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Rotational Business Operations Graduate

Yunex
£30,500
DorsetBH23 6BU

Expected closing date: Thursday, 31 December 2026

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TL;DR

Key Takeaways

  • Two-year rotational programme with four six-month placements in different business areas.
  • Starting salary of £30,500 with an annual bonus opportunity.
  • Opportunity to gain broad experience and secure a permanent role upon completion.
  • Applications close on 31st December 2026.

About the Role

This two-year Rotational Business Graduate Programme is designed for ambitious graduates who are curious about how a business operates from end to end. You will spend six months in each of four distinctly different business areas, delivering projects that make a real impact. Upon successful completion, you'll transition into a permanent role within Yunex Traffic.

Life as Emerging Talent

Join a nationwide Emerging Talent community and:

  • Build relationships with colleagues across the business.
  • Learn from experienced professionals and senior leaders.
  • Develop key professional and leadership skills.
  • Collaborate on business-wide impact projects.
  • Take part in volunteering and community initiatives.
  • Grow your network through events and development activities.

Green Light Programme

A year-long development journey designed to strengthen your professional, business and leadership skills while helping you build your network across Yunex Traffic.

What you'll be doing:

Sale and Tendering

  • Gain experience in how a major technology business competes for and secures new work.
  • Help shape compelling proposals for customers in live bids and tenders.
  • Work with sales, technical, commercial and operational teams.
  • Build commercial awareness by understanding opportunity evaluation, pricing, development and winning.
  • Contribute ideas to customer engagement, marketing and communications.
  • Take ownership of defined activities and projects.

Manufacturing

  • Experience production and operational decision-making in a live manufacturing environment.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Work with supply chain, quality and operations to improve performance.
  • Take ownership of a project that improves efficiency or effectiveness.

Services

(Including Field Services, Training, Service Operations Centre and Technical Support)

  • Gain hands-on experience supporting customers and maintaining critical infrastructure.
  • Understand how service performance affects customers and the business.
  • Help solve real customer and operational challenges.
  • Work alongside teams responsible for keeping technologies operating effectively across the UK.

Business Excellence

  • Apply Lean and continuous improvement techniques to business challenges.
  • Analyse business processes and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Take responsibility for a defined improvement project.
  • Turn improvement ideas into practical changes.

Throughout the programme, you'll also:

  • Analyse data and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Present recommendations and project outcomes to senior stakeholders.
  • Build the skills, experience and network for career progression.

Qualifications & Experience

We’re looking for curious graduates who bring ideas, enjoy solving problems and are willing to try new challenges. You’ll also:

  • Have achieved or are expected to achieve a degree in Business or other relevant subject.
  • Be curious about how businesses operate and continuously improve.
  • Enjoy problem solving and thinking creatively.
  • Be able to analyse information and make well-reasoned recommendations.
  • Have strong communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Be comfortable working with different teams and stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate initiative and a willingness to learn.
  • Be adaptable and able to thrive in new environments.
  • Have an interest in continuous improvement, Lean principles or business transformation.
  • Be motivated by making a positive impact and driving change.

What you’ll get:

  • Salary of £30,500
  • Annual bonus opportunity
  • Structured pathway into a permanent role at the end of the 2-year programme
  • 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Flexible benefits package
  • Pension scheme
  • Hybrid working – minimum 3 days on site (37.5 hour working week)
  • Subsidised canteen
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Professional qualifications (where applicable)
  • Career development support and progression opportunities