Graduate
Opportunities
What's in it for you...
There's one aim behind all our Graduate schemes: to fast track and develop our future leaders.
How might you be leading our business in the near future? Managing a store turning over £1.5million and serving more than 75,000 customers every week? Running a state-of-the-art Distribution Centre? Leading a team of Buyers sourcing products from all corners of the globe? Delivering new technologies that keep us ahead of the competition, and our customers delighted? Devising new strategies for online shopping? Planning a massive new product launch?
Whatever your ambitions, one of these schemes will enable you to reach a senior role within five years:
- Store Development
- Retail Management
- Distribution
- Trading
- Finance
- IT Solutions Management
- Marketing
- Ecommerce
- HR
All the schemes offer top class training and development and innovative learning techniques, both on the job and in training centres. Depending on your chosen scheme, you'll spend some time in one of our Stores of Learning or a Distribution Academy, our highly regarded centres of excellence. Alongside the specialist abilities needed for your role, the training will focus on developing your personal and leadership skills, and regular reviews will keep your progress and development on the right track.
| Programme | Duration | Requirements | Summer Internships | Industrial Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store Development | 2 years | 2:1 in any discipline | No | No |
| Retail Management | 2 years | 2:1 in any discipline and retail experience | No | No |
| Distribution | 3 years | 2:1 in Logistics or Business Management | No | No |
| Trading | 2 years | 2:1 in any discipline | No | Yes |
| Finance | 3 years | 2:1 in any discipline and at least 280 UCAS points | Yes | Yes |
| IT Solutions Management | 2 years | 2:1 in any discipline | No | No |
| Marketing | 2 years | 2:1 in any discipline | No | No |
| Ecommerce | 2 years | 2:1 in any discipline | No | No |
| HR | 2 years | 2:1 in any discipline | No | No |
Here there and everywhere
Asda Home Office is what we call our Head Office in the vibrant city of Leeds, where some of the Graduate roles are based. Our stores and depots are spread all around the UK and Northern Ireland and the majority of the training schemes do require you to move around, so flexibility and a driving licence are essential.
In return, we offer you, quite literally, a world of opportunity, with international moves a real possibility at some point in your career at Asda.
One thing is for sure, you'll always be able to take your career in any direction you want rather than along a mapped out route.
