Industrial placements

our roles offer a transformative year of growth and learning to cultivate essential employability skills and put the theory you are learning at university into practice.

Every year, we offer opportunities for university students looking to complete a year in industry to join and work within our Product and Logistics divisions. You will be given responsibilities that will add to the success of the business and become an integral part of your team whilst building your experience in a commercial retail environment.

We’ll support you throughout the year in a structured programme as a valued member of our emerging talent community with an industry competitive salary, plus benefits such as discounts across our brands and more.

When do you recruit?

Our recruitment period is according to the academic calendar year. We recruit a year in advance annually from October to January, with a start month of September. Our positions last for 12 months in Buying, Merchandising, Design, Sourcing, Product Operations and Logistics Operations.

Are there any entry requirements?

If you are in your penultimate year at University studying a degree in a relevant field, our industrial placement programme is for you! When our roles become available, take a look at the job description for the relevant degrees and skills we are looking for.

Where are these positions based?

The Product positions are based at our head office, Griffin House, in central Manchester with hybrid working. Our Logistics positions are based from our logistic centre in Shaw, Oldham.

Emerging talent