Commercial Graduate Year 1

Job Description:

Education required: You must have or expect to obtain by summer 2024 a degree in any subject

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Start date: 1 August 2024

Application deadline: We accept ongoing applications and will close this vacancy once we have enough applications, so it's recommended to apply as soon as possible.

Location: 12 River Walk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24.

We're (COMPANY NAME).

A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we're improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands - including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltarol, Theraflu, Otrivine, and Centrum - through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What's more, we're achieving it in a company that we're in control of. In an environment that we're co-creating. And a culture that's uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn't a question. This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It's an opportunity to be part of something special.

Why (COMPANY NAME)?

Right now, we're on an incredible journey as we are the first independent, 100% focused consumer healthcare company. We're doing this at a time when the work we do has never mattered more. Better everyday health is about improving the health and wellness of the consumers that we touch every year - over a billion and a half of them - and it goes beyond products. It's about truly helping people manage their health proactively in different ways as consumer needs evolve. With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltarol and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we're uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business. This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It's an opportunity to be part of something special.

We're looking for a graduate to join our Commercial Graduate Programme ((COMPANY NAME))
 

In our Commercial Graduate Programme, you'll be coached in the skills you'll need here, whilst challenging and stretching constantly over the period of the two-year scheme with rotations across Sales & Marketing.  You will be fully immersed into the business and will be an integral part of the team, owning and leading initiatives whilst delivering against our business targets in line with strategy.  The role you do will have a direct impact not only on Consumer Healthcare business growth but also our customers and consumers as we put them at the heart of everything we do. This is a hybrid working role where you will be required to attend the office 3 days per week.

What will you do?

* Be a key player in your team working both in the function you are placed in and across multi functions on varied projects
* You will have strong communication skills as depending on function your sited in you will be expected to work directly with our customers, internal stakeholders, and leadership team, as well as external agencies and suppliers
* A successful candidate will need to be agile, have a growth mindset and demonstrate emotional intelligence
* You will be supported and encouraged in your development, both personal and professional but should be driven to own your own development, network, and drive your career focus
* Work in line with our Consumer Healthcare Purpose and Strategy.
 

You'll be excited by the thought of:

* Being part of a new (COMPANY NAME) Consumer Healthcare organisation
* learning how to market leading brands to national and regional audiences
* gaining in-depth insights into our Consumer Healthcare Commercial business
* learning how to manage projects and prioritise tasks
* building relationships with people at all levels internally and externally to ensure all our initiatives have the consumer and customer at the heart of everything we do
* learning how to deliver excellence in sales execution
* training to be a leader who inspires through building meaningful relationships, influence and negotiation
* learning how to adapt in a fast-paced industry
* developing your network across the business, including senior leaders and peers, through networking opportunities

You'll need:

* A proactive, enthusiastic approach to work
* An analytical mind
* A talent for multi-tasking
* Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
* The ability to adapt to change and stay focused when the pressure is on
* Strong interpersonal skills - the ability to connect people and ideas to deliver value to the business
* Commercial awareness - a genuine interest in sales and marketing
* Resilience

The Programme:

Duration:  2 year's

2 placements across (COMPANY NAME) Ireland Sales and Marketing.

Year 1 - Customer Business Executive.

In this role, the successful candidate will be working as part of the Irish Sales Team. You will support the CBM's across multiple accounts across Grocery / Discounters, Wholesale & Convenience. You will work on promotional submissions, forecasting and work closely with our 3rd party sales team to help drive sustainable business growth. You will also support and develop the Irish digital commerce opportunity across all customers.

Year 2 - Customer Marketing Executive

In this role, the successful candidate will be working as part of the Irish Activation Team, leading the customer marketing activation plans across a key category as well as managing a couple of other projects across the team to gain wider exposure in areas such as category management and net revenue management

Tailored training - and great career progression

We'll tailor your training and development to suit your talents and ambition, as well as our business needs, setting you up for success in your chosen niche. After you complete our Future Leaders programme, you'll have the skills to become a leader of the future in the area that suits you best. Our programme will help you find out where your strengths are and how you can contribute most. You might find that you enjoy the dynamic world of sales or have a passion for marketing. Alternatively, you might discover a hidden talent for negotiating great deals with our vendors in procurement or understanding the needs of our employees in HR There's no limit to how far you can go with us - it's up to you to prove yourself. You will also be eligible for full GSK educational support towards an industry recognised qualification

Benefits include:

* A competitive salary
* 23 days annual leave
* Annual bonus
* Annual salary review
* Private Healthcare cover
* Health and Well-being programmes
* Education assistance policy
* Employee assistance programme
* Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements
* On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programs

Care to join us. Find out what life at (COMPANY NAME) is really like www.(COMPANY NAME).com/careers/

At (COMPANY NAME) we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.

(COMPANY NAME) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, (COMPANY NAME) may be required to capture and report expenses (COMPANY NAME) incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure (COMPANY NAME)'s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements