Management Trainees - Sanderson Group plc

You'll know our customers - discover how you can be part of their success

• Management Trainee Programme: 2 years
• Locations: Coventry, Warwickshire and Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
• Salary: £20,000 plus excellent benefits package

Join a successful team

Sanderson is an established and profitable, publicly owned, UK provider of software solutions and IT services. We supply innovative, market-focused solutions primarily to the multi-channel retail and manufacturing sectors.

Highly experienced in the markets we serve, we forge long-term relationships with our customers. This allows us to consistently deliver real business benefit and help our customers achieve rapid return on their investment in IT.

We strive to be the best in our chosen fields and achieve market leadership through the quality of our products, people and services.

The Group has a strong revenue model, with approximately 50% of revenue arising from recurring sources. Our focus on all aspects of multi-channel retail, including the active and growing online sales industry, provides a level of protection from the uncertain market conditions currently affecting retail.

Our industry knowledge, proven track record and acquisition experience gives us the confidence that we are well placed to deliver both organic and acquisition-led growth in the future.

What's on offer

We're looking for our next generation of leaders and offer long-term careers in Marketing, Finance, Consulting, Sales and Account Management. As part of our Management Trainee Programme for 2010, you will work in each of our main departments, giving you the opportunity to experience the business first hand before making a decision about your future.

What we're looking for

You'll have, or expect to have, a 2:1 degree and be:

• A confident and consultative communicator who is at ease in a professional environment
• Analytical and precise, assimilating information quickly and making abstract connections
• Financially numerate with advanced MS Office skills
• Detail conscious and articulate with strong report writing skills

Next steps

If you are a dynamic and career-focused graduate with at least a 2:1 degree, please apply without delay to our recruitment partner via sanderson@tirebuck.co.uk. In return, we offer an excellent, structured training and development programme and long-term prospects with an innovative and growing company.

Please include your CV and outline in a covering letter, the main reason(s) you are interested in this opportunity. You should also answer the following two questions, keeping your answers to no more than one page of A4 typed text.

1. What do you see as the most significant current trends in the retail industry?
2. Our Account Management and New Business Sales Teams are critical to our long-term growth. Outline briefly the skills and personal attributes you think are required to succeed in these roles and why.

Short-listed applicants will be invited to an Introductory Event on 24 June at 6pm at our Coventry office, and selected candidates will attend an Assessment Day mid July (date to be agreed) in Birmingham City Centre.