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DCC Future Leaders Programme

DCC plans to support the development of global business leaders for the future through this new graduate programme. We are a strong and successful business with the capability and ambition to continue this growth. Our five industry divisions will provide great opportunity and variety to accelerate your career development with us. At DCC our expectations are high so prepare to be working outside your comfort zone. The breadth and depth of DCC’s divisional network means you’ll benefit from real life experience across our businesses without having to commit to a rigid career path in advance.

Who are we?

DCC is a sales, marketing, distribution and business support services group operating across five industry divisions in 15 countries. Our success is based on strong organic and acquisitive growth which has strengthened our market positions and geographic footprint. We have been listed on the London and Irish stock exchanges since 1994 with compound annual growth in operating profit of 11% over the last 18 years (since flotation).

We are currently looking to recruit graduates with an ambitious, entrepreneurial spirit to become future leaders within DCC. This is a unique opportunity to follow a genuinely different path to career success. Apply today.

DCC Energy

DCC Energy is the leading oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sales, marketing and distribution business in Britain and Ireland and one of the leading oil distribution businesses in Austria and Denmark. In February 2012, through the acquisition of Sweg, DCC Energy became the market leader in oil distribution in Sweden. In the year ended 31 March 2012, DCC sold 7.9 billion litres of product from its extensive network of 320 facilities to its customer base of approximately one million customers.

DCC Energy currently employs approximately 3,500 people.

DCC Sercom

DCC Sercom comprises Sercom Distribution, which is a leading distributor of IT, communications and home entertainment products in Britain, Ireland and France, and Sercom Solutions, which provides outsourced procurement and supply chain management services in Ireland, Poland, China, Mexico and the USA.

DCC SerCom currently employs approximately 1,750 people.

DCC Healthcare

DCC Healthcare comprises hospital supplies & services, which provides sales, marketing, distribution and other services to medical device and pharma companies in the Irish and British hospital and homecare markets, and health & beauty solutions, which provides outsourced product development, manufacturing, packing and other services to health and beauty brand owners, principally in the areas of nutrition and beauty products.

DCC Healthcare currently employs approximately 1,200 people.

DCC Environmental

DCC Environmental is a leading British and Irish provider of recycling, waste management and resource recovery services to the industrial, commercial, construction and public sectors, operating in both the non-hazardous and hazardous segments of the market. In the last year DCC Environmental handled approximately 1.5 million tonnes of waste through its twenty one facilities in Britain and Ireland.

DCC Environmental currently employs approximately 900 people.

DCC Food & Beverage

DCC Food & Beverage markets and sells a wide range of company owned and third party branded food and beverage products in Ireland and has a modest wine business in Britain. It is a market leader in a number of niche market segments in healthfoods, indulgence foods and frozen & chilled logistics.

DCC Food & Beverage currently employs approximately 890 people.

Join a different kind of graduate programme

Lots of people go through life trying to be as individual as everybody else. Most people like to think they are different but only a special few are brave enough to really do things differently. It’s tempting to go with the obvious, the well known, the comfortable, the big brand; and in doing so you willingly surrender your identity to that brand.

DCC is not looking to create you in their image, they want you as an individual. They may not be the obvious choice but for those prepared to open their minds to new possibilities it will prove to be a very wise choice indeed.

Business Management

Our managers are some of the best in the world and we pride ourselves on growing and developing true leadership. As a graduate in Business Management you will be exposed to a variety of interesting and challenging commercial placements which may involve working with a fast paced central function managing customer marketing/sales projects or working on post-acquisition integration projects. Our Business Management graduates will be involved in many aspects of the business and will work across a number of areas including: Sales and Marketing, Retail and Operations.

IT

IT within DCC is about aligning business operations and IT. The emphasis of our IT roles is not just on technology itself, but more importantly its application to our business processes. For us IT is about translating opportunities into added value for our customers.

Graduates will firstly master the role of business analyst both from an operational and project perspective. This will involve understanding how the multiple systems are deployed across our businesses (e.g. Oracle, SAP, Web, CRM), specifically how the interaction of procurement, sales and logistics combine to offer a competitive advantage.

Logistics

At the heart of all our operations is our industry leading logistics capability. Whether it is coordinating a fleet of tankers or providing end user fulfilment for major internet shopping sites our capabilities provide competitive advantage.

As a Graduate in Logistics you will gain exposure to our varied operations, gain real responsibility for elements of these operations and be expected to lead business improvement to ensure high performance standards are met for our customers.

Marketing / Sales & Marketing

A Marketing/Sales & Marketing role within DCC will see you working closely with key decision makers across DCC. You will gain exposure to a fast paced challenging environment where you will be required to quickly become familiar with business models across DCC. Our businesses are sharply focussed on strong commercial performance and the results of your contribution will add real value and be clearly visible.
A Marketing role will see you developing and implementing sales and marketing strategies aligned to our customer base and getting involved in customer satisfaction and feedback work.
A Sales & Marketing role will see you involved in developing and implementing creative and commercial sales and marketing initiatives.

Locations

As a global organisation our company operates in 15 countries and our graduates will be working in a number of our businesses throughout the UK, Ireland and perhaps further afield. If you are successful in our programme you will be placed in up to three different companies over a 24 month period. This could mean, for example, that you spend the first rotation working within a company in a UK Energy business and then spend 8 months working in an Irish Healthcare business followed by another rotation working in a SerCom business back in the UK. Whatever path you end up on, you'll need the flexibility and adaptability to succeed in a dynamic environment.

What to Expect

If you’re looking for something beyond a conventional graduate programme we might be offering just what you need. Some graduate programmes claim that they will give you a real learning and opportunities to find your niche, we really mean it. Our programme runs on a rotational basis across a number of our companies, moving across up to three of these companies over two years. We will provide you with support to be as successful as you can, but we'll expect you to have real responsibility from day one. In exchange for taking on this challenge, you'll learn more about business in two years than you would on any other graduate programme.

Who are you?

DCC is not an average company looking for average students. We’d like to think you are reading this because you don’t want to go with the flow and you are looking beyond the obvious choices to find greater career success. The DCC Graduate Programme is not designed for passengers; we want to create our future leaders, people who can build on our existing success. It’s a big ask so you’ll need to arrive with an entrepreneurial spirit, a willingness to be challenged and self motivation in abundance. If you’re now more excited than scared, this is your opportunity. Make the most of it, Apply today.

Minimum requirements

Our minimum requirements for all of our future leader roles are:

• a 2.1 in your undergraduate degree (or equivalent)
• a willingness to relocate on a 8 monthly basis across the UK and Ireland and potentially continental Europe
• an adventurous spirit and the ambition to succeed

Apply now

We are now closed for applications.

Selection Process

At DCC we are looking for future leaders. The graduate selection process has been designed to let you show us if you're the future leader we are looking for. We anticipate that we will be making offers to successful candidates in March 2013 and our future leaders will start with us in September 2013. The process will be rigorous, but we are looking for the best. If you feel you are up to the challenge we look forward to receiving your application.

Application Form

The first stage of the process will be to complete an on-line application form, giving details of your work experience, qualifications and your key skills and experiences. The information you provide will be reviewed by our graduate recruitment team and if you meet the criteria we are looking for you will be invited to the next stage of the process.

Online Test

If you are successful at the screening stage, you will be invited to participate in the online testing stage of the selection process. This stage of the selection process is designed to test your numerical and verbal reasoning skills. We will be asking candidates to participate in the online test stage in November.

Telephone Interview

If you pass the online test stage of the process you will be invited to a telephone interview with a member of our HR team. This interview will last approximately 30 minutes and will be competency based. Telephone interviews will be held throughout January. Once your interview is complete your results will be reviewed and if you have met our requirements you will be invited to the final stage of the process.

Assessment Centre

The final stage of the selection process is to attend an assessment centre with us. The assessment centre is designed to allow you to demonstrate your relevant skills and abilities in a number of different ways. Our assessment centres last for a full day where you will meet representatives from our companies to learn more about what it means to be a leader at DCC. The assessment centre will take place in Dublin in March 2013.

Contact us

Thank you for your interest in becoming a DCC future leader. If you would like to speak to a member of the graduate recruitment team, please contact us on
+44 (0) 1635 279 817 between the hours of 9:00am and 5:30pm Monday to Friday.

You can also send us an email at enquiry@dccfutureleaders.com and we will reply to you as soon as possible.