Caledonia Group
Graduate Management Trainee
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Graduate Management Trainee
Edinburgh | Full-Time | Monday–Friday | On-Site
OTE: £25,000–£45,000 per year
Looking for more than a typical graduate role? Join Caledonia Group as a Graduate Management Trainee and gain hands-on experience in face-to-face marketing, sales, business development, and leadership while working on campaigns for established UK brands. Whether you're a recent graduate or looking for a fresh career direction, this is an opportunity to develop practical commercial skills, learn directly from experienced professionals, and work towards future management responsibilities.
About Caledonia Group
Caledonia Group is a growing outsourced sales and marketing organisation that helps established brands connect with customers, increase brand awareness, and drive business growth. Through face-to-face marketing across events, business-to-business, and field-based campaigns, we focus on building meaningful customer relationships and delivering results for our clients.
The Opportunity
As a Graduate Management Trainee, you'll gain practical experience across the core areas of our business, developing your skills through structured training, coaching, and hands-on involvement in live campaigns. Your development will include:
- Sales & Marketing: Engage directly with customers, represent established brands, and develop customer acquisition skills.
- Business Development: Learn how campaigns operate, understand commercial objectives, and identify opportunities for growth.
- Campaign Management: Gain insight into campaign planning, performance, and client representation.
- Recruitment & Team Development: Develop an understanding of candidate selection, onboarding, and supporting new team members.
- Leadership & Management: Build your communication, coaching, and decision-making skills while learning how to develop a high-performing team.
- Business Operations: Gain practical exposure to the processes that support team performance and business growth.
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As you develop, you'll have the opportunity to take on greater responsibility, with progression towards team leadership and management based on performance, skills, and readiness.
Who We're Looking For
You don't need a management background or years of industry experience. We're looking for individuals with the right attitude, a willingness to learn, and the ambition to progress. You'll be a strong fit if you're:
- Confident, personable, and comfortable communicating with different people.
- Motivated by goals, personal development, and achieving results.
- Proactive, reliable, and willing to take responsibility.
- Adaptable and receptive to feedback and coaching.
- A team player who enjoys collaborating with others.
- Interested in sales, marketing, business development, or leadership.
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Previous experience in sales, retail, hospitality, customer service, recruitment, or marketing can be beneficial, but it's not essential.
What We Offer
- Competitive earning potential: OTE of £25,000–£45,000 per year, with performance-based incentives.
- Structured training: Practical development across sales, marketing, communication, and business operations.
- Coaching and mentoring: Ongoing guidance to help you strengthen your skills and improve performance.
- Career progression: Opportunities to develop towards team leadership and management responsibilities.
- Hands-on experience: Learn through direct customer interaction and involvement in live client campaigns.
- Commercial exposure: Develop an understanding of campaign performance, team development, and business growth.
- Travel opportunities: Potential to support campaigns across the UK and attend relevant industry events.
Position Details
- Full-time
- On-site role based in Edinburgh
- Direct involvement in face-to-face customer campaigns
- Applicants must be able to commute to our Edinburgh office
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you're ambitious, enjoy working with people, and want to build practical business skills rather than stay behind a desk, we'd love to hear from you. Apply through LinkedIn with your CV and take the first step towards developing your career with Caledonia Group.
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