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Working in Global Business Coordination

Retail is constantly evolving, which is why we have a diverse Global Business Coordination (GBC) department. It’s their job to think about how we can improve our customers’ lives, evolve the business, and prepare for the future on a global scale. The team use state-of-the-art technology to bring about digital change that delivers real customer value.

For you, it’s a chance to have a truly global impact, travel the world, drive innovative new propositions; all of that whilst being part of a family run retailer with more than 100 years of heritage.

Browse our Global Business Coordination (GBC) roles

As GBC sits between business and IT teams, we need the right combination of experts in technology, agile development, UX and UI, business change and process design. However, what’s more important is your positive can-do attitude and high-degree of self-motivation. You’ll need to be comfortable with ambiguity, and have a desire to deliver the best experiences for the customer. To see where you could fit in, and where your expertise could take you, explore our roles.

GBC Director

As a Director, you’ll make sure that your team has everything they need to do their best work, while also setting the department’s strategic direction. Reporting to the Managing Director, you’ll be directly responsible for aligning product and change roadmaps with senior country stakeholders. You’ll also ensure Delivery and IT teams are developed, motivated and ready to face new challenges every day.

As an inspirational leader, you’ll align and motivate your team to deliver continual improvements. With a clear focus on the future, you’ll ensure that Aldi maintains our competitive advantage in a world of rapidly changing customer demand.

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Salary

Competitive salary with further increases based on length of service.

Holiday allowance

6 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Benefits

You’ll receive full training and have extensive training options for personal development. When you start, you’ll also receive life assurance, a company pension, company maternity, paternity and adoption leave and private medical insurance (including partner and children).

GBC Senior Manager

As a Senior Manager, you’ll be a forward thinking expert in customer-facing technology, data management, agile development and customer experience. It’s about making sure your product area continuously improves and develops in line with the industry, strategy, and roadmap. All while managing your team on a day-to-day basis.

Reporting to a Director, you’re the person to deliver real improvements for the whole Aldi South group. Importantly, you’re comfortable translating complex technical topics and ideas - communicating them simply to senior management and business and IT stakeholders. In addition, you’re a natural when it comes to managing external vendors.

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Salary

£92,705 salary rising in increments to £115,720 in year 4.

Holiday allowance

5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Hours and benefits

You’ll work a 45-hour week, working from Monday – Friday. Plus, you’ll receive a company pension when you start, private employee medical insurance after 6 months, company maternity and adoption leave from commencement as well as company paternity pay after 2 years.

GBC Manager

As a Manager, it’ll be your job to lead a team that translates business and customer demands into product functionalities and requirements. You’ll ensure these considerations are reflected in the solutions we develop, and support roll-out across every territory. In addition, maximising return on investment while delivering at pace is key to this role.

Reporting to a Director, you’ll manage a team of highly skilled and motivated Specialists and Analysts. Your focus will be on shaping future digital solutions, UX and UI as well as business processes, data aspects and critical interfaces. Rapid Proof of Concepts will help you choose the right partners and vendors, while agile delivery will allow you to release value to the business and customers often and early.

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Salary

£61,065 rising in increments to £94,240 in year 8.

Holiday allowance

5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Hours and benefits

You’ll work a 45-hour week, working from Monday – Friday. Plus, you’ll receive a company pension when you start, private employee medical insurance after 6 months, company maternity and adoption leave from commencement as well as company paternity pay after 2 years.

GBC Senior Analyst

As a Senior Analyst you will be the known expert in your functional area. You will be the source of knowledge and guidance for the team. 

You will collaborate internationally, understanding the context of your area within the wider business or programme, considering future business needs. You will encourage innovation within your area of responsibility, testing new ideas, concepts and approaches. We are constantly seeking better ways to serve our customers in store and online.

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Salary

£61,065 rising in increments to £79,210 in year 5.

Holiday allowance

5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Hours and benefits

You’ll work a 5-day, 40-hour week. When you start you’ll receive a company pension, and company maternity, paternity and adoption leave after 2 years. You’ll also receive private medical insurance after 4 years.

GBC Analyst

As an Analyst, it will be your role to analyse vital business information and data. You’ll also conduct internal and external research that will help develop clear recommendations and solutions. Internal business requirements and customer expectations are essential to this role. You’ll meet all of these, while also being completely clear on costs, benefits and KPIs.

As someone who thrives on collaboration, you’ll work with people across other functions both nationally and internationally. Reporting to either a Director or Manager, you have a sound understanding of industry best practice, can work with different data sets, and can manipulate these to derive strategic insights for better business decision-making.

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Salary

£52,985 rising in increments to £61,030 in year 5.

Holiday allowance

5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Hours and benefits

You’ll work a 5-day, 40-hour week. When you start you’ll receive a company pension, and company maternity, paternity and adoption leave after 2 years. You’ll also receive private medical insurance after 4 years.

GBC Associate Analyst

As an Associate Analyst, it will be your role to analyse vital business information and data. You’ll also conduct internal and external research that will help develop clear recommendations and solutions. Internal business requirements and customer expectations are essential to this role. You’ll meet all of these, while also being completely clear on costs, benefits and KPIs.

As someone who thrives on collaboration, you’ll work with people across other functions both nationally and internationally. Reporting to either a Director or Manager, you have a sound understanding of industry best practice, can work with different data sets, and can manipulate these to derive strategic insights for better business decision-making.

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Salary

£46,345 rising in increments to £50,870 in year 5.

Holiday allowance

5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Hours and benefits

You’ll work a 5-day, 40-hour week. After 4 years, you’ll receive a company pension and private employee medical insurance. And after 2 years, you’ll get company maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

GBC Specialist

As a Specialist, you’ll own your area to develop and deliver new improvements on behalf of the global business. You could be a Training and Change Management Specialist, a Product Owner delivering agile product releases, or an IT Expert supporting business teams with technology. You’ll have a lot on your shoulders, but seeing your ideas implemented across all Aldi countries will make every day amazing.

Using your initiative, you’ll find new ways of improving processes and systems, helping us achieve new levels of efficiency. Crucially, you’ll also test new procedures and systems ahead of roll-out on an international level, and support the business in adopting your new ideas.

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Salary

£36,220 rising in increments to £52,410 in year 5.

Holiday allowance

5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Hours and benefits

You’ll work a 5-day, 40-hour week. After 4 years, you’ll receive a company pension and private employee medical insurance. And after 2 years, you’ll get company maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

GBC Personal Assistant

As a Personal Assistant, you’ll provide the GBC Director with outstanding organisational and administrative support. Day-to-day, you could find yourself managing incoming and outgoing communications, support meetings and vendor engagements, looking after extensive travel planning and administration – while always having eye on getting the best value for money.

With a focus on efficiency, accuracy and compliance, you’ll help ensure the department runs smoothly. You’ll liaise with external service providers and bodies, as well as internal and external auditors. Plus, you’ll train other colleagues when required.

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Salary

£36,080 rising in increments to £42,135 in year 5.

Holiday allowance

5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Hours and benefits

You’ll work a 5-day, 40-hour week. After 4 years, you’ll receive a company pension and private employee medical insurance. And after 2 years, you’ll get company maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

GBC Assistant

As an Assistant, you’ll get a brilliant chance to support the team in achieving our strategy, deliver new and exciting technology systems, improve business processes and ultimately provide real value for our customers. You’ll also get to use your new-found knowledge to conduct research, evaluate and analyse data, and support agile development processes.

By coordinating work, you’ll help make sure all actions and tasks have been executed on time. And you’ll be passionate about taking real responsibility in a variety of new and exciting projects.

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Salary

£36,080 rising in increments to £42,135 in year 5.

Holiday allowance

5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Hours and benefits

You’ll work a 5-day, 40-hour week. After 4 years, you’ll receive a company pension and private employee medical insurance. And after 2 years, you’ll get company maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

GBC Office Administrator

As an Administrator, you’ll support the team in achieving our strategy, deliver new and exciting technology systems, improve business processes and ultimately provide real value for our customers. 

By coordinating work, you’ll help make sure all actions and tasks have been executed on time. You’ll need to be comfortable with ambiguity, and have a desire to deliver the best experiences for the customer.  

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Salary

£25,100 rising in increments to £30,875 in year 3.

Holiday allowance

5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Hours and benefits

You’ll work a 5-day, 40-hour week. After 4 years, you’ll receive a company pension and private employee medical insurance. And after 2 years, you’ll get company maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

What we'll offer you

Our Application Process

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Online Application/CV Upload

You’ll need to complete an online application or upload a CV that highlights your key skills, attitude and character. It’s your first chance to grab our attention so don’t hold back.

Video Interview

If we like the look of your application, you might be asked to join us for a video interview. This helps us to get a better idea of who you are, and what we’re looking for.

Online Test

If you’re applying for a management role and we think you’ve got the Aldi personality, we’ll ask you to complete a quick online test. If you’re not applying for a management role, you might skip this stage. 

Group Assessment

If all goes well, we’ll then ask you to spend some time at one of our assessment centres. Our processes have been created to ensure you have the chance to shine. We’re looking for your drive, professionalism and work ethic.

Final Interview

Congratulations - you’ve almost made it. The Final Interview is the last stage of the Aldi recruitment process. This will involve getting to know more about you including your experience, career aspirations and passion to join #TeamAldi. It is also your opportunity to find out more about Aldi and the team you might be working with.

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You like what we’ve got to say so much you’d love to work here. That’s brilliant. It means it’s now time to start your Aldi journey and start your application. You’re already one step closer.

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