluated, priced, developed and won.
• Contribute ideas and creative thinking to customer engagement, marketing and communications.
• Take ownership of defined activities and projects, working with stakeholders across the business.

Manufacturing

• Experience how production and operational decisions are made in a live manufacturing environment.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and see the impact of your ideas.
• Work with supply chain, quality and operations to understand and improve performance.
• Take ownership of a project that improves efficiency or effectiveness.

Services

Including Field Services, Training, Service Operations Centre and Technical Support:

• Get hands‑on experience of how we support customers and maintain critical infrastructure.
• See first‑hand how service performance affects customers and the business.
• Help solve real customer and operational challenges.
• Work alongside the teams responsible for keeping our technologies operating effectively across the UK.

Business Excellence

• Apply Lean and continuous improvement techniques to real business challenges.
• Analyse business processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Take responsibility for a defined improvement project with guidance from experienced colleagues.
• Turn improvement ideas into practical changes that make the business work better.

Throughout the programme, you’ll also:

• Analyse data and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Present recommendations and project outcomes to senior stakeholders.
• Build the skills, experience and network to take your career to the next step within Yunex Traffic.
• Develop the skills and experience needed to progress into a substantive role at the end of the programme.

Qualifications & Experience:

You don’t need to know exactly where you want your career to take you yet. We’re looking for curious graduates who bring ideas, enjoy solving problems and are willing to try new challenges. You’ll also:

• Have achieved or are expected to achieve a degree in Business or other relevant subject.
• Are curious about how businesses operate and continuously improve.
• Enjoy problem solving and thinking creatively.
• Can analyse information and make well‑reasoned recommendations.
• Have strong communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Are comfortable working with different teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate initiative and a willingness to learn.
• Are adaptable and able to thrive in new environments.
• Have an interest in continuous improvement, Lean principles or business transformation.
• Are motivated by making a positive impact and driving change.

What you’ll get:

• Salary of £30,500
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Structured pathway into a permanent role at the end of the 2-year programme
• Flexible benefits package, to suit your needs
• Hybrid working – minimum 3 days on site (37.5 hour working week)
• Subsidised canteen
• Employee assistance programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Professional qualifications (where applicable)
• Career development support and progression opportunities

Our Commitment:

If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We embrace diversity and create what’s right for the world by employing the people who live in it.

At Yunex Traffic, we recognise that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.

To ensure an inclusive recruitment experience for everyone, if you need any reasonable adjustments or support at any stage of the process, please contact us at [e-mail] so we can work together to meet your needs. For more information on the recruitment process, please visit our Recruitment Journey page on our website.

Recruitment Process:

Applications for our Graduate opportunities close on 31st December 2026.

Successful candidates will be invited to attend an in‑person Assessment Centre, designed to give you the opportunity to showcase your strengths and potential.

Activities may include group exercises, presentations and interviews that help us learn more about you, your skills and your suitability for the role.

Assessment Centres will take place between 1st – 19th February 2027 at our Bournemouth Head Office.

Our Graduate Programme is due to commence on 6th September 2027, so you'll need to be available to start from this date.

What else do I need to know?

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If you would like to hear more about Yunex Traffic and what we do, check out our Virtual Work Experience with Springpod here ! This is an on‑demand programme that you can complete at any time. If you complete this, be sure to let us know on your application, or via email at [e-mail] .

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for our Emerging Talent programmes, including Apprenticeships, Degree Apprenticeships, Internships and Graduate opportunities.