The Company
At Danone, we are wholly dedicated to achieving health through food. And not only that, we want our efforts to benefit people of every age, in every social and cultural environment, and in every part of the world - as many people as possible. This mission gives meaning to the work of our 100,000 Danoners worldwide on an everyday basis.
We are an international company present on all continents. Danone holds top positions in healthy food through four businesses: Fresh Dairy Products, Early Life Nutrition, Waters, and Medical Nutrition. Some of our brands you might be familiar with in Singapore include Dumex, Aqua, Activia, and Evian.
Danone is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris, and is a component stock of leading social responsibility indices including the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Vigeo and the Ethibel Sustainability Index. Danone is also ranked n°1 in the 2013 Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI).
Interested to find out more? Learn about our work and culture at www.danone.com/en/
For passionate people looking for autonomy and exciting opportunities for growth, Danone truly has something special inside! Join us, and contribute to a healthier world.
The Opportunity
Danone Asia is looking for young graduates and early career professionals to join its management trainee program. The objectives of the management trainee program are to:
- Develop people who are committed to continuous growth by providing breadth and depth of job experiences
- Set up effective support network to give career visibility & guidance to young professionals
- Establish MTs’ foundation for strong performance and growth with solid induction & training plans
The operations track of the program will offer:
- Opportunities for cross-business/cross-functional rotations & participation in social business projects
- Understanding complex and dynamic business environments within Asia Pacific markets
Learn ‘demand planning’, using models and market knowledge to forecast sales. Then learn to use this data to ensure demands are met.
Ensure on-shelf availability and order management. Interface with warehousing and transportation and manage quality delivery.
Learn to ensure all our products are available on our retailers’ shelves and achieve availability round the clock.
Understand how factories improve efficiency and adapt to changing demands while maintaining world-class quality standards.
Our strong customer focus means Supply Chain works closely with Customer Development to continuously improve service levels.
Qualifications
Any degree, preference for supply chain, operations and mechanical engineering backgrounds
Outstanding leadership capabilities and team spirit
- Self-starter with strong influential skills and the ability to prioritize and deliver in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders
- Willing to move out of Singapore during or after the 2 years of the Program
- Less than 2 years of work experience
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