PROGRAMMESGRADUATEAND PLACEMENT ROLES

MARKETING & SALES BUSINESS PARTNERING

“BRING HEALTH THROUGH FOOD TO AS MANY PEOPLE

AS POSSIBLE”

THIS IS THE DANONE MISSION. You can find our brands in 140 countries, on five continents, across four divisions: Dairy, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and

Advanced Medical Nutrition.

DIFFERENCE”

“WE’RE

SMALL ENOUGHFOR YOU TO MAKE A

ENOUGH TO MATTERBIG

The group holds leadership positions in HEALTHY FOODS on five continents with...

BILLION in sales (2014)

WINNING OVER

CONSUMERS900 MILLION

worldwide in Fresh DAIRY PRODUCTS

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in Western Europe in MEDICAL NUTRITION

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worldwide in WATERS (packaged and by volume)

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worldwide in EARLY LIFE NUTRITION

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AT DANONE YOU GET TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST RECOGNISED BRANDS.

BRANDS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO

PEOPLE’S LIVES

21%

7%

53%

19%Fresh Dairy Products

Waters

Early Life Nutrition

Medical Nutrition

EMPLOYEES IN 80 COUNTRIES(END OF 2014)

EVERY DAY, OUR 1,500 SCIENTISTS, FROM 48 COUNTRIES DESIGN AND DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS, WITH THE GOAL OF BRINGING HEALTH THROUGH FOOD.

This charity helps the millions of people who look after an older, disabled or seriously ill family member or friend. We work with Carers UK to provide information about eating well. This helps carers feel confident in looking after their loved ones and ensuring they are meeting their food and nutrition needs. It’s also essential that carers look after themselves too; to remain fit and well in order to support the person they care for. To find out more visit: www.carersuk.org

CARERS UK

DANONE NATIONS CUP

HEY! HEALTHY EATING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

“CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY DOES NOT END AT THE FACTORY GATE OR THE OFFICE DOOR. WE SHOULD LEAD OUR COMPANIES WITH OUR HEARTS AS MUCH AS OUR HEADS, AND WE SHOULD NOT FORGET THAT WHILE THE ENERGY RESOURCES ON EARTH ARE LIMITED, THOSE OF MAN ARE INFINITE IF HE FINDS THE MOTIVATION.”

Antoine Riboud, one of Danone’s founders, speaking in 1972.

HEALTHY FOOD STARTS WITH A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTDanone has been leading thinking on social responsibility and sustainability for more than 40 years, long before it appeared on many other companies’ agendas. We take action to protect nature and promote better accessibility to good food and nutrition, wherever you are in the world.

EAT LIKE A CHAMP

Making nutrition education exciting for 9-11 year olds. Developed by Danone in close partnership with the British Nutrition Foundation, this award-winning programme appeals to youngsters by featuring inspiring ambassadors and encourages them to adopt a healthy, balanced lifestyle. EAT LIKE A CHAMP has been deployed in more than 1,200 classes across the country and aims to have reached one million children by 2020. Learn more: www.eatlikeachamp.co.uk

HEY! is an Early Years community health improvement project created in partnership with Danone, Wiltshire Council, 4Children and CHLF. HEY!'s ambition is to improve the health outcomes and life-chances of young children. Delivered in children's centres, HEY! focusses particularly on the most vulnerable families and for many of the parents attending the programme, it represents their first steps back into learning. To date, HEY! has reached more than 600 families across the UK, to find out more search for 'Hey! Healthy Eating for Young Children' on Facebook.

OUR SOCIAL MISSION IN ACTION

This is the world’s biggest global football tournament for children aged 10 to 12. Each year over 2.5 million children from 32 countries take part. It brings Danone’s health mission to life by encouraging kids to get active and follow in the footsteps of great sportsmen, such as the tournament’s global ambassador Zinedine Zidane. To find out more, head to www.danonenationscup.com

MARKETING & SALES PROGRAMME

BUSINESS PARTNERING PROGRAMME(FINANCE, SUPPLY CHAIN, HR & SALES)

SALARY AND BENEFITS

PLACEMENTS

YOUR DEVELOPMENT AS OUR LEADERS

YOUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

YOUR TOTAL REWARDS PACKAGE

YOUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

YOUR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

THE RECRUITMENT PROCESSYOUR GUIDE TO WHAT TO DO NOW

YOUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

AT DANONE, WHERE YOUR CAREER TAKES YOU AND HOW FAR YOU PROGRESS, IS DETERMINED

BY YOUR ASPIRATIONS.International careers, cross–functional working, autonomy

and responsibility are realities early on when working at DANONE. You’ll be at the cutting edge of our business,

playing a key role from the start.

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THE GRADUATE PROGRAMME IS A TWO-YEAR ROTATION WHICH IS SPLIT BETWEEN TWO OF

OUR FOUR BUSINESS UNITS, BASED AT OUR HEAD OFFICES IN LONDON AND TROWBRIDGE (NEAR BATH)

AS WELL AS HOME BASED NATIONALLY.

On our marketing and sales programme, you will spend a year in marketing and a year in sales. During this time,

you will get close to our consumers and understand how to build and develop market-leading brands.

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OUR GRADUATE PROGRAMME

CASE STUDY: GAME, SET, MATCH

VICTORIA STOUT NATIONAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

“ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR FOR EVIAN IS WIMBLEDON"

For my first rotation on the Graduate Scheme I’ve worked in Sales for Waters on the Tesco and Asda accounts. One of the biggest events of the year for Evian is Wimbledon as we sponsor the event. As a result we work hard to ensure we have a big store presence during Wimbledon through in- store activation. As part of my role I managed the field team relationship and coordinated the activity to ensure our products were everywhere in-store and within Wimbledon village. I also got the opportunity to go to Wimbledon with our customers which was an amazing experience!

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1 Leading some of Danone’s new product

development projects including agency

briefings, product development and

launch recommendations

2 Reviewing, building and implementing

brand communication plans

3 Reviewing and developing packaging

for the brands

4 Performance tracking and

analysis of Danone’s products

and the wider market

1 Gathering and analysing information to help shape account strategy

2 Agreeing annual business plans with Danone’s customers

3 Influencing and educating store managers

4 Implementing customer plans at local store and depot level

“IT'S GREAT TO KNOW WE HAVE REALLY HELPED IN TERMSOF STARTING THEIRCAREERS!"

CASE STUDY: INSPIRING FUTURE DANONERS

NATALIE CARNACHAN ASSISTANT BRAND

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As part of the Graduate Scheme, we were tasked with working on a community project. Our concept was to deliver workshops to local sixth form students on skills such as teamwork, leadership and commercial acumen, with the aim to inspire them in preparation for the working world. We successfully delivered these to 120 students in London and near Bath and, after setting a New Product Development challenge, a winning team was chosen to attend work experience in Danone HQ.

I MAKE AWORLD OF

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MARKETING ROLE: SALES ROLE:

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WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

YOUR ROLEYOU COME INTO REAL ROLES AT DANONE, WITH

RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE OUTSET:

During my first few months with Danone, I was tasked with managing the operational coordination behind a launch of 3 new products. I was empowered to visit our factories in Europe to discuss the project timeline and develop strong working relationships with my contacts. I was responsible for managing different functions and ensuring the products were delivered to retailers within time and budget constraints.

CASE STUDY: FROM CONCEPT TO SHELF

“THIS LEVEL OF OWNERSHIP GAVE ME REAL ENTHUSIASM FOR THE PROJECT AND I WAS PROUD TO SEE

JAMES BRIDGE ACTIVITY MANAGER,

EARLY LIFE NUTRITION

THE RESULTS OF MY WORK IN THE SUPERMARKET!”

BUSINESS PARTNERING

(FINANCE, SUPPLY CHAIN,HR & SALES)

THE GRADUATE PROGRAMME IS A TWO-YEAR ROTATION WHICH IS SPLIT BETWEEN TWO OF OUR

FOUR BUSINESS UNITS, BASED AT OUR HEAD OFFICES IN LONDON, TROWBRIDGE (NEAR BATH)

HOME BASED NATIONALLY.

This programme will give you the opportunity to explore one or more functions, that help to drive the

commercial viability of the business.

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Supporting your business unit's

volunteering programme

Managing your business unit's

environmental activities

Coordinating employee health

activities and working with the internal

communications manager to support

business conferences and events

Compiling your business unit's

weekly newsletter

Supporting the Business Planning team, providing financial reporting and analysis across all functions

Preparing month-end sales reports

Managing business planning budget/forecast reporting

Managing the training of functional teams on financial tools

HUMAN RESOURCES ROLE: FINANCE ROLE:

As part of my role I look for new initiatives to improve employee health and wellbeing. We have excellent internal nutritional expertise within the business, especially around the subject of early life nutrition and want to share that knowledge with our employees. I worked with our Nutritionists and Dietitians in the Science and Innovation team to launch Maternal Nutrition Support for pregnant and breastfeeding employees and their partners to help give their children the best start in life.

CASE STUDY: HEALTH & WELLBEING STARTS FROM WITHIN

“IT'S AMAZING THAT I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO

EMPLOYEES AND THE HEALTH OF THEIR

CHILDREN"HARRIET MORTON

HR ROLE EARLY LIFE NUTRITION

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WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

YOUR ROLEYOU COME INTO REAL ROLES AT DANONE, WITH

RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE OUTSET:

I MAKE AWORLD OF

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OUR HEALTH MISSION IS LIVED AND BREATHED THROUGH OUR REWARD

AND RECOGNITION POLICY The Danone reward package is so much more than salary and bonus. We have a number of benefits that you can choose from, to help you meet your lifestyle needs.

SALARY & BENEFITS

FREE WATER, YOGHURT AND FRUIT EVERY DAY

+ +

Occupational health advice and annual nurse-led health MOTs

On site gym (Trowbridge)Discounted gym memberships (with participating gyms)

Taste card (discounts at participating restaurants)

25 days holiday + 2 days to volunteer on one of our Corporate Social Responsibility projects

Cycle to Work scheme Massages

WE LIVE OUR PASSION FOR HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE:

BASE SALARY £28,500

On top of the £28,500 base salary, we have a STRETCH BONUS PLAN achieved by completing your targets.

Our 5% bonus with 10% stretch has three main elements:

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PLACEMENTSWHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

EACH PLACEMENT ROLE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU REAL RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE START

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You will have the opportunity to tailor-make a benefits package to suit your lifestyle through our flexible benefits scheme, including travel insurance, gym memberships, retail vouchers and enhanced health cover.

SALARY

6 MONTH – 1 YEAR INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENTS & INTERNSHIPS ACROSS:

SARAH MILLS KING’S COLLEGE LONDON

NUTRITIONIST

“I would recommend a placement to anyone who is looking to experience a great place to work and grow. Everybody says it is the people that make Danone, and I would echo that once more, because everybody has a vested interest in helping one another and making it a fantastic learning environment.”

“Following my placement I have been offered a role with Danone. My placement gave me a clear insight on where I wanted to take my career, and helped me find a fantastic company ready to invest in me so I could achieve my ambitions. I believe the people, culture and opportunities available here are an unbeatable combination.”

BASE SALARY OF £18,500+ 3% BONUS

HANNAH SKEGGS BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY CORPORATE AFFAIRS- NUTRITIONIST

"From day one I was given projects that embodied the Danone mission, something that as a nutritionist is very important to my job satisfaction. I was given the opportunity to grow and develop with responsibility in my objectives, but also support and guidance. No two days are the same but I wouldn’t want it any different!"

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YEAR ONE

YEAR TWO

DEVELOPMENT AS OUR LEADERS

YOUR

INSPIRING YOUR PERSONAL GROWTH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS PART OF OUR DNAGRADUATE LEARNING PROGRAMME Your career goals and development are kept on track using your Performance Development Review and Individual Development Plan. What this means to you will vary according to your role and aspirations, but you will benefit from a mixture of formal training activities, on the job training, e-learning and coaching.

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INDUCTION

You'll be introduced to the wider world of Danone at your residential induction week

where you'll learn about our mission, what it's like to be a Danoner, and about our business units. As part of this you'll meet a range of people across our UK business units, and in teams, you'll be taking on a number of

challenges including a group presentation to some of our managers and directors. Once in role you'll also experience inductions relevant

to your assigned business unit.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Together with your manager you'll create a bespoke personal development plan

in your first week, tailoring your learning experiences to your behavioural and

functional needs. You'll own your personal development plan ongoing and you will evolve it as you progress with the help of your manager and other people in your

Danone support network. In year two you will tailor your behavioural and functional learning experiences to your new role and build on your strengths and experiences in

year one. Continuing to own and evolve your personal development plan will be one of

the most important elements to enable your successful progression at Danone.

CHARITY/ COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Work with your graduate colleagues on a set project, managing every element

from securing budget to engaging senior stakeholders.

COACHING

You'll be offered the opportunity to be coached by one of our Danone business

coaches to support your successful transition from year one to year two, and to help you think about your future path with Danone.

SELF AWARENESS & PERSONAL IMPACT

Your learning journey at Danone starts with self awareness. Like everyone at Danone you'll receive an Insights profile to help

you build working relationships through a better understanding of the behavioural preferences of yourself and others. You'll

also start to focus on developing your personal impact from day one, to enable you to make great first impressions and to learn to engage stakeholders though storytelling.

FUNCTIONAL/SPECIALIST SKILLSOn-the-job learning of the systems and

processes required in your role.

BUILDING A NETWORK

Building connections across the UK business units is an important part of our graduate scheme. In year one you'll have

a buddy and in the second year of the scheme you'll be invited to networking

events where you'll get to meet a variety of senior stakeholders across all of our

business units.

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"RIGHT FROM THE OFF I WAS GIVEN REAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MY ROLE, MANAGING A NUMBER OF KEY HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS IN LONDON AND BEING ENCOURAGED TO MAKE THE DECISIONS WHICH DRIVE CHANGE...

ROB BROWNE MEDICAL NUTRITION ASSISTANT

YOU QUICKLY FEEL AUTONOMOUS, YET NEVER UNSUPPORTED. THIS ABILITY TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND BUILD KEY RELATIONSHIPS EXTERNALLY IS INVALUABLE IN DEVELOPING YOUR SKILLS AS A LEADER."

Our recruitment process is designed to help you understand if Danone is the right place for you.

The most important start point for us is uncovering your passion for our business – your connection with our pursuit

of bringing good health through food to all and with our dual economic and social project.

THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT TO DO NOW

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TOGETHERMAKEWE

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“Know how to stay close to each person in the world: colleagues, consumers and clients, suppliers, stakeholders and society. Become a part of their everyday lives.”

“There are no limits… only obstacles to be overcome.”

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“The attention paid to individuals, whether they be consumers, employees or citizens, is at the heart of all our decisions.”

“Diversity is a source of wealth and change, a constant opportunity.”

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DO YOU SHARE OUR VALUES

AND ETHOS?

VALUES are the beliefs we hold internally and CODE BEHAVIOURS are how we demonstrate and bring these

values to life externally.

We look for evidence of these behaviours throughout the selection process.

OUR VALUES...

BETHAN TEMPEST SCIENCE & INNOVATION

ASSISTANT MANAGER

CASE STUDY: A TRUE SENSE OF PURPOSEWorking as a dietitian within the business means I have been involved in reviewing the nutritional quality of our portfolio and working as part of cross-functional team to ensure that good nutrition is at the heart of what we do. Within the Healthcare Science and Innovation team I am also involved in helping colleagues understand and become inspired by the importance of early life nutrition and understand the unique role our products play for our consumers.

“I FEEL VERY PROUD TO WORK IN A BUSINESS THAT IS SO COMMITTED

TO PROVIDING THE BEST POSSIBLE NUTRITION IN EARLY LIFE AND WHERE

EVERYDAY YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE MAKING

A DIFFERENCE."A great candidate is someone who is clear on the outcome. Your ability to deliver results by taking responsibility and showing the way forward over obstacles is key.

If you are somebody that seeks learning opportunities in what you do every day and from across your networks, this will stand you in good stead at Danone.

If you thrive on rising to challenging situations and thrive on being taken out of your comfort zone, Danone could be right for you. Great candidates also look beyond the day to day to spot new opportunities.

We are looking for you to demonstrate your ability to create great relationships and work collaboratively, being open to new ideas and sharing your views too.

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If your application is successful, we will invite you to complete SHL reasoning tests. These consist of a 25-minute numerical test and a 19-minute verbal test.

These tests measure your ability to reason with numbers and to draw logical conclusions from written information.  

We aim to let you know if you have been successful at this stage of the process within seven days of you taking the tests.

We want to get to know you better! The next stage in our recruitment process is the video interview. We will be looking for your strengths in communication through 3 questions, designed to understand more about what drives you and your understanding of Danone.

The first step in our selection process is to apply online with your CV and cover letter. We will also screen you on the key application criteria. On top of this, we would love to hear more about your passion for our mission for health and what this means to you, along with your thoughts on why you believe Danone is the right company for you to pursue your career.

RESEARCH DANONE. Get to know our brands and their

nutritional aims, and consult our website so that you have a good understanding of the business

GET A FEELING FOR DANONE & ITS VALUES.

Find examples to demonstrate how you will fit into our culture.

BE YOURSELF, BE HONEST & AUTHENTIC.

We select people who we think will fit with our business. This works both ways and it is important that you use the recruitment process to see if the company is a good fit for you too.

HINTS & TIPS

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AT LEAST A 2:1 DEGREE

CLASSIFICATION IN ANY DISCIPLINE

A MINIMUM OF 320 UCAS POINTS

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UK

A VALID UK DRIVING LICENCE

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ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM

NUMERICAL AND VERBAL TESTING

VIDEO INTERVIEWINGStep 1 Step 2 Step 3

REMEMBER!THE APPLICATION WINDOW CLOSES ON 31st OCTOBER

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend this intense yet highly rewarding assessment centre. Our leadership academy will provide you with the opportunity to really stand out from the crowd as well as allowing you to fully experience what it’s like to work at Danone.

The event will comprise valuable workshops, group activities, interviews and key networking opportunities, all of which will require you to draw upon different strengths and skills. Upon completion of the academy, we will offer successful candidates a place on one of our graduate programmes. Full feedback will be provided to everybody who attends the Danone Leadership Academy.

DANONE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Step 4

APPLICATION PROCESS

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linkedin.com/company/danone/careers

facebook.com/danoneukgraduates

CAN WE INSPIRE THE LEADER IN YOU?

www.danone.co.uk/graduates