BAT Graduate Careers

Aylesbury

Key facts:

  • The UK end market office is based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
  • This office is responsible for all the decisions that are made within the UK and Irish end markets.
  • Employs over 200+ people within both end markets.
  • BAT UK & Ireland is an exciting place to work with innovation, growth and individual development being on the forefront of our business strategy.

Unique selling points:

Working within an end market environment such as the UK will provide you with the unique opportunity to gain an intrinsic understanding of the ‘nuts and bolts’ of the BAT business. As a Management Trainee, you will experience the crucial underlying mechanisms which enable our company to achieve its global strategy. Working alongside highly professional and motivated individuals you will develop your overall business awareness and leadership skills whilst being constantly supported and guided by your line manager.

Global House

Key facts:

  • British American Tobacco Globe House is the corporate head quarters for the British American Tobacco group of companies
  • Globe House is the base for Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa Regional Top Teams as well as Central functions
  • As a corporate head quarters the work is centred on creating and developing strategy that can be executed in the end markets to ensure revenue and profit targets are met and group profit is achieved

Unique selling points:

Working at British American Tobacco corporate head quarters provides a unique view on the global landscape. As a Management Trainee, you will get the opportunity to work alongside the global business and understand the drivers behind key global decisions. Sitting at the global head quarters gives you access to the functional directors and senior decision makers within the group. You will be operating at a global level from the outset which will be a challenging and exciting environment to be in.

Southampton

Key facts:

  • Provides products for the whole of the Western European region as well as supplying some products to EEMEA
  • Historically, we were a one-to-one / one-to-many Supply Chain business
  • In 2008 we initiated a project to become a more integrated supply chain network, meaning we started to operate a many-to-many Supply Chain model that enables us to
  • Tailor the products and services we offer
  • Have focused roles for factories and supply chain teams

Operating Figures Western Europe Operations

  • 2010 cigarette manufactured volume 143bn sticks or 20% of group volume
  • Service products for 78 countries in total
  • 10 manufacturing locations -> 6 Cigarettes ( Augustow in Poland, Bayreuth in Germany, Boncourt in Switzerland, Pecs in Hungary, Ploesti in Romania, Vranje in Serbia), 2 Other Tobacco Products (OTP) (Groningen in Netherlands & Bremen in Germany), 1 Snus (Malmo, Sweden), 1 Dry Ice Expandable Tobacco (DIET) (Corby, UK)
  • Employs approximately 4,800
  • Revenue £1.38bn net turnover

Unique selling points:

The environment within the Southampton based regional office is both dynamic and relaxed. You will be able to drive yourself within your own defined role which gives you a huge level of autonomy in this position. You will be working within an international environment where you will get a chance to work with other countries and regions throughout the programme. The position also allows you to gain exposure to different functions and roles within the rotation element of the Management Trainee programme. British American Tobacco offers fantastic benefits as well as excellent career opportunities.

 

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