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Online since 2024-11-20
Create the future – Grow with Arla
Production Management Graduate Programme 2025
Denmark, Sweden, UK, Germany, Finland or
Netherlands
Are you interested in an international career at our state-of-the-art production facilities, where we produce renowned dairy brands such as Lurpak, Arla, and Castello? Are you prepared to be involved in essential business projects from day one? As a Production Management Graduate, you will accelerate your career towards a leadership position at one of our production sites.
The Production Management (PM) Graduate Programme offers exposure to various challenges in a high-volume production setting. Through 3 rotations at our dairies in Europe, you will gain hands-on experience and problem-solving skills while leading dynamic teams. This opportunity lets you apply your leadership potential with your production knowledge, accelerating your career toward a key leading role at one of our sites to help shape our future of sustainable dairy. Your PM Graduate journey begins on 1 September 2025.
About our Production Management Graduate
Programme
The PM Graduate Programme is a fast-track
leadership programme at our production sites. Each
rotation offers hands-on learning and strategic
projects, and you will also spend a year as a team
lead to develop leadership skills. This programme
provides comprehensive personal and professional
growth, leading the way for a dynamic career.
"My PM journey was a unique opportunity for
both professional and personal growth, filled with
challenges, rewards, fun, and intensity. In the
first year, I led sustainability and
digitalization projects at our Upahl and Jönköping
sites. In the second year,
I advanced to team leader of a process
department in Upahl. These rotations prepared me
for a management role, where I now apply my
learnings to drive change in my new area of
responsibility."
– Kira Schwarz, Production Management alumni, Site Logistics & Planning Manager, Upahl Dairy
How you will make an impact as a PM Graduate
The PM Graduate Programme will take you
through 3 different rotations at 2 of our European
dairy sites – either in Denmark, Sweden, United
Kingdom, Germany, Finland or the Netherlands. We
will assign you to the local sites where we see
the best fit for your development opportunities.
You will work on exciting projects – for instance
related to sustainable production, digitalization
and lean optimization, and in the last rotation
work as a team leader for a team, to gain real
leadership experience. The rotations are
structured as follows:
- First rotation (6 months – primary location)
: You will work on a strategically important
project at your primary location alongside the
other PM graduates at your respective sites.
- Second rotation (6 months – abroad in one
of our core countries – UK, SE, GE, NL, FI or DK)
: In this period, you will work abroad on a shared
strategically important project with other PM
graduates at your individual locations.
- Third rotation (12 months – primary
location) : During the final rotation, you will
lead a team of about 10–15 people, ensuring smooth
operations and team satisfaction. This will be at
the same site as the first rotation in your
primary location.
As part of our PM Graduate Programme, you will
receive a variety of development opportunities
every step of the way. To ensure your professional
and personal development, you will benefit from:
- Experience with real responsibilities from
day one, enabling on-the-job learning
- Tailored leadership development camps,
taking place in different markets
- One-to-one mentoring and coaching from
senior leaders
- Supportive graduate community
What will make you a successful PM graduate?
To apply for the PM Graduate Programme,
please ensure that you can tick off the following
boxes:
- Candidates should either be in the process
of completing, or have completed, a bachelor’s or
master’s degree – preferably within dairy, food
science, engineering or a production-related
subject between September 2023 and September 2025.
Alternatively, candidates who graduated a
few years ago with 1–2 years of work experience
are also encouraged to apply
- A strong interest in production,
processes, and the broader end-to-end supply chain
perspective is essential. General business acumen
and commercial interest is seen as an advantage
- International experience (minimum 4
months) gained from working, studying or
volunteering abroad
- Preferably minimum one year of relevant
work experience from student jobs or minimum 6
months of internship
- Global mobility and willingness to go on
one rotation abroad during the 2-year programme
- You are fluent in English – furthermore,
it is an advantage if you speak Danish, German,
Swedish, Dutch or Finnish
In addition, we are looking for personal qualifications that include leadership aspirations and an ambitious "conquer the world" mindset, which combines strategic thinking with a passion for results. A global and curious mindset is essential, as is the ability to build positive relationships and strong influencing skills. The ideal candidate should be open to change, demonstrating resilience, while also being humble, self-aware, and open to feedback.
Arla Futures – our global graduate universe
As a graduate in Arla Foods, you become a
part of Arla Futures – our global network across
all our graduate programmes in the organisation.
Together, you will embark on an exciting journey
towards an impactful career in Arla Foods.
We offer a comprehensive platform designed to kick-start your professional growth, featuring structured development camps, invaluable mentorship, and an extensive network of fellow graduates. You will play a significant role in shaping our future and guiding the organisation in the right direction.
Important information before application
The application period for the PM Graduate
Programme runs from 18 November 2024 to 5 January
2025. Before applying, please make sure that you
have already prepared your CV, cover letter and
transcript in English. You will be asked different
questions on the application page, thus we
recommend that you start the application process
from a computer instead of a mobile phone.
For additional information, read more about the PM Graduate Programme on our website. Here, you can get inspiration from some of our previous and current F15s and learn more about the programme. You can also read more about what to expect from the recruitment process.
Please apply via this Link.
Equal opportunity
Arla Foods is a company with equal
opportunities for everyone regardless of age,
race, gender or any other criterion that is not a
professional qualification for an open
position. Purely for reasons of readability, we
have chosen to create all our job postings in male
format. We explicitly look forward to all
applications regardless if the candidate is male,
female, or diverse, and will also exclude any
other criterion from our screening process that is
not a professional qualification.
Agency disclaimer
Arla Foods Deutschland has chosen carefully
selected external vendors (“headhunters”) to work
on specific roles and we hold long-term working
relationships with them. Arla Foods Deutschland is
not seeking any new partners until further notice.
Therefore, we are asking you to refrain from
any contact requests by phone, e-mail or in any
other way towards any Arla Foods representatives.
Please note that all candidate resumes that are
sent to us without a written and signed search
assignment will be deemed made available free of
costs.
At Arla, we do so much more than make some of the world’s favorite dairy products. We make special moments worth savouring and healthy, tasty breakfasts worth waking up to. With brands like Arla Buko®, Kærgarden®, Arla Skyr ® and Castello® we are a natural part of modern life in over 100 countries around the world and a favorite in many German households. There are over 2,000 German and 19,000 global employees at the heart of our business. Every single one of us plays an important role and together we build on our 10bn Euros turnover and establish our position as one of the largest dairy companies in the world. To find out what part you can play, visit arla. com / career
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create the future of dairy. We push each other to keep our cooperative at the forefront of the dairy industry, so we can create Good Growth and bring health and inspiration to the world, naturally.
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Denmark, Sweden, UK, Germany, Finland or Netherlands (Germany)
Deutsch, Englisch
Brewing and Beverage Tech., Civil Engineering, Miscellaneous
Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH
Wahlerstr. 2
40472 Düsseldorf, Germany
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