Valpak Looking for Data Academy Graduate Programme 2022 at Birmingham | Stratford-upon-Avon Full Time

Since the Packaging Waste Regulations were introduced, we’ve provided simple and innovative environmental solutions to over 4,000 customers. We’ve also expanded with new offerings and alternative services to cover wider areas of sustainability including waste management and recycling, carbon management, energy management, international compliance, and data management.

When Valpak became a Reconomy Group company in 2018, a green powerhouse was born. Our combined stature matches the size of our shared ambitions – to drive the circular economy on the global stage.

The Reconomy Group is an innovative, tech-led provider of circular economy-focused services, with the purpose of creating a truly sustainable world by conserving finite resources. Supporting businesses around the world to improve their ESG outcomes, the Reconomy Group delivers services through three main verticals – Recycle, Comply and Re-use.

Industry Accolades

We aim for innovation and excellence in everything we do, and no one rates our exceptional team higher than us. But it’s still a huge buzz to hear it from expert judges. In 2021, Valpak celebrated wins at two of our industry’s most prestigious ceremonies! Our achievements included, but aren’t limited to, being the winner of the National Recycling Awards, Partnership Excellence – Commercial as well as being shortlisted for the National Recycling Awards, Innovation -Valpak’s Product Data Hub. 

About our Data Academy

This 2-year Graduate Programme in Data is designed to give the successful candidates experience of working in our UK and International Compliance teams.  Our Data Graduates will gain valuable experiences from understanding complex technical legislation, working with our extensive packaging weights database, and interacting with large blue-chip companies and household brands such as Superdry, Sainsbury’s, ASOS, Nando’s, JD Sports, Tesco and Miele.

As part of the Data Academy you will rotate through different teams, learning all about Valpak and how we help our customers whilst picking up plenty of transferable skills along the way. You will need to be confident working with data and engaging with customers and happy to keep up with the fast-paced learning. At the end of the academy, you will be working as a Senior Account Manager with lots of options for ongoing development.

Training and Benefits

You’ll have access to funded external and internal training in Data, Customer Service, Presentation Skills and the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and if you chose the international route, we can offer some help with languages.  All of this is geared towards kick starting your career and personal development.

We offer a competitive salary which will progress incrementally with each programme rotation.  In addition, we offer a host of great benefits too, including 25 days holiday, reward and discount platform, wellbeing initiatives, protection benefits and much more.

Your Qualifications

You’ll need to have, or be on course to achieve, a minimum 2:1 degree in ideally a STEM or Environmental subject.

• Deadline for applications: 19 August 2022
• Interviews and assessments: September 2022 (2 stage process)
• Start date: October 2022

Valpak Limited is a Reconomy Group Company and by clicking ‘apply now’ below your application will be made via the Groups Applicant Tracking System. Please don’t be phased if it looks like your applying to a different company or if you receive communications from either Valpak or Reconomy, we are one big company and you are applying to the Data Academy at Valpak.