We are excited to bring this new role to the Musgrave Graduate Programme. At Musgrave we are passionate about food. Today we are focused on meeting the changing needs of today’s consumers through our food expertise, focus on commercial viability and deep understanding of the retail, wholesale and foodservice markets. The Commercial Food Leadership role is at the heart of all this, and this three-year programme is a fantastic opportunity for grads to immerse themselves in all aspects of the business and across many departments. This is an excellent opportunity for grads with a keen interest in food and beverage and the retail/wholesale industry and who are results-driven, commercially-focused and with a desire to drive business performance.
Commercial food leadership
Are you passionate about food and drink? Do you want to develop your experience and gain the commercial skills to turn your interest into a career? If so, then this brand-new grad role could be for you.
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Job overview
Key facts
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Duration of programme 3 years -
Location Hybrid with office locations in Dublin and Cork
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Rotations Rotations across specific teams to build food and commercial skills and expertise
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Essential qualifications Honours Degree (Level 8). Or Level 7 degree in Culinary Arts/Culinary Entrepreneurship will also be accepted
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Desirable qualifications Practical internship or experience in food focused role is an advantage (eg chef, food production experience)
What will you be doing?
Our brands are successful because they meet the changing needs of today’s shoppers and are developed in collaboration with outstanding local entrepreneurs based in the communities they serve. Our Buying and Foodservice Specialist sales teams work closely with teams in Marketing, Sales, Own Brand Development and Supply Chain to ensure the right product range is available, delivering competitive promotions to drive sales and innovating to meet the needs of our customers and to stay ahead of upcoming trends. They also work with our retail partners, foodservice customers, and suppliers, using customer insights data to provide the best solutions.
We are looking for emerging talent, preferably with a background in food or culinary entrepreneurship, to join our Commercial Food Leadership Programme. This is an innovative three-year Programme designed around an immersive food retail and foodservice experience in addition to developing your commercial, negotiating and influencing skills through our Buying and Foodservice Specialist Sales teams. At the end of the Programme, you will have the skills and knowledge to support the development and implementation of future-proofed, differentiating, market-beating strategies in specialised areas.
We have two pathways for the successful candidates: one focused on developing knowledge and skills in our Produce Buying teams to become an expert in this category; the other pathway will focus on developing a specialism in meat or produce for our Foodservice Specialist Sales Team. Both pathways will provide experience in buying, project management, negotiation, product development and will develop the ability to design and deliver compelling shopper propositions that are operationally efficient, commercially successful, and deliver optimum profitability for Musgrave, our retail partners and foodservice customers.
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