Portwest Hiring for Portwest Graduate Programme 2022 Job at Westport , Ireland Full Time

PORTWEST GRADUATE PROGRAMME

Applications are now being accepted for the Portwest Graduate Programme 2022. This is a 2-year structured programme which aims to develop your technical and leadership skills so that you can #ReachYourPeak. You will work in one of three departments depending on your educational background and skillset namely Markets, Digital or Supply Chain. No department is a silo though, we start your journey with cross-functional projects which develops your understanding of how our interlinked departments work at Portwest. Once completed, you will join your new department and begin the development of your technical skills within either Markets, Digital or Supply Chain. You will then have the opportunity to be seconded to another department for a number of months, again to help with your holistic knowledge of the business so you can be as effective as possible in your particular role. For some Associates on the Graduate Programme, they may have the opportunity to work overseas in one of our many sites for up to a year. This will depend on the business needs at the time and it represents an exciting developmental opportunity. So, as you can see, this is a broad programme offering you the chance to kickstart your career.

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

For Portwest, our Graduate Programme Associates are our future leaders. As well as receiving well-rounded experience across a number of departments, you will also participate in a structured training programme which will develop your leadership, communication, teamwork and motivational skills. Allied to this, you will part-take in technical training that will develop your skills in your specialist discipline which sets you up for success.

GRADUATE PROGRAMME TEAMS

Associates can join one of three teams. Which team you will join will depend on a combination of your own area of interest, educational background and demonstrated skillset throughout the recruitment process to ensure the correct fit. See the below description of each team and what we are looking for within each.

Markets

The Markets team is responsible for driving sales growth. We are the HQ point of contact for our global sales team, working closely with them to support customer growth & identify opportunities to expand and grow sales in their markets. We work alongside all HQ departments to achieve this. The Markets team need to have a deep understanding of each market, the market needs & the overall company strategy. Don’t confuse us with Marketing though, we look after each regional “market” that we sell into in order to continue sales growth, the Marketing team develop online and print material for marketing campaigns, we’re two separate teams.

To #ReachYourPeak in the Markets team you will need to demonstrate a passion for sales growth and show a strong commercial acumen. Associates joining the Markets team may get the opportunity to work at one of our international sites during the 2-year Portwest Graduate Programme subject to business needs and ease of international travel.

Digital

The Digital team is responsible for the development and maintenance of all our internal and external digital platforms. Our primary focus is our customer ecommerce portal, used by over 80% of our customers to browse our catalogue, place and manage orders, and manage their account. We have ongoing feature development as we strive to provide our customers with industry leading digital services.

To #ReachYourPeak in this department, we look for passionate programmers and digital developers who want to further improve their technical and leadership skills.

Supply Chain

The Supply Chain team are responsible for ensuring that we have the right stock in the right quantity, in each of our 6 global warehouses, to meet customer demand. We do this through forecasting demand, calculating order requirements, placing orders and working closely with suppliers to make sure goods ship on time. We work with 4 of our own factories, managing their vertical supply chain and with 100+ 3rd party suppliers for the purchasing of finished products, mainly in Asia.

To #ReachYourPeak in Supply Chain, you will have a strong interest in how goods get from the factory floor to our customers door and have a strong business acumen.

WHAT YOU NEED

• Completed, or due to be completed, undergraduate or postgraduate degree with a graduation date in 2021 or 2022
• For our Markets & Supply Chain teams, we are open to people degree qualified candidates from almost any discipline, we’re looking for ambitious and commercially aware graduates who wish to #ReachYourPeak
• Digital – it’s preferred if you are degree qualified in a software development or I.T. related discipline. However, candidates who demonstrate strong programming skills who are degree qualified in another discipline will also be considered
• Share our company values of customer is king, make something better today, be efficient & effective and open and clear communication

HOW TO APPLY

Submit an up-to-date copy of your C.V. and an accompanying cover letter today. Indicate your preferred departments that you are interested in being considered for, while we cannot guarantee that everybody will be considered for their preferred department we will take preferences into account as part of the process.

HOW THE PROCESS WILL WORK

Applications for the Portwest Graduate Programme will close on January 7th 2022 at 5pm. We will be in contact with you about the next stages of the process in January 2022. Successful candidates at screening stage will be invited to an assessment centre where you will have the opportunity to demonstrate the skills and values that we are looking for. Should you have a query around your application at any stage, please reply to the receipt of application email that you initially receive and one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists will be more than happy to assist.

COMPANY AWARDS

• Portwest CEO – Business Man Of The Year – InBusiness Ireland 2020
• Portwest CEO – EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017
• Great Place to Work 2021
• Deloitte Best Managed Companies 2016-2020
• Exporter of the Year 2018
• Private Irish Business of the Year Export Industry Awards 2019
• Safety Awards Customer Service Winner 2016
• All Stars Export Business of the Year 2017

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