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What you'll be doing
The Greencore Commercial placement is designed to help you gain valuable experience that supports your future career ambitions in the food industry.
As the largest sandwich maker in the UK, we partner with both major supermarkets and smaller retailers.
During this placement you will have the opportunity to get to know our customers by experiencing a placement in one of the following areas:
- Logistics – our Direct to Store network comprises of 17 distribution depots responsible for 11,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties, this is a supply chain role focussed on coordinating the delivery of products to our customers.
- Food – supporting the development of new products and recipes alongside our chefs, process and operational teams and other developers bringing new products and new recipes to the market.
- Account Executive – this role focuses on providing day to day operational support by taking ownership for tasks that ensure our products are consumer ready and meet the needs of both our internal and external customers and stakeholders.
- Category- supporting our strategic activity by identifying trends and insight that help our teams to understand customer and performance data.
At the end of the placement, you will have gained valuable on the job experience while also gaining knowledge of a commercial environment within the food industry.
We firmly believe it’s our people who deliver our performance which is why we place so much emphasis on colleague development and career progression.
You will be assigned a mentor who will support you in your development throughout the placement. You’ll also get to network with other Early Careers colleagues across the business and attend external events to help you develop your network in the wider industry.
What’s next?
Applications are due to close on 4th Feb 2026, however if there are high volumes of applications, we may close early.
Upon successful telephone screening, you will be invited to a virtual Assessment Centre which will take place w/c 2nd March 2026
The second stage, face to face assessment will take place at one of our Greencore sites, w/c 23 March 2026.
Induction and enrolment for this role will begin June 2026.
About the Company
Why Greencore?
We’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK.
Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn.
Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
This is a dynamic and innovative field, which brings many commercial challenges relating to market trends, product launches, maintaining relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams.
Join us and be part of our great team, committed to making everyday taste better.
What do you need?
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for motivated undergraduates who are completing either a food related or business degree and have a keen ambition to gain experience within the commercial function of a fast-moving consumer good business.
This is a 12-month placement aimed at those who elect to complete a ‘year-in-industry’ as part of their degree, with the potential to return to Greencore once you have completed your undergraduate degree.
You will also be:
- Passionate about working as part of a team and have an ambition to have a long-term career in a commercial environment/food.
- Highly motivated to grow your career.
- Resilient and equipped to take change in your stride.
- Curious, organised, and able to use your excellent communication skills to build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.
To join our Commercial Placement programme, you will need:
- The right to live and work in the UK.
- Currently studying
To take full advantage of this opportunity, you will be required to travel to, and be open to working from any of our UK sites, and therefore a valid driving license is preferred.
If this sounds like you, join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.
Join us and you'll get
What you’ll get in return
Not only will you gain experience across our business; you will also have access to our Greencore colleague benefits including:
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits
- Wellbeing benefits at no cost, including Virtual GP, annual health check, mental health and nutritional consultations, Adult Care helpline, and on-site physio.
- Opportunities to develop through our Grow with Greencore offer, as well as dedicated Early Careers learning events Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
What’s next?
Applications are due to close on 4th Feb 2026, however if there are high volumes of applications, we may close early.
Upon successful telephone screening, you will be invited to a virtual Assessment Centre which will take place w/c 2nd March 2026
The second stage, face to face assessment will take place at one of our Greencore sites, w/c 23 March 2026.
Induction and enrolment for this role will begin June 2026.
