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Reckitt Benckiser is a global success story: a world leader in the global household, health and personal care sectors. Thier offer is simple - bigger, better and more competitive opportunities to develop a rewarding career at the very forefront of FMCG. Their success is led by their Powerbrands - big-name brands like Finish, Vanish, Dettol and Veet that aim to achieve global market leadership. Through them they’ve become No.1 in the vast majority of markets and categories in which they compete. Backing up our Powerbrands is a great portfolio of local hero brands. They operate in no fewer than 60 counties while their brands are sold across 180. Their people are the power behind these brands - around 23,000 talented, driven and entrepreneurial individuals, all working together.
Reckitt Benckiser requires the top 1% of graduates talent to become future senior managers across all international divisions |
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Follow 2 of the grads Edd and Halla on the graduates' blogging spot HERE!
THE BRIEF
o Due to a lack of time in the HR department, Bright Futures Resourcing needed to source graduates with strong leadership potential, in addition to high levels of competency in the Company’s seven key graduate skill areas.
o Top tier candidates were required for three Graduate Programmes:
§ Marketing & Sales
§ Research & Development
§ Supply Chain and Demand Planning
THE PROCESS
o Bright Futures Resourcing met with and continues to meet with employees from previous graduate programmes and key personnel at Reckitt Benckiser to understand the business objectives and the culture of the company.
o After the initial screening process by Bright Futures Resourcing, an assessment day was run for each division.
o Six of the best candidates attended each assessment day
“Very high levels of professionalism throughout, with a relevant approach to graduate recruitment and a dedicated account team”
HR Manager, Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare
SUCCESS IN THE FIRST YEAR
o Six candidates were selected to fill positions within the Sales & Marketing, Research & Development, and Supply Chain teams
o Bright Futures Resourcing delivered top tier graduates despite a challenging timeframe and budget·
SINCE THEN
o 62 graduates have been recruited over the past 5 years
o Graduates placed in:
§ Sales and Marketing
§ Research and Development
§ Supply Chain
§ Demand Planning
§ Corporate Communications
§ IS
What the graduates say...
What excites you about your work?
"The most exciting thing that I do as part of my job is either working in the factory or working in our pilot scale unit because it’s on your feet, it’s exciting, it’s big scale equipment, hands-on, making the product on a large scale, and actually packing it into proper packaging at the end of the process. It’s just so exciting – it’s the real product."
R&D Graduate
What’s your greatest achievement so far?
"I have managed the Homebase account, and during my time in the role I have generated 40% sales growth. "
National Account Executive
What’s your greatest achievement so far?
“One of the most exciting things that I’ve felt proud about doing was probably one of the category reviews – selling not just the brand strategy, but selling the whole category strategy to the buyer. I actually got to speak with the space planner and the buyer themselves. There was a really nice sense of involvement, and I guess getting the credit for the work that you’ve done”
Marketing Graduate
