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WE HOPE THAT
ALL OF THIS
HAS MADE
YOU WANT
TO UNLEASH
YOUR TALENT
WITH US.
For Europe,
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more information, you
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even more about us.
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TJX Europe is part of
The TJX Companies, Inc.
– the world’s leading off-price
fashion and homeware
retailer with an annual
turnover exceeding $23
billion in 2011. TJX operates
four major divisions:
The Marmaxx Group
(T.J.Maxx and Marshalls)
and HomeGoods in the
United States; TJX Canada
(Winners, HomeSense
and Marshalls); and TJX
Europe (T.K. Maxx and
HomeSense). We brought
our way of retailing to the
UK in 1994 and from here
we have grown to a business
with over 350 stores trading
across 4 European countries.
We are proud of the
heritage that comes from
over 30 years’ retailing
experience in the States
and, even though we
continue to grow, our
off-price business model
of no-frills stores combined
with opportunistic buying
stays the same. Put simply
GLOBALLY WE OPERATE AROUND
2900 STORES ACROSS 6 COUNTRIES
WITH 170,000 ASSOCIATES
– it’s all about brand,
fashion, quality and price.
TJX Europe is a growth
vehicle for The TJX
Companies, Inc. and we
continue to have enormous
growth opportunities in
Europe. We believe we
have the long-term
potential to grow to
750–875 TK Maxx and
HomeSense stores in the
markets where we currently
operate in Europe. This
means opportunities for
everyone who works for
TJX Europe, and is just one
of the great reasons to come
and be part of our success.
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THE PROGRAMME
FINANCE I INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY I BUYING I DISTRIBUTION
Developed especially for
post-graduation. All
making a difference to the
sandwich degrees, our
placements are suitable
world around you. Aside
12 month placement
for students on business-
from all the other great
opportunities are in
related degree courses,
reasons to join us, if you
some of the key areas of
and the Buying placement
do your placement with
our business - Buying,
is particularly relevant
us, then it’ll fast track you
Finance, Distribution
for fashion management
onto either a graduate
and IT. Each of these
undergrads. Some of our
programme or into a
areas has a huge impact
programmes even offer
graduate role at TJX
on the success of our
professionally recognised
Europe when you finish
company, and provides
qualifications. As our
your studies. And with
the chance to not only
business grows, so do our
programmes available
put into practice what
people and Talent has
in Merchandising &
you’ve learnt so far in
never been so important
Buying, IT, Finance and
your degree, but also to
to us. We recognise the
Distribution, wouldn’t
develop key skills that
importance of getting a
that be great peace of
will help you to make
great foundation in your
mind for your final year?
the most of your final
career, so that you can
year, and improve your
move up quickly, develop
career path options
as an individual and start
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Other retailers mostly produce their
lines up to 12 months ahead, a more
costly and time consuming process
We pay much quicker than most retailers
and have one of the best credit ratings in
retail
We buy close to need, taking advantage
of opportunities such as those created by
other retailers cancelling or returning
orders
Our supply chain is lean and efficient,
moving inventory quickly through and
into our stores : we have minimal
warehousing
We source the same brands and styles
seen in full price retailers- we sell our
products cheap, but we don’t sell cheap
products
Our stores have no internal walls or
permanent fixtures so we can flex our
space between categories whenever we
need - with daily deliveries this is
essential
Our store environments are essentially
self - service : neat, clean and organised,
with friendly, knowledgeable Associates,
quick checkout and hassle free returns
We operate with lean inventories and
our buyers are in the market every day
so that we can quickly find and do deals
on available stock - meaning 90% of our
stock is current season
We don’t have to fill quotas and range
plans so we can be flexible to do deals on
incomplete size ranges, styles and mixed
assortments, no matter how small - in
fact we don’t buy in bulk
Overall, we run a lean business to fulfil
our mission of offering brands at the
lowest possible price available to our
customers
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BUYING PLACEMENTS
business model without
WHAT WILL
YOU DO ON A
BUYINGPLACEMENT?
frills or fancy extras. It
This could be one of the
involves buying when we
most exciting opportunities
find something amazing –
around. Our placement
much like our customers
students get a real insight
do – all year round and as
into Buying in its purest
close to season as possible
sense, starting with
to get the best deal. No two
joining new Buyers on
deals are ever the same,
our specially developed
and Buyers are in the
induction programme and
market all the time with an
then through shadowing
open brief to buy anything
and being mentored by
– as long as it’ll wow
experienced off-price
customers. And as we pay
Buyers. It’s hard work
our invoices quickly, collect
and a lot of self-directed
product from vendors, and
learning, but one thing’s
never return or cancel
for sure – if you don’t know
orders, they love doing
how to negotiate to pay
business with us, which
less than full price for
puts us in a great position
something by the end of
to negotiate on price.
your placement, we’ll be
Off-price. It’s a lean
very surprised.
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FINANCE PLACEMENTS
WHAT WILL YOU DO ON A
FINANCE PLACEMENT?
Financial strength and
Finance Placement and
Following a
and shared services
towards their CIMA
flexibility in our Off-Price
you won’t be balancing the
comprehensive induction,
environment as part of a
qualification.
business underpins our
books – you’ll be intrinsic
you will get immediate
European team, you will
sustained success and
to this success, adding
business responsibility
develop not only financial
plans for future growth.
value and partnering
in a placement which
expertise and business
Our Finance Managers
across departments to
could involve driving
leadership, but also have
help their business
drive the most commercial
profitable sales in one of
extensive opportunities
partners, be it in Buying,
business priorities.
our Commercial Finance
to build a broader
Supply Chain, Stores or
teams, supporting our
commercial perspective
Support Functions, to
plans to grow from $23
and to benefit from
most effectively exploit
bn in annual revenues
personal coaching and
opportunities in the
today to a $40bn business
mentoring. Candidates
marketplace, and the
in the future, optimising
who successfully
strong operations of The
inventory and costs for
complete an industrial
TJX Companies, Inc. and
our Supply Chain and
placement with us will
its low cost model have
Support functions or
be favourably considered
enabled us to deliver
strategic planning within
upon graduation for
superior financial returns
our Business Planning
our Finance Graduate
that are among the highest
& Analysis department.
Programme which
in retail.Join us as a
Working in a matrix
supports Associates
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The TJX Europe IT
capabilities and more
team are at the heart of
reliable services. From
our business. As well as
initial concept through to
nurturing our existing
system development, from
IT landscape, in equal
implementation through
measure, the IT team
to training and support,
lead new ways of working,
they drive operational
endeavouring to deliver
excellence and give our
pioneering and innovative
business the right tools
IT solutions. They provide
to enable the creation of
our businesses with faster
value for our customers.
connectivity, simplified
processes, new
WHAT WILL YOU DO
ON AN IT PLACEMENT?
This is not about fixing
improvement, as well as
learning. Your ‘buddy’ -
computers and network
to work with the kind of
an experienced member
cables. On an IT
formal solution delivery
of the IT team - can pro-
Placement with us you
process that our large,
vide expert advice
will have the unique
structured IT department
whenever you need
opportunity to partner
can provide. You will de-
it.And along the way,
with people across our
velop your relationship
we’ll support you to get
business and get out from
management skills,
some externally
behind a monitor. This
partnering with people
recognised qualifications
is a chance for you, as a
across departments, and
such as ITIL or 6 Sigma,
Trainee Analyst, to lead
seeing how the work you
and you may even get a
your own piece of work.
do positively impacts
spot of overseas travel.
You’ll develop a broad set
the business. You’ll get
This is about more than
of skills such as busi-
an induction when you
something to put on your
ness analysis, project
start followed by a huge
CV. This is building for
management and process
amount of on the job
your future.
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DISTRIBUTION
It’s important that our
have to be in a position to
supply chain is just as
react to change and
dynamic as our buying
address challenges in a
model. The quicker mer-
timely, effective manner.
chandise gets to stores, the
Our distribution team is
quicker it sells, so we’ve
always on top of things,
developed a highly
analysing risk &
sophisticated and unique
opportunity and making
approach to warehousing,
things happen.
distribution and logistics.
As our stores require daily
deliveries to keep our
customers satisfied, we
WHAT WILL YOU DO ON
A DISTRIBUTION PLACEMENT?
Joining the Distribution
genuine responsibility
team on placement will
and experience as well as
give you a great insight to
building your
this dynamic function as
technical knowledge and
well as giving you a head
people skills.
start when you graduate.
Being a part of the
You will get the same com-
Distributions team in
prehensive three month
either our head office or
induction as our graduates
Processing Centres will
and then take the role as
also expose you to many
a Distribution Analyst or
other sides of the
Trainee for the
business as you interact
remaining 9 months.
with its numerous custom-
This will give you
ers and business partners.
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WE’RE COMMITTED TO MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT
ON OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND TAKE A
RESPONSIBLE APPROACH TO SOURCING, TRADING
AND REDUCING OUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
COMMUNITY
Contributing positively to the communities in which we operate is a fundamental
part of how we do business. Building a real future for children is the driving force
behind our charitable initiatives. We are very proud of the passion and dedication
our associates and customers give to our community programmes.
Since 2005, TK Maxx UK
has raised over £9.7 million for
Comic Relief, helping people
living unimaginably tough lives
in the UK and across Africa.
WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT RUNNING
A BUSINESS THAT THRIVES ON
TK Maxx Ireland has raised
over €1.3 million for Enable
Ireland to help children with
disabilities.
INTEGRITY AND RESPONSIBILITY.
TK Maxx Germany supports
Children for a better World
e.V., helping disadvantaged
children in Germany.
TK Maxx UK has raised
over £1.3 million to help
beat cancer for Cancer
Research UK.
Our stores in Poland raise
funds for local children’s
charities.
Our Community Fund
has supported over 200
local charities chosen
by associates.
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WORKING WITH
OUR SUPPLIERS
THE UGANDA
COMMUNITY PROJECT
The Uganda Community Project is
our pan-European initiative to help
educate children and develop economic
opportunities in the remote Rwenzori
region of Western Uganda. Since 2008
we have partnered with Save the
Children to build classrooms for 10,000
children in 12 remote communities. We
are now raising more funds to partner
with the community to build more
classrooms, deliver more materials and
teaching support the aim of reaching
90% children by 2013.
Our internal Trading
Standards team make
sure that products we buy
have been manufactured
and shipped in accordance
with all applicable laws
and regulations. If we do
happen to find a product
that does not fulfil all the
criteria, we ensure the item
is immediately removed.
We have developed a very exciting
sustainable trade strategy to help
alleviate poverty and encourage
economic development in the
communities.. We are, sourcing
products from the Ugandan school
communities to sell in our stores. We
are giving the communities wider
access to regional and international
markets to promote trade, provide skills
and employment and in turn achieve
long term improvement to lives of the
communities.
Our buyers are always
looking to source more
organic and Fairtrade
cotton clothing for our
stores. In fact, our
Comic Relief 2009 and
2011 t-shirts were 100%
Fairtrade certified organic
cotton. We love clothes,
but we don’t’ like fur.
Since 2003 we’ve banned
all real fur products from
our stores.
ENVIRONMENT
We are committed to
being environmentally
responsible and have a
sustainable plan that
is working towards
reducing our impact on
the environment.
We have a strong
environmental
programme, with
a focus on carbon
reduction; since 2006
we have reduced our
carbon footprint by 26%
relative to the number of
employees and by 38%
relative to floorspace.
In addition, we were
the 200th company to
achieve the Carbon Trust
Standard Accreditation,
recognising our consistent
efforts to reduce our
carbon footprint.
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Our waste, energy
and water monitoring
programme, integrating
energy efficiencies
into store design and
our award-winning
innovative distribution
strategy have all helped
us achieve our significant
carbon footprint
reduction. In-store our
range of sustainable
bags for life not only look
fantastic and do their bit
for the environment, but
all net profits benefit our
charitable partners.
Furthermore, the TJX
companies has celebrated
ten consecutive years
on the FTSE4Good
Index, and was ranked
6th among FTSE global
500 companies in our
first Carbon Disclosure
Project (CDP) response.
You will also need GCSE
(or equivalent) Maths
& English grade B or
above.
WHAT MORE DO
YOU NEED TO
KNOW?
PLACEMENT
GRADUATE
PROGRAMME
FAQ S
WHAT ABOUT
VISAS?
WHAT’S THE START
DATE FOR THE
PROGRAMME?
Start dates are July 2013
WHAT’S THE
CLOSING DATE FOR
APPLICATIONS?
Unfortunately we
cannot sponsor any visa
applications therefore
you’ll need to already
have full and indefinite
right to work in the UK
or Germany at the time
of application
WHAT’S THE
APPLICATION
PROCESS LIKE?
You will need to
have applied by 18th
January 2013 in order
to be considered for a
placement.
WHAT DEGREES DO
YOU ACCEPT?
Whilst our placements
all have more of a
general business focus
and are highly suited
to students studying a
business or management
subject, we will consider
any discipline - and if
you think your degree
subject does not seem
relevant , don’t worry
as we will give you all
the training you need
to get you up to speed.
You should be studying
a 4 year degree and be
consideringthis for your
industrial placement.
When you submit your
CV we’ll ask you to
do a couple of things
– firstly answer a few
questions about why
you’re applying, and
secondly visit an online
assessment website
where you’ll do a 10
minute verbal and
numerical reasoning
test and a 30 minute
work style preferences
questionnaire. After that
you’ll have a telephone
or video interview and
then assessment centre
in one of our offices. It’s a
two-way process, with us
giving you opportunities
to see if this is the right
environment and job
role for you, as well as
us getting to know you a
little better.
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HOW DO I APPLY?
All applications are
online please at www.
tjxeurope.com/careers
WHO CAN I
CONTACT IF I HAVE
A QUESTION?
You can email us at
graduate_recruitment@
tjxeurope.com