Salary: £31,900 per annum
Location: Surbiton, Surrey – just 2 minutes from the mainline station
Hybrid working: 2 days in the office / 3 days from home
Two-year rotational graduate programme
Start your career with Nikon -
Are you an ambitious graduate looking to build a broad commercial career with one of the world’s most recognised imaging brands?
This is an exciting opportunity to join Nikon UK’s Graduate Management Development Programme, gaining hands on experience across different areas of the business while developing the skills and commercial understanding needed to build your future career.
Over two years, you’ll complete rotations across three of four key business areas: Marketing, Sales, Commercial Planning and Customer Service.
This isn’t a programme where you’ll simply observe from the sidelines. You’ll have real responsibility from the outset, contributing to live projects, working alongside experienced colleagues and gaining exposure to different people, functions and commercial challenges.
Your rotations could include -
Marketing
PR and media communications
Social media and content
CRM and customer communications
Copywriting
Video development
Product launches and events
Sales
Supporting key retail customers
Working alongside Account Managers
Sales reporting and analysis
Supporting marketing investment activity
Direct sales operations
Commercial Planning
Budget and commercial planning
Business and customer insights
Market analysis
Using data to support commercial decision-making
Customer Service
Responding to customer enquiries by telephone, email and written communication
Resolving service-related queries
Supporting customers face-to-face at events
Maintaining accurate customer information and records
What we’re looking for -
Nikon is looking for bright, articulate and commercially minded graduates with the potential and ambition to become future leaders within the organisation.
To be considered for the programme, you must have:
A 2:1 degree or above
A minimum of 7 GCSEs at grade 7 or above, including both Maths and English at grade 7 or above
A minimum of 3 A Levels at grade B or above
Evidence of leadership and initiative – you will have proactively led, organised or taken responsibility for an activity, project, team or initiative. This could be through university, work, sport, volunteering, societies or other activities
A genuine interest in developing experience across different commercial functions
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Good Microsoft Office skills
The ability to commute to Surbiton for two office days each week, or willingness to relocate
Previous work experience, an internship or work placement would be highly advantageous.
Please ensure your CV clearly includes your GCSE and A Level subjects and grades, together with details of any relevant work experience and examples of leadership or initiative.
What Nikon offers -
Alongside a starting salary of £31,900 with regular salary reviews, you’ll enjoy an excellent benefits package including:
£500 home-office furniture allowance
£300 wellbeing allowance
27 days’ holiday, rising to 32 days, plus bank holidays
Generous company pension
Private medical and dental insurance
Product discounts
Flexible working hours
Hybrid working – 3 days from home
Onsite parking
Ongoing coaching, training and career development
Nikon’s Surbiton office is conveniently located just two minutes’ walk from the mainline station.
You’ll be joining a collaborative international organisation with more than 100 years of heritage and a brand recognised around the world for innovation, design and performance.
If you’re ambitious, curious and keen to develop a broad commercial career with Nikon, we’d love to hear from you.
To apply for the job click apply and send us your CV
Salary description
£31900.00 - £31900.00 per year