Where do you want to go? Let us guess... as far as possible. It's that kind drive that takes great people great places - places like Fonterra. And once you arrive here you'll fast discover the career journey never ends.
Fonterra - What We Stand For
Dairy is our life's work. It's our passion and it's what we do best.
We have always marvelled at the simple nutrition of dairy. In an age when you need a chemistry degree to understand food labels, milk is pure milk, providing the building blocks for a healthy life.
We are proud of our New Zealand roots. Year after year, our farmers in New Zealand work with the land and their cows to bring quality milk to millions of people around the world. They have passed their farming expertise down through the generations, keeping alive the time-honoured traditions that have catapulted New Zealand to the forefront of the global dairy industry.
Since Fonterra Co-operative Group was formed in 2001, we have become the world's largest dairy exporter with nearly 11,000 shareholders. We export 95 per cent of our New Zealand-made dairy products to our customers and consumers in more than 140 countries. Our milk tankers collect around 14 billion litres of milk every year.
No matter where we are in the world, dairy is what makes us tick.
What We Look For - New Zealand Graduates
We are looking for talented people who are passionate, innovative and possess a "can do" attitude to help us lead the way in dairy. The following competencies will give you a hint of what we look for in a potential leader:
Marketing & Sales
As a Marketing and Sales graduate within Fonterra you will be open to career and development opportunities across numerous avenues within the FMCG industry. Working with premier brands such as Anchor, Fresh n Fruity, Primo and Kapiti to name but a few, Sales and Marketing at Fonterra is the perfect place to start your career.
Graduates in this area have strong communication and relationship management skills and an ability to cope with a fast paced environment. Sales and Marketing graduates need to think strategically, be able to analyse quickly and show creative flair when presenting new ideas.
Teamwork is crucial to sales and marketing at Fonterra. Ideally we are looking for graduates who couple their studies with extra-curricular activities, a part time job or leadership roles. Our preferred candidates will have one or more of the following subjects / qualifications:
- BCom / BCA
- Marketing papers
- Sales papers
- R&D.
Our intake offers the opportunity to gain real work experience in a real position. Rather than being rotated through the organisation every few months, you will assume a hands on role in a carefully selected position to provide you with an excellent grounding for development into future management positions.
Your training is a high priority and we will support your career through a well defined career development framework. You will be rewarded with an attractive salary and a yearly incentive based on your skills, experience and performance - and promotion when you are ready to take that next step!
Who are you? You are a business-minded, technical and analytical individual who thrives on success and has a passion for people and the teams you work with. You thrive in a project based environment and have the technical and business skills to succeed in NZ's largest organisation.
Are you ready to join a market leader and give your career the best start? If so, apply now!
Leon Head
Fonterra Brands (NZ) Ltd
Marketing and Sales Graduate
Marketing, International Business,Commercial Law at Victoria University
Prior to joining the Fonterra graduate programme I studied Marketing, International Business, and Commercial Law at Victoria University in Wellington.
While studying I also was also introduced to the banking industry, with a part-time job at ANZ Bank.
In my current role with Fonterra Brands (NZ) Ltd, I am Key Account Executive for Foodstuffs Wellington (Pak and Save, New World and Four Square) with our office located on Lambton Quay in Wellington. Our region stretches as far north as Hawke's Bay, and cuts through Ohakune across to Taranaki and down to Wellington.
The Account Executive role involves managing inventory levels through the Foodstuffs warehouse, while maintaining high customer satisfaction, and providing support to the Key Account Manager with forecasting, and strategic planning.
The Fonterra graduate programme appealed to me firstly because of Fonterra's presence on an international stage whilst maintaining its origins as a New Zealand owned and operated company. This reputation and the growth that Fonterra has been experiencing both domestically and internationally meant that the experiences and opportunities thatwould come from working for Fonterra presented many benefits and challenges.
This will hopefully aid me to develop new skills and a thorough understanding of the FMCG industry and to embrace with open arms any opportunities that come my way, with the hope that I can help Fonterra become a more profitable, sustainable company.
My interests include; playing rugby for the Poneke Football Club in the Wellington club competition, enjoying the Wellington entertainment and social scene, getting the great jobs that being the new person in the office entails and now that I can afford it,hopefully a few rounds of golf, and getting away for a bit of R & R.
Fonterra Brands is a fantastic organisation to work for, with great people, great products and an unbeatable culture, and each day brings with it new and exciting challenges, that I count myself lucky to be able to experience.
