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John Lewis careers and training scheme

John Lewis is the UK’s largest department store group. Our network of selling branches stretches across the nation. As an expert retailer, our aim is to delight customers across the whole assortment of goods.

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The Company

John Lewis
John Lewis is the UK’s largest department store group. Our network of selling branches stretches across the nation. Our stores offer over a million different lines. There are fashion goods, electrical goods, furnishing fabrics, furniture for every room, lighting, gardening equipment, sports goods, toys, watches and cameras. The list goes on. As an expert retailer, our aim is to delight customers across the whole assortment of goods.

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Training & Profiles

John Lewis Buying Graduate Scheme

Walk into any John Lewis store and you’ll find an incredible breadth of stylish products, every one of which is chosen by our innovative Buying team. We offer the best in fashion, electricals, fabrics, furniture, lighting, gardening, sports, toys, watches and cameras. And it’s thanks to the finely honed instincts of our Buyers, who have an uncanny ability to know what people want - now and in the future. For graduates looking to experience just how varied and forward-thinking a role in Buying can be, the John Lewis Buying Graduate Scheme offers the perfect environment in which to launch a lasting career.

John Lewis Merchandising Graduate Scheme

Customers love the enormous range of products that John Lewis stock. But these products need to much more than popular and appealing. Crucially, they need to be profitable - and it’s the role of our Merchandisers to make this happen. Join our Merchandising Graduate Scheme and we’ll nurture you into one of these professionals, who are the finest in our industry. You’ll learn to apply your analytical ability to purchase stock while carefully managing financial targets.

John Lewis Retail Management Scheme

The John Lewis Retail Management Graduate Scheme is best suited to graduates who’ll relish the demands of running a multi-department operation. It’s an ambitious programme that will equip you to cope with the variety of challenges that come from offering a huge range of products. Succeeding here is about being nimble, adaptable, and continually staying ahead of the curve to make the next sale.

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Case Studies

Graduate video profiles can be viewed at /msr.jsp?c=797&t=a

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Information & FAQ

John Lewis Buying Graduate Scheme

We have three main buying catagories: Home; Fashion and Electrical and Home Technology. Within these are multiple buyerships. You’ll be based within one of these areas with the change to move between them. You will based at our Head Office in Victoria, London.

The starting salary for graduates is £25,000 plus there are is wide selection of great benefits.

John Lewis Merchandising Graduate Scheme

The role of a Merchandiser includes a huge amount of systems and computer based work and the analysis of figures, so you should be comfortable with this. The role should not be confused with that of the Visual Merchandiser which deals with the display and promotion of products.

You will based at our Head Office in Victoria, London.

The starting salary for graduates is £25,000 plus there are is wide selection of great benefits.

John Lewis Retail Management Scheme

It is vital that you agree to be located anywhere throughout the UK for at the least the first 18 months of your time on the scheme as this is a condition of you joining. Also, retail is not a nine to five, Monday to Friday job. It involves some late nights and also some weekend work, with a great deal of time spent interacting with customers.

We are also looking for people who want to work within the branches and not behind a desk within Head Office. If you want to only work in one location or at Head Office then you should look at some of the other schemes we offer.

The starting salary for graduates is £25,000 plus there are is wide selection of great benefits.

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