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Mars Leadership Experience 2027 - Graduate Programme

Salary:  £33,000 per annum
Location:  GBR-Berkshire-Slough | GBR-Somerset-Castle Cary | GBR-London-London | GBR-Leicestershire-Waltham | United Kingdom
Location flexibility:  1 office day / week, 2 office days / week, 3 office days / week, 4 office days / week
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Job Description

Job Description:

Your future as a leader starts today.

Our general Graduate Programme: The Mars Leadership Experience (MLE), is the perfect grounding for a career in business leadership. You’ll manage projects, lead teams, take on roles with local and international exposure and make decisions with real consequences. The work will come thick and fast, preparing you for the challenges tomorrow.

The MLE comprises three 12-month placements. As a guide, you’ll typically follow a path through the three years with exposure to very different areas of our business. You could have placements that cover, but are not limited to, the following areas: Demand (Sales, Category Management, Marketing), Supply (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics), and Digital (Data & Analytics, Project Management, Functional Applications & Strategy).

What will you do?

  • 3 x 12-month placements, giving you visibility to find the right career path for you.
  • Opportunities to manage teams and projects, allowing you to develop every day.
  • Join our global trainee community, create friends for life, and join a Global business.

Who are we looking for?

  • You’ll have obtained a degree in any subject, graduating next summer or graduated within the last 2 years.
  • ​​​​​​​Mobile within the UK. Your home sites for Year 1 could be Waltham (Leicestershire), Slough, Paddington, or Castle Cary and we ask that you are flexible during your time on the program.
  • You’ll be passionate about your future career as a leader and open to learn and develop yourself outside your comfort zone.
  • You’ll bring an out-the-box thinking to Mars.

What are the benefits?

  • Starting salary £33,000 and joining bonus of £2,000.
  • We’ll give you access to inspiring mentors and coaches to help you grow.
  • Flexible, hybrid working.
  • Dogs in the office (depending on the office).

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
  • Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
  • An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

For more information, please visit careers.mars.com/UK/en/students-graduates

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Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
24 days annual leave + bank holidays
“Pawternity” leave
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Adoption leave
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Neonatal leave
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Meditation space
Dog friendly office
Dog friendly co-working space
Annual bonus
Employee discounts
Cinema discounts
Referral bonus
Joining bonus
Cycle to work scheme
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Theme park discounts
Lunch and learns
In house training
Learning license
Studying sabbaticals
Open to part time work for some roles
Menopause support
On-site gym
On-site barista
Secure on-site parking
On-site catering
Private booths
On-site wellness room
Collaboration spaces

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