The business of personal growth
This programme has been designed to make the most of your
individuality and your raw, natural talents. By bringing fresh
ideas to the table, you’ll be helping us evolve as a company. There
are some tough performance targets during the programme, but if you
meet them all you will be given your own store to manage – and your
own team to lead - at the end of the 52 weeks.
The programme has a very structured framework that guides you
through the work that you are doing. Most of your time will be
spent in store, learning from mentors within the business.
Importantly, you’ll have the opportunity to work in various store
formats, from a large flagship right through to a small community
store. This will provide you with experience in all the different
aspects of store management, with various placements giving you
knowledge, skills and leadership abilities in four core areas:
Customer, People, Business, Self.
Hands-on work in store will be mixed with one-on-one coaching
sessions, self-directed learning, targeted training, community
projects, progress reviews and support learning from senior
managers. You’ll also be able to take part in challenge sessions
with other graduates on the programme. To help reinforce all the
learning, you’ll attend workshops and complete assignments to
develop your strategic thinking, creativity, solutions-focus and
leadership skills.
It’s a busy, lively and demanding year of learning, experience
and self-discovery. It’s about learning by doing and experiencing
great retailing first-hand, at the very heart of our business.
Programme Details
There will be five phases of structured retail experience, with
training that’s broken down into the following specific areas:
- The detail of retail
- Delivering Christmas
- Our professional business (pharmacy)
- Managing the store
- Taking the helm and being a retail leader
As you progress throughout the year, you will assume more
responsibility for coaching, managing and leading teams. This will
culminate in the golden opportunity to manage your own store and
show just how much you’ve learned.