Emirati Graduate Trainee

About AkzoNobel
Since 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.

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Job Purpose
The AkzoNobel Emirati Graduate Trainee program is designed to give Emirati graduate trainees the opportunity to rapidly develop within the organization. The graduate program provides the trainees a 1.5 year on-the-job training across diverse assignments in different areas: Sales, Marketing, Customer Services. At the end of the graduate trainee program, based on readiness and performance, job holder will be assigned a final role in discussion with the hiring manager and inline with business needs and recruitment plans.

Key Accountabilities
Program Details

• Embark on a journey of growth as the trainees undergo an intensive 18 months structured learning curriculum and gain valuable work experience from exciting cross-functional job rotations.
• Opportunity to gain a regional exposure and best practices within the Paints & Coatings industry.
• Opportunity to work along subject matter experts to learn about our business operations.
• Extensive technical and professional development opportunities that will prepare the trainee for diverse career opportunities.
• The program offers wide-ranging networking and coaching prospects.
• Each graduate trainee is assigned a mentor and regular progress review meetings are held for alignment.
• Opportunity to become a junior technical service representative as the training program progresses, and be able to make a contribution to team's strategy.

Responsibilities (MPY Specific)

• Understanding our business, who are we, what drives our economic engine, what are we passionate about.
• Gain a meaningful understanding of technical service responsibilities across the MEA region with a specific focus eventually around the technical support function for the oil & gas sector.
• Learn data entry in the technical SharePoint system: where we gather data and reports on the projects market.
• Learn what products do we specify and why? Spend time with our sector champions, gain an understanding on the various products that we market and sell.
• Combine all the knowledge gained to successfully support the technical service department.
• Gain experience on master data management and ERP systems.

Experience

• UAE National with Kholasat al Qaid / Family Book
• Minimum of bachelor's degree holder, preferably fresh Chemistry graduate, with a max of 1 to 2 years' experience
• Effective English & Arabic communication skills (both written and spoken)
• Willingness to learn & grow and ability to adopt to AkzoNobel's working environment.
• Command on Microsoft Office Suit (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• A reasonable understanding of diversity and readiness to work in inclusive and diverse teams

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 46479