Graduate Leadership Programme F15 / Arla Futures Trainee Programme 2025
Are you eager to influencethe future directionof Arla Foods? And do you envisionyourself as a future leader at Arla Foods? The F15 Graduate Programme offers a platform to develop and refine your skills through roles that come with significant responsibility, challenging assignments, global exposure,and the essential network to launch your career.
The F15 Graduate Programme offers exposure to various business areas and locations, providing a thorough understanding of the company. You will work on high-profile projects, developing skillsin project management, problem-solving, and stakeholder management. From the start, you will have responsibilities and impact people and projects.As an F15 Graduate, you are expectedto influence the direction of our businessand become a future leader at Arla. Your F15 Graduate journeybegins on 1 September 2025.
About our F15 Graduate Programme®
The F15 Graduate Programme is a fast-track leadership programme consisting of three distinct 8-month rotations. In each rotation,you will find yourself in a differentbusiness area and location, workingon strategically prioritized projects while growingyour development of your strategic, personal, and functional capabilities.
“The F15 GraduateProgramme represents an incredible journeyof both professional and personalgrowth, spanning variousdepartments within the organisation and locations worldwide. Similar to any journey, it includes twists and turns that require developing resilience and learningto adapt. The trust, responsibilities, and insights acquiredthroughout the programmeare unmatched – it's the best foundation for my career in FMCG.”
Chantal Babette van Driel, Head of BusinessDevelopment and StrategyMENA, Former F15 Graduate
How you will make an impact as an F15 Graduate
As an F15 Graduate, you will rotatethrough various departments such as e.g. Marketing, Finance,Sales, HR, Sustainability, Business Development, and Supply Chain.We will matchyou to a suitable department based on businessneeds and your profile, offeringyou the chanceto learn and make a difference. The rotations are structured as follows:
First rotation (8 months – Denmark): You will be assignedstrategically important projectsacross the business,with less influenceover your projectin this initial phase.
Secondrotation (8months – Europe orinternational) : During this rotation, you will have an impact on your project, whilst continuing to grow in a meaningful and challenging way.
Thirdrotation (8months – Europe orinternational):In the final rotation, you will collaborate with the business to define significant projects and will have the greatestlevel of influence over your project.
As part of our F15 Graduate Programme, you will receivea variety of development opportunities every step of the way. To ensure your professional and personal development, you will benefit from:
Experience with real responsibilities from day one, enabling on-the-job learning Tailored leadership development camps, taking place in different markets
One-to-onementoring and coachingfrom senior leadersSupportive graduate community
What will make you a successful F15 Graduate?
To apply for the F15 Graduate Programme, please ensure that you can tick off the followingboxes:
Candidatesshould either be in the process of completing, or have completed, a bachelor’s or master’s degreebetween September 2023 and September 2025. Alternatively, candidates who graduated a few years ago with 1–2 years of work experience are also encouraged to apply. We welcome diverseeducational backgrounds but seek candidates with a strong drive towards a business-focused career
International experience (minimum 4 months) gained from working, studying or volunteering abroad
Preferably minimum one year of relevant work experience from student jobs or a minimum 6 months of internship
Being globally mobileand wanting to go on one or two rotations abroad during the 2-year programme. As your firstrotation is at the HQ in Denmark,you will have to relocateif you don’t already live in DK
In addition, we are lookingfor personal qualifications that include leadership aspirations and an ambitious "conquer the world" mindset,which combines strategic thinking with a passion for results. A global and curious mindsetis essential, as is the ability to build positive relationships and strong influencing skills. The ideal candidate should be open to change, demonstrating resilience, while also beinghumble, self-aware, and open to feedback
Arla Futures – our global graduate universe
As a graduatein Arla Foods,you become a part of Arla Futures– our global network acrossall our graduateprogrammes in the organisation. Together,you will embark on an exciting journeytowards an impactfulcareer in Arla Foods.
We offer a comprehensive platform designed to kick-start your professional growth,featuring structured development camps, invaluable mentorship, and an extensive network of fellowgraduates. You will play a significant role in shapingour future and guiding the organisation in the right direction.
Important information before application
The application period for the F15 Graduate Programme runs from 18 November 2024 to 5 January 2025. Before applying, pleasemake sure that you have already preparedyour CV, coverletter and transcript in English. You will be asked different questions on the application page, thus we recommend that you start the application process from a computer insteadof a mobile phone.
For additional information, read more aboutthe F15 GraduateProgramme on our website. Here,you can get inspiration from some of our previousand current F15s and learnmore about the programme. You can also read more about what to expectfrom the recruitment process.
Please apply via this Link. Equal opportunity
Arla Foods is a company with equal opportunities for everyone regardless of age, race, gender oranyother criterion that is not a
professional qualification for an open position. Purely for reasonsof readability, we have chosen to create all our job postingsin male format. We explicitly look forward to all applications regardless if the candidate is male, female,or diverse, and will also exclude any other criterion from our screening process that is not a professional qualification.
Agency disclaimer
Arla Foods Deutschland has chosen carefully selected external vendors(“headhunters”) to work on specificroles and we hold long-termworking relationships with them. Arla Foods Deutschland is not seekingany new partnersuntil further notice.
Therefore, we are asking you to refrainfrom any contactrequests by phone,e-mail or in any otherway towards any Arla Foods representatives. Pleasenote that all candidate resumesthat are sent to us without a written and signed searchassignment will be deemed made available free of costs.
At Arla, we do so much more than make some of the world’sfavorite dairy products. We make specialmoments worth savouring and healthy, tasty breakfasts worth waking up to. With brands like Arla Buko®, Kærgarden®, Arla Skyr ® and Castello®we are a natural part of modern life in over 100 countries around the world and a favorite in many German households. There are over 2,000 German and 19,000 global employees at the heart of our business. Every single one of us plays an important role and together we build on our 10bn Euros turnoverand establish our position as one of the largestdairy companies in the world. To find out what part you can play, visit arla.com/career
At Arla, we striveto unlock the highest potential in each other while workingtogether to create the future of dairy. We push each other to keep our cooperative at the forefront of the dairy industry,so we can create Good Growth and bring healthand inspiration to the world,naturally.