Business Management Analyst Graduate

Are you a recent graduate ready to make an impact?

Looking for your next opportunity to kick-start your career with a Company that’s cleaning up the competition! Innovation, strategy and creativity – this is your chance to shine! Welcome to the world of Henry!

About Us

At Numatic, we take immense pride in being a world leader in designing, engineering, developing, and manufacturing state-of-the-art cleaning equipment. We are committed to continuously enhancing and developing our product range and offer great value reliable cleaning equipment with innovative technologies that deliver sustainable solutions. We employ over 1200 people on our 40-acre campus in Chard, Somerset where we are currently investing over £40 million to support the expansion of our product offering and new development to our Chard site. Our exciting graduate training programmes allow you to gain industry and practical experience within the organisation to support your career development.

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to gain exposure to and work alongside management to analyse, design, and optimize our organizational workflows. In this role, you will be working towards driving forward the architecture of efficiency, utilizing data-driven insights and cutting-edge technology, to eliminate waste and enhance service delivery. You will work cross-functionally to foster a culture of continuous improvement that directly impacts our profitability and scalability within warehouse and operations.

You will gain experience in:

• Process Diagnosis: Evaluate current "as-is" business workflows to identify bottlenecks, pain points, and opportunities for technology-driven optimization.
• Solution Design: Investigate "to-be" processes using tools like Value Stream Mapping, Customer Journey Mapping, and Process flows.
• Automation & Innovation: Drive digital transformation by identifying opportunities for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and AI enhancements to streamline manual tasks.
• Standardization: Familiarise yourself with the current Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure operational excellence and consistency across departments and develop where necessary.
• Performance Tracking: Establish and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the ROI of improvement initiatives.
• Stakeholder Influence: Support management with change, assisting in the implementation of workshops for coaching teams at all levels to adopt new methodologies and mindsets.

What we’re looking for?

We welcome applications from graduates with a Business Management background. The main requirements are:

• A genuine interest in business improvement
• Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and "outside-the-box" problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• A proactive approach with attention to detail
• Analytical mindset and critical thinking
• A keen interest in continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), Kaizen, or DMAIC.

What We Offer

• A structured training and development program with mentorship.
• Hands-on experience across multiple areas of the business.
• A friendly and collaborative team environment.
• Potential for progression within the company after the placement.

What’s in it for you?

• Professional Mentoring
• Relocation Expenses Allowance
• Monthly development workshops
• Additional learning program
• Live work setting & industry knowledge.
• Career progression
• Support from Early Careers & Learning and Development team
• Graduate Community & Social events
• Training access to over 13000 online courses (LinkedIn Learning)

In addition to receiving first-class training, we will also provide you with exposure to our senior leaders across the business, providing you with an opportunity to showcase your talents. We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion and look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging the qualities and unique competencies that each person brings to the company.

Benefits

• Paid Holiday 241.25 hours per annum + Including Bank Holiday
• Flexible working / Hybrid (role dependant)
• 38 hour working week
• Company Pension and life insurance
• Lifestyle: Employee discounts including Dell & Microsoft, gym memberships, retailers, holidays
• Cycle2work Scheme
• Referral Incentive
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)

This role will be based at our Head Office campus in the heart of Somerset, in Chard.

Closing Date: Monday 23rd February 2026 - Placement to Start September 2026