Join David Jones on an 18-month journey filled with opportunities for growth, innovation, and professional excellence. With the two dynamic streams: Merchandise and Marketing. This program is designed to kickstart your career and equip you with the skills and experiences to thrive in the fast-paced world of retail.
What does the graduate program look like at David Jones?
Comprehensive Program Structure:
18-Month Duration: Dive into a robust 18-month program, carefully crafted to build your expertise and expand your career horizons.
Permanent Contract: Start your journey with a permanent contract, ensuring stability and a clear path for your future with David Jones.
Diverse Rotations:
Omnichannel Rotation: Begin your experience with a deep dive into our omnichannel environment. Engage with customers both in-store and online to understand their needs and how we cater to them.
Speciality Rotations: Rotate through key teams in your chosen stream. Each rotation is designed to expand your technical knowledge and enhance your role-specific skills.
Specialised Experiences:
Commercial and Technical Capabilities: Develop graduate-specific capabilities through thriving learning sessions. Gain coaching and guidance from regular roundtables with the Executive Leadership Team. Ideate on a business problem as part of the Innovation Challenge to sharpen your commercial acumen and technical skills.
Social and Professional Development: Thrive as a professional by participating in our mentor program, social events, exclusive David Jones events and contributing to our Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DI&B) allyship initiatives to build your network and enhance your professional journey.
Innovation Challenge:
Showcase Your Skills: In your final year of the program utilise your newly acquired skills and experiences to tackle a commercial challenge presented by the Executive Leadership Team This is your chance to shine and demonstrate your innovative thinking.
The David Jones 2025 Graduate Program is more than just a job; it’s a career-defining experience. You’ll gain invaluable insights, build essential skills, and become an integral part of a leading retail company renowned for its commitment to excellence and innovation.
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About you
Qualifications:
Recently/newly graduated tertiary qualifications in business commerce, marketing, or a similar bachelor’s degree
A curious mind and a passion for luxury product trends, curation of assortments with an eye for analytical detail
A passion for inspiring memorable moments while delivering meaningful commercial outcomes
High level of interpersonal skills enabling you to build strong relationships with business partners
A desire to learn and continuously improve
An ability to prioritise and meet conflicting deadlines
Exposure to working across any industry that leads to creativity is of interest to them but is not necessarily essential
Benefits
Throughout the program, you'll benefit from a dedicated support system, including a buddy to assist with your integration, a people leader to guide you through daily operations, and a mentor to provide ongoing coaching, while also having access to a broader network consisting of previous graduates, functional sponsors, and people partners.
Sources
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Hiring criteria
You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.
Entry pathway
Degree or Certificate
Minimum Level of Study
Bachelor or higher
Study Field
B
Business
Business Administration
International Business
Business Information Systems
Retail & Merchandising
Marketing & Advertising
Work rights
The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.