Reece
Reece Graduate Program - Operations Leadership (New Zealand) (Jun 2025)
Auckland, Canterbury
Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 62,000 - 67,000 / Year
- 1-11 vacancies
- Apply by 30 Apr 2025
- Start date 1 Jun 2025 - 30 Jul 2025
About the opportunity
The program is designed to accelerate the development of those who are passionate about retail management and leadership, business development and creating customers for life. If you'd like to acquire the skills to run a retail branch as if it were your own - this role is for you.
This program will start mid-year 2025.
Throughout the 18-month program, you will enjoy:
- Permanent employment from day 1 with access to unlimited career opportunities in an organisation that promotes and develops our talent from within
- A comprehensive, blended learning experience to expedite your development including an initial 5-day induction followed by immersive group learning experiences, as well as digital learning tools, on-the-job training, coaching and mentoring support
- An end-to-end structured development journey covering all aspects of running your own branch, equipping you to succeed as an Assistant Branch Manager once you've completed the program
- Rotations around select specialty business units
- Providing advice on products and services in areas as diverse as plumbing, the provision of sustainable clean water and energy efficiency, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, air-conditioning and climate control, sanitation, bathroom, kitchen, irrigation, pools, civil, design and building products.
About You
At Reece, attitude is key. We aim to improve the lives of our customers and our people by striving for greatness every day. We don't expect you to have industry experience - although retail or customer service experience is advantageous.
We'd like to hear from you if you have the following:
- A growth mindset - you love learning and embrace opportunities to grow and develop, continually improving your skills and acquiring new knowledge
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to utilise emotional intelligence to establish and build strong relationships
- The ability to prioritise many competing tasks and organise work so that it is completed efficiently while always keeping the customer first
- Proven ability to identify and solve problems, act decisively and show good judgement
- Minimum Certificate IV qualification or higher
About Reece
Reece is an Australian icon - we've been around for 100 years. We're a big business that works hard to retain the little things that made us great when we were small. We live by our values - we also hire by them and promote by them. We take our work seriously but not ourselves.
Much more than plumbing.
You might know us as Australia's largest supplier of plumbing and bathroom products but that's just the start. We're a major public company with over 9,000 people, 800 branches globally, and 10 business lines across Australia and New Zealand.
We are heavily focused on logistics, technology and marketing to drive the business forward, we even have a creative agency, innovation centre, and insight hub. This broad skill base helps us solve customer problems in unique ways. We're growing both nationally and internationally and that's where you come in.
Our Perks
In return, you'll be fairly compensated, provided a uniform allowance, and have access to fuel, gym and other awesome product discounts. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to reach your potential and foster a long-lasting career
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If you're excited by the idea of working with great people in a thriving business, then Reece may be for you.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- New Zealand Citizen +more
- Business & Management +more
- Certificate or higher
Reviews
Technology intern - web development
My day to day responsibility consist of stacking shelves, serving customers, packing orders and completely daily house keeping tasks around the brand
My role is very dynamic, I can range from taking phone calls, completing customer orders, receipting inwards goods and seeing customers on site visits in the same day. There are a lot of responsibilities which make us very dynamic and versatile sales people.
About the employer
Reece
4.4
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Retail & Consumer Goods
Reece is a leading supplier of plumbing, waterworks and HVAC-R products in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Pros and cons of working at Reece
Pros
The best thing about working at Reece is the culture, everywhere you go, you are made to feel welcome. Whether its branches or the head office, everyone is extremely nice and welcoming and there is always some good banter occurring.
The team culture is the best part, as well with the prompt opportunities that keep continuously arriving with the view of developing into a leader has been better than I could've imagined.
The people and the culture
Workplace culture is great! Everyone is really friendly and willing to help each other out. Lots of opportunities for growth and if you express interest in a particular area, the company helps to accommodate that
The commitment to career growth and learning opportunities across the business. The timtams are also a pretty nice touch.
Cons
Currently I think that 1 year of branch time is a bit excessive, I think 6 months of branch time is all that is needed to fully grasp what it's like working within the branches and supporting/serving customers
Nothing at all, the closest I can think of is probably dealing with a couple angry customers.
So many different business units, initiatives, and a big network of sub-domains within the company. Can be difficult to wrap your head around all of these things and how they work together and why they all exist.
Nothing bad yet
The pressure and the negativity