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"Our successful Food business delivers marketing-leading quality, freshness, innovation and value. But we’re not done there. We're always in the market for new ideas and increased drive in our quest to be a leader in the food industry, our early careers talent plays a big role in that. We want people who are not only ambitious for themselves, but for the business and their colleagues. It’s a team game, every single colleague involved with the food group has a major role to play in our strategy."

George Wright, Commercial Director – Food

Agronomy Graduate Programme 2023

Want to build a legacy you’ll look back on with pride? Join the creative, digital and commercial legends of tomorrow for an innovative Graduate Programme you’ll never forget. Intentionally designed to help you shape the fast-moving world of retail, your programme will deliver a masterclass in technical training, structured mentorship, and 360-feedback. While zoning in on the fascinating world of commercial agronomy.

M&S Food is loved for all kinds of reasons, but especially for its quality and sustainability. So much care, skill and innovative thinking that goes into producing it. If you’re studying for a horticulture related qualification, few places can offer you a more valuable graduate experience than us. From learning the secrets of our agronomy experts on how we do it best, to overseeing the supply chain from farmer to shelf, to helping our growers achieve the highest standards – the real experience and unique insights you’ll gain here will catch the eye of all future employers in the industry.

Here, you’ll take full ownership of your own Food business project, before moving on to work closely with one of our strategic suppliers. We’re at the forefront of agronomical technologies to ensure we always pushing the envelope on the most innovative, best tasting produce – so if you have a forward-thinking digital nature, this is where you need to be.

Key skills and experience

The confidence to build and manage supplier relationships
Initiative, adaptability, and flexibility
A love of innovation and food
An understanding of how to use processes and systems to deliver more efficiently

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Application Guidance

Legends seize the chance to use their strengths every day. That’s why we’re looking to see what makes you tick through the following assessment stages:

An online assessment taking approximately 45 minutes, focusing on your individual strengths
An on-demand video interview
A final assessment stage; either at an assessment centre attended alongside peers, or a final interview

We’ll support anyone who requires reasonable adjustments to their application process – just let us know before the assessments start.

Some technical programmes may ask you to complete a short numerical reasoning test or a coding assessment. And most of our assessments are untimed, but we’ll make you aware of any timed elements in advance.

As a tip, avoid overly rehearsing your responses, especially for your video interview. We want you to be bold, be different, and be you.