Graduate St Albans 2024

Type: Graduate
Region: Eastern

We are FBC UK, Fox’s Burton’s Companies!…And we bake the UK’s most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton’s Biscuits and Fox’s Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox’s, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Ilse of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset. We also have offices for our supporting services in St Albans, Liverpool and Moreton. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing employees across all our locations.

We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming the number two biscuit manufacturer worldwide. We are proud to be part of the Ferrero enlarged family: such a fantastic and successful business. The Ferrero Group operates in more than 50 countries, with products sold in over 170 countries, represented by almost 38.000 employees worldwide, and a consolidated turnover of ?12.7 billion (2020-21).

Along with our fantastic brand portfolio, we also have long-term agreements to manufacture several sweet & savoury snacks across Mars, Jacobs, and LU branded products. In addition, we are proud to be a strategic partner for many retailer-branded products.

Our employees make our business special. With strong family values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work with when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each whilst meeting our business goals.

And don’t forget? work hard but play harder!

About the role

This is a full time, 1 year FTC hybrid role based in our headquarters in St. Albans (min. 2 days per week office).? The rotational programme consists of two 6-month rotations across our Marketing and Sales Departments.

As part of the Marketing & Sales Teams, this will be a varied, fast-paced role where you will gain exposure across the functions and get to work on both brands and customers, so you gain broad commercial experience.

You’ll be hands-on, supporting the FBC UK Marketing & Sales teams to strengthen their understanding of target consumers and shoppers, developing plans and new products and then gaining exposure of how to develop commercial relationships with UK Retailers to ensure plans are executed brilliantly.

Main responsibilities

Marketing

• Support development of Brand Plans and NPD Projects
• Support on Communications Plans
• Manage the General Brand

Sales

• Support the development of Customer Plans / JBP
• Support on Range Reviews and Customer Initiatives
• Manage the General Customer

Who we are looking for

• Be a recent graduate with a relevant Business Degree, seeking to acquire experience, practice, skills and exposure
• Have an interest in the FMCG sector with a strong desire to learn in a fast-paced commercial environment
• Attention to detail is a must as are strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Curious with strong analytical skills and an ability to transform data into insights into actions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

How to be successful in the role and at FBC

• Be self-motivated, confident with a can-do attitude
• Have strong planning and prioritization skills with ability to juggle multiple priorities
• Contain the ability to build positive relationships and engage with different stakeholders (internally & externally)

Diversity statement

FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way.

In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.