Product Development Lifecycle & Category Management Placement Programme
If you share our passion for great food, you'll receive ample opportunities, development, and guidance to help you learn and grow throughout your placement.
You'll gain skills in various areas, including critical path management, ingredient sourcing, costings, couriers, product benchmarking, trends, and actual product development alongside a chef team. Please note that this role is office-based, not kitchen-based.
This entry-level placement is ideal for those currently studying a food-related degree, with the aim of entering the field upon graduation.
During the Development Placement you will receive career experience, skills & responsibility:
* You will work with an experienced line manager who will conduct regular performance reviews and support you through a skills checklist to ensure your development.
* Assuming everything progresses as planned, Bakkavor will assist you in identifying the right career opportunities upon completing your degree. This could include direct entry roles or positions within our Graduate or Apprentice programs.
* From day one, you will take ownership for your work area and personal development, with comprehensive on-the-job training provided.
* Relocation Financial Assistance - Any relocation payments made will be paid back in October.
* Access to Bakkavor benefits such as a discount platform.
We are looking for motivated undergraduates who have a keen desire to gain experience within the Development Team at Bakkavor, working with chefs, process and operational teams, and other developers bringing new products and new recipes to market. This is a 12-month placement aimed at those who elect to complete a year-in-industry as part of their degree. There are opportunities to return to Bakkavor once you have completed your undergraduate degree. Come and discover what Bakkavor has to offer.
What we are looking for
The most important thing for us is a motivated attitude to develop your skills and a desire to learn more about Finance in the Food Industry.
To be considered for this placement, you must meet the following criteria:
* Undergraduate currently studying a food, nutrition or hospitality-related degree, with a passion for food (Must be mid-degree, not mid-masters).
* Experience working as part of a team.
* Existing right to work in the UK (we are unable to sponsor visas for this placement).
* A clear motivation to learn more about the food industry.
* A desire to learn how Development teams aid a business's success and drive engaging and valued partnerships with our customers.
* The ability to apply practical ideas and demonstrate adaptability.
* A curiosity to explore, learn, and show initiative.
* A full UK driver’s license and own transport is preferred, as some of our locations and suppliers are not always readily accessible by public transport.
All placements are subject to successful right to work checks, and eligibility to work in the UK.
Additional job details
Location: Bo'ness, Lincolnshire, London, Spalding
Contract, dates and working times: Temporary, Full-time
How to apply
* Assessment Centers will be held between 27 January 2025 - 27 February 2025.
* Assessment Centre will be held at either our Spalding site, Newark site or London site.
After applying, you can expect to complete some initial questions around some relevant scenarios at Bakkavor, followed by an online psychometric test and short video reflection. If successful, we will invite you to an assessment centre in January or February 2025. These interviews are for a July 2025 start on the Placement.
Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 12 December 2024.
We're probably the biggest name you've never heard of. You've almost certainly eaten our food - you just didn't realise it! As global leaders in the fresh prepared food industry with over 16,000 employees, we create innovative products, including meals, soups, dips, salads, desserts, pizzas and bread for customers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose in the UK. We're ambitious, full of ideas, and we're keen to find more people who share our passion for quality food to join us. We’re looking for the next generation of talented individuals to join Bakkavor and drive our success.
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