Scheme Timeline
Although the training you receive will be flexible and tailored to your individual needs, there is a general structure to the Waitrose Graduate Scheme:
- Following induction, you'll be assigned to one of our branches for four months to gain an overview of the various systems, procedures and roles at store level. Here you'll receive technical training and a placement as an Assistant Section Manager that will prepare you for your first management position
- After this stage you will move branches and begin your placement as a Section Manager where you will start to take real responsibility for Partners and processes
- After this stage you will move branches and begin your placement as a Duty Manager
- You'll then progress to 'acting' Department Manager level, with real accountability and responsibility for the performance of several selling sections, as well as managing the branch in the absence of the Branch Manager
- Throughout the scheme you’ll have the chance to take on extra projects and decide how long you need in any particular area
- You should achieve your first Department Manager role within 12 months. As a Waitrose Department Manager you'll take full responsibility for the performance and profitability of a £multi-million turnover operation
- We expect our best graduates to progress to Branch Manager within four years of joining us and therefore you will need to be ambitious and motivated to drive your career forward.
Timeline
The duration of each stage is outlined below but is sometimes extended/reduced to suit your personal development needs.
