Graduate Programme - Commercial at Arriva

Where: England - North East

Deadline: July 20, 2019

Type: Graduate

About the Company:

Arriva is one of the largest providers of passenger transport in Europe, employing around 60,000 people and delivering more than 2.2 billion passenger journeys across 14 European countries each year. Arriva is part of Deutsche Bahn (DB) and is responsible for DB's regional passenger transport services outside Germany.

About the Role:

At Arriva we want to find the very best people to help us transform our business. As an Arriva Graduate, you will complete an 18-month programme which is designed to attract and develop future specialists in the commercial aspects of our business.

Whilst this training programme is based within our North East bus business, Arriva is a pan-European transport operator, opening opportunities for progression locally in the North East, nationally across our bus and rail businesses in the UK and also across Arriva businesses in mainland Europe.

Working in the Commercial team, you will help to ensure that we operate commercially, making sure we are reviewing the networks, bus times and routes ensuring we are meeting the needs of the customers and achieving passenger and revenue growth.

Requirements:

  • You must have, or be expecting to achieve a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree preferably in Business, Science or Maths
  • You are ambitious, constantly question what needs to be challenged and improved and identify opportunities
  • You will have a forward-thinking approach
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage at all levels internally and externally
  • You will be results driven with the ability to innovate and implement and drive commercial excellence
  • See feedback and setbacks as opportunities to learn and improve
  • English language skills to business standard required
  • All applicants must have citizenship or the right to work in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to sponsor work permits

How to Apply:

For more information and to apply please visit Career Connect and search Reference ID 'AB996'