French Speaking Graduate Scheme

Autosmart International Ltd • Contract • Staffordshire, Staffordshire, GB • £30,000 - £35,000 / year • 1w ago

Who we are

Autosmart International is a manufacturing success story, leading the field in vehicle cleaning products. We’re the No.1 choice of automotive trade customers and sell our products via a network of more than 300 independent franchisees, across 8 countries, with France and the UK our most successful markets. As part of our 5-year growth plans, we’ll be working hard to expand our team in France and you will play a pivotal role in this exciting growth when you join our French-speaking Graduate Scheme.

Why us

Our employees rate us ‘Very Good’ to work for, earning us a place in the ‘UK Top 5 Manufacturers 2024’ with employee engagement specialists ‘Best Companies to Work For’. In the franchising world we are a multi award winning brand, the British Franchise Association has crowned us Franchisor of the Year 3 times and named us their International Super brand in 2022 for our expansion outside of the UK and Ireland.

What you will learn

Our three year French speaking graduate scheme offers a variety of 9-12 month placements in functions including Franchise Recruitment, Customer Service, and Staff Recruitment, and is an exciting opportunity to gain practical skills that will take your career to the next level. Placements are flexible and can be tailored to your areas of interest while supporting your personal growth in areas including effective business communication skills, sales and marketing techniques to boost brand awareness, identify market trends and gaps in support of product development, and presentation skills to gain credibility with senior leaders.

Based at our Staffordshire head office, you’ll be the link between our French and UK-based teams, spending time at our French office in Cergy, where you will get to know the team and find out more about their work, throughout your induction and placements.

What we can offer you:

Salary up to £30,000 progressing to £35,000 as you gain skills and experience
A 3 year programme with rotations across multiple business areas
An opportunity to use your exceptional French language skills while developing practical business experience in a stable, growing, international business
A varied, fast-paced role with lots of responsibility from day one
A friendly and supportive team environment
Extensive coaching and development opportunities
Company-wide training programme to develop key skills
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Non-contributory private health care
Generous contributory pension scheme
Life assurance at three times salary
Employee assistance programme
Staff purchase scheme – take products home free of charge

What you bring:

Fluency in French language (verbal and written)
Degree-level education, ideally gained within the last 12 months
High level communication skills
An analytical, inquisitive mind, with a penchant for problem-solving
Curiosity, openness, and a willingness to learn
A commitment to self-development, collaboration, and a strong team ethic

Apply today

Are you fluent French speaking graduate? Contact us with a CV today to find out more about the roles and skills you will learn on our graduate programme.

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