Vacancies Emirati Graduate Trainee

The AkzoNobel Emirati Graduate Trainee program is designed to give Emirati graduate trainees the opportunity to rapidly develop within the organization. The graduate program provides the trainees a 1.5 year on-the-job training across diverse assignments in different areas: Sales Marketing Customer Services. At the end of the graduate trainee program based on readiness and performance job holder will be assigned a final role in discussion with the hiring manager and inline with business needs and recruitment plans.

Program Details

• Embark on a journey of growth as the trainees undergo an intensive 18 months structured learning curriculum and gain valuable work experience from exciting cross-functional job rotations.
• Opportunity to gain a regional exposure and best practices within the Paints & Coatings industry.
• Opportunity to work along subject matter experts to learn about our business operations.
• Extensive technical and professional development opportunities that will prepare the trainee for diverse career opportunities.
• The program offers wide-ranging networking and coaching prospects.
• Each graduate trainee is assigned a mentor and regular progress review meetings are held for alignment.
• Opportunity to become a junior technical service representative as the training program progresses and be able to make a contribution to teams strategy.

Responsibilities (MPY Specific)

• Understanding our business who are we what drives our economic engine what are we passionate about.
• Gain a meaningful understanding of technical service responsibilities across the MEA region with a specific focus eventually around the technical support function for the oil & gas sector.
• Learn data entry in the technical SharePoint system: where we gather data and reports on the projects market.
• Learn what products do we specify and why Spend time with our sector champions gain an understanding on the various products that we market and sell.
• Combine all the knowledge gained to successfully support the technical service department.
• Gain experience on master data management and ERP systems.

• UAE National with Kholasat al Qaid / Family Book
• Minimum of bachelors degree holder preferably fresh Chemistry graduate with a max of 1 to 2 years experience
• Effective English & Arabic communication skills (both written and spoken)
• Willingness to learn & grow and ability to adopt to AkzoNobels working environment.
• Command on Microsoft Office Suit (Word Excel Power Point)
• A reasonable understanding of diversity and readiness to work in inclusive and diverse teams