Skills

Communication Leadership Test Sales Training

Job Specifications

The Ideal Candidate

Highly organised with effective verbal and written communication skills
Self-motivated and excited to thrive in a fast-growing FMCG business where priorities evolve quickly
On track to achieve, or have achieved, a 2:2 degree or equivalent
Ambitious and open-minded; with the drive and commitment to develop into a future leader within our business
Proactive; able to spot challenges early and take initiative to solve them
Comfortable working at pace, managing pressure, and delivering against targets and deadlines
A genuine passion for food and the FMCG industry

About Us

itsu is the healthy eating, Asian inspired quick service retail & grocery brand with over 70 stores in the UK and a leading grocery business across Europe and beyond. Renowned for its best-in-class food made fresh in every shop every day, itsu has huge global ambitions with a commitment to continue to open many more stores and intensify the growth of its already thriving grocery arm. With its best-is-class healthy food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food.

itsu [grocery], which this role falls under, takes the itsu brand into supermarkets, health food stores, online, wholesale and internationally with products such as crispy seaweed thins, frozen gyoza & bao, brilliant’broth, rice’noodles & miso’easy to name a few…

D&I Statement

itsu [grocery] is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply for all of our opportunities.

Scope Of The Role

Are you a dynamic and ambitious individual looking to develop your leadership skills and accelerate your career in a fast-paced food company? Then the itsu [grocery] graduate - future leaders’ scheme could be what you are looking for!

We are looking for ambitious and motivated graduates to join our graduate scheme starting September 2026. Over the course of this two-year scheme, you’ll gain experience across key areas of itsu [grocery], connecting the dots to understand how the business operates as a whole. Our graduate scheme is tailored to you and can include divisions such as Brand, Sales, Supply Chain and Finance.

Application Process

application and numerical reasoning test
online psychometric test
short literacy questions covering each of the four business areas above
video interview
in person task and interview with Managing Directors w/c 30th March

What We Offer

Competitive salary
Competitive bonus scheme
25 days holiday + bank holidays (two bank holidays are interchangeable for other religious holidays)
Health insurance
Company pension scheme
Hybrid working (2 days wfh)
Opportunity to work from abroad
50% employee discount in itsu shops
Free itsu lunch
Discounts at major retailers
A sizeable training budget to support your ongoing development

itsu

About the Company

We are itsu, the leading Asian-inspired quick-service restaurant and grocery brand with over 80 restaurants across the UK, Belgium, and France, and a growing wholesale business across Europe and beyond. We’ve been serving nutritious, Asian-inspired food with respect, precision & passion since 1997. In addition to our restaurants, our itsu [grocery] team develop unique Asian-inspired dishes and ingredients for all major supermarkets across ambient, chilled & frozen. Together we are determined to keep innovating, to keep la... Know more