Graduates

Our two-year programme is designed to turn creative, talented and ambitious graduates into the future senior managers of Unilever.

Wide-ranging opportunities

Every year we recruit between 50 and 60 management trainees from campuses across the country to join one of our functions. That could be in HR, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, Customer Development, Research & Development and IT.

A real job from day one

The programme focuses on building leadership capability and accelerating your development. And from the moment you join,you’ll be doing a real job. One that will provide insight to the business, continually test and develop your skills, and make a genuine contribution to our business.

You'll also be involved on every level. For example, from working on the factory floor to spending time in a supermarket. As you progress, the roles get more challenging which can mean managing larger budgets, bigger brands or more people.

Support and empowerment

We'll support you every step of the way to senior management but much of your progress will be up to you. You'll need to be focused and ambitious to get where you want, identifying opportunities and taking responsibility for your own development.

Graduate Placement Programme

One route to get into Unilever is as a Management Trainee via our placement programme. This is open to students in their final year of study in all degree disciplines, at all tertiary institutions in South Africa.