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Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.\nOur Vision - we are building the worlds most admired and compelling brand ecosystem\nOur Purpose - we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world’s best brands and experiences\nAt Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:\nThink without limits - Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you\nOwn it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results\nBe relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet\nAre you ready to join the fearless?\n The programme\nThe Commercial Elevation Programme is a fast-track development opportunity designed to build the next generation of leaders across our Product, Supply Chain and Commercial functions.\nOver two years, you'll gain first-hand exposure to how a global retail supply chain operates, from factory floor to customer. You'll work alongside sourcing partners, manufacturing facilities and commercial teams, developing the skills and experience needed to influence product availability, performance and profitability across the UK's largest sports retailer.\nYou'll help support the flow of millions of products across one of the UK's most dynamic retail businesses, influencing decisions that impact brands, customers and commercial performance across the Group.\nThis is not a traditional graduate scheme. We recruit people with the ambition, curiosity and commercial potential to become future leaders, whether that potential has been developed through university, work experience or a combination of both.\nWhat you'll experience\nDuring the programme, you'll gain hands-on experience across the full commercial and supply chain lifecycle, including:\nProduct development and sourcing\nSupplier management\nPlanning and forecasting\nPricing and margin optimisation\nProduction planning and critical path management\nLogistics and supply operations\nCommercial trading and performance analysis\nYou'll work directly with sourcing and manufacturing partners who play a critical role in bringing our brands to life, giving you exposure to supplier relationships, commercial decision-making and real-world problem solving from day one.\nAs your experience grows, you'll take on greater responsibility, broaden your exposure across brands and product categories, and begin specialising within key areas of our commercial operation.\nDevelopment and career progression\nAlongside hands-on experience, you'll complete a structured development programme covering:\nLeadership\nCommunication and influence\nStakeholder management\nEmotional intelligence\nPersonal effectiveness\nYou'll learn directly from senior leaders across Frasers Group while building a network that supports your long-term career development.\nPrevious programme participants have progressed into careers across Planning, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Product Operations and Commercial Trading.\n Who we're looking for\nWe're looking for ambitious people who want to build a long-term commercial career within one of the world's leading retail and consumer businesses. We value people who take ownership, embrace challenge, think boldly and are committed to continuous improvement. These qualities are at the heart of how we work and succeed at Frasers Group.\nSuccessful candidates are typically:\nCommercially aware and curious\nMotivated to learn and develop\nStrong problem solvers\nComfortable working with data and making evidence-based decisions\nConfident communicators\nResilient and adaptable in a fast-paced environment\nEager to take ownership and responsibility\nExperience gained through retail, hospitality, customer service, operations, leisure or other customer-facing environments can be beneficial but is not essential.\nAnalytical mindset\nThis programme is highly commercial and data driven.\nSuccessful participants enjoy working with numbers, identifying trends and using data to influence business decisions. 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