Ampol
Merchandise Graduate Program (Feb 2025)
Sydney
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- Apply by 18 Aug 2024
- Start date 1 Feb 2025 - 28 Feb 2025
Your role
Be part of Ampol's excellent 2-year program within their retail division. As a Merchandise Graduate, you’ll have the unique opportunity to dive into a breadth of experience across category management, promotions, market and customer analytics, store layouts, and financial planning.
This is your chance to gain a deep understanding of how an ASX-listed business operates end to end and how Ampol manages a large range of merchandise suppliers.
About you
To be successful, you will be entering your final year of study in 2024 or completed your undergraduate within the last two years and will be available to commence full-time employment in February 2025. Ampol seeks individuals who showcase complex problem-solving capabilities, and strong technical skills and enjoy working in a team environment.
The Merchandise Graduate will be a well-rounded individual who can bridge the gap between commercial and operational aspects. For this reason, candidates who have retail work experience in supermarkets and convenience, fast food restaurants, or general merchandise are highly preferred. Candidates that have Microsoft Excel or Power BI experience will be highly regarded but this is not essential. You will have excellent academic results, be curious to learn, and be eager to develop your professional career.
Benefits
The graduate benefits are designed to propel your career forward while ensuring your personal and professional well-being. Here are some of the benefits you can expect to receive as a participant in the graduate program:
- The total remuneration is above market! Ampol also offers an employee share scheme so you can invest in the future.
- 25% Fuel discount card for two privately used cars and Novated Lease options are also available.
- They are flexible! Hybrid work options are available for most disciplines.
- Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.
- Ampol values recognition! They have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate their capabilities and values.
- Care for your Community - Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of the Ampol Foundation partners.
- Be Mindful! Take up to three Wellbeing Days on Ampol each year, based on a healthy leave balance.
Training, development & rotations
Hired on a permanent full-time basis, you’ll complete 6-month rotations across the respective business units where you will learn and develop under the guidance of the Leaders and teams. Ampol Leaders bring strong technical expertise, cross-functional experience, and a commercial focus that propels their business forward and they are dedicated to passing on their knowledge to the next generation, which could be you.
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Sources
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- ampol.com.au/
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Business & Management +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Varies, depends on the rotation and the outputs that are required
In my current department, each day is different as the nature of the work and department is extremely dynamic and inconsistent. In other departments the pace of work has been slower and more consistent. The challenge in my role has been adjusting to the pace of each department.
About the employer
Ampol
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Mining, Oil & Gas
You Take Us Further: Never an organisation to stand still, Ampol continues to reinvent success and our Graduates are tasked with making an impact.
Pros and cons of working at Ampol
Pros
Exposure to senior management, opportunity to grow, people and culture.
The exposure to senior leaders within the business. Exposure to multiple disciplines within the business. Flexible work culture.
Exposure to different parts of the business Travel Immersed in working in projects that have an impact Being able to have a say on your rotation choices On the Job Learning Great Work culture.
The culture, the people. The opportunity to move across 4 very diverse rotations within the Graduate program, giving a holistic view of the entire value chain.
Cons
Relatively slow decision making due to bureaucratic control.
A high proportion of people involved in making tough decisions, execution of plans usually takes more time.
Room for improvement in the technology space i.e. BYOD.
The lack of training provided for Graduates.