Commercial Trainee

Part of Lineage Logistics are Yearsley Food, who are one of the largest UK Importers and Distributors of Frozen Foods in Wholesale, Foodservice and Retail. This position will offer you a stepping stone into your permanent career and give you progression opportunities within.

Our business is based in Heywood and is home to 50+ colleagues - many of whom joined Yearsley Food early in their careers; usually after leaving education and progressed into management roles; in areas such as Purchasing, Account Management, Food Safety or Importation in Heywood and is home to 50+ colleagues - many of whom joined Yearsley Food early in their careers; usually after leaving education and progressed into management roles; in areas such as Purchasing, Account Management, Food Safety or Importation.

If you have good people skills; open to learning - and keen to progress a career in a supportive environment, then this role will help you build foundations for a rewarding career in a successful food business.

**The role**

In this role you will:

- Spend a number of months building a detailed understanding of how our business works and how we manage our customers.
- Spend time in various departments - understanding the various career paths available to you.
- Initially supporting colleagues with varied but important tasks; you will be building relationships with Suppliers and Customers to understand their needs, helping us to buy goods from worldwide sourcing and learning all the processes required to keep us competitive and market leaders in our field.

**Who we're looking for**:

- Good interpersonal skills
- Experience of dealing with, or building relationships with people/customers would be ideal but not essential
- A highly motivated person, who has drive and ambition
- Openness to learning and able to deal with constructive feedback
- Keen to develop a career in the food industry
- Clean Driving Licence or the ability to get to the depot OL10 2TP

**What's in it for me?**
- You will establish a career in the food industry
- We are focused on internal development; we will help you learn the business and progress your career and gain promotions
- Learn from experienced team members in a friendly and supportive environment
- Longer term we can help support you to achieve life goals - many of our team have worked hard to realise their earning potential as they gain promotion
- A competitive starting pay rate
- Free onsite car park
- A permanent contract and all the benefits you would expect by working for a global company

Job Reference: INDHP & #LI-CG1

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**Why Lineage?**

We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job - it's an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain.

Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day.

**Benefits**

As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That's why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us - plus generous financial rewards when you successfully refer new employees. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won't go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union.

Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us.