Wowcher Graduate Scheme
2015-08-10 15:08:50
2015-09-09 00:00:00
London, London
- £20k
9th Sep ’15
Closed
This is a full-time graduate opportunity. Salary: £20,000. You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role.
Wowcher has grown from inception in April 2011 to become one of the leading daily deal sites in the UK and one of the fastest growing eCommerce businesses in the UK with annualised revenues up 160% year on year (2012 vs. 2013). The business is owned by DMGT, but run on an entirely standalone basis. Their culture is characterised by entrepreneurialism, analytical rigour and a willingness to go the extra mile to help the business succeed. If you are interested in a standard 9-5 role where your opinions and actions don't matter, stop reading here!
Career journey development plan:
A full overview of the progression route at Wowcher and the career development opportunities that are available to you will be clearly laid out from the beginning. This graduate role is a great mixture of business development, marketing and sales and you will develop strong skills in all of these areas.
Marketing
You will ensure a mutually beneficial deal is created for the client, the merchant and the growing customer base through marketing and negotiation.
Business Development
This is all about ideas generation! You will be creating and sourcing new opportunities and building partnerships with high-end businesses (new clients and developing existing relationships).
Sales
- With a creative approach, you will be actively involved in pitches, presentations and proposals.
- As a source of contact for the client, you will be on-hand to respond to their enquiries and provideupdate them with relevant information.
- Client meetings, delivering propositions and delivering an excellent customer service, are all part of this role.
Key candidate requirements for the role:
- Entrepreneurial spirit, passion and resilience are essential for this role.
- Ideally you are creative, with a basic knowledge of maths.
- An understanding of the internet as a business tool is essential.
- Self-motivated, you are a results-orientated team player and driven to get things done!
- Excellent presentation, communication and negotiation skills are required.
- Experience in a sales and/or customer service environment is desirable, but not essential.
- You should possess the ability to build positive working relationships, using your initiative and exercising sound judgement.
- A flexible and adaptable individual – successfully able to manage time.
- An interest in the sector and a desire to learn more about Wowcher would be an advantage.
The perks of working for this company:
Wowcher has a fantastic range of perks to offer its employees including free food, an on-site subsidised Costa Coffee and a free on-site gym! This fabulous office offers a lively social working culture, including ‘All-Bar-Wowcher’, sports and numerous other office events and activities. 25 days holiday, a fun and friendly team and incentives ranging from shopping discounts to season ticket loans – Wowcher are offering it all! A pension scheme, share incentive plan and on-site nurse/GP are also offered to those who join this fantastic company.
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