Now you have invested in your graduate degree, maximise your potential and let Deb Group invest in your future.

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1 FUTURE LEADERS PROGRAMME 2017

2 Now you have invested in your graduate degree, maximise your potential and let Deb Group invest in your future. As global innovators in the rapidly expanding away from home skin care market, we are looking for outstanding talent to help drive our company forward. The Deb Future Leaders Programme has been designed to offer high potential graduates the opportunity to shape an exciting and prosperous business career in a challenging global marketplace. You could have significant responsibility and be on your way to managing others within 3 years of joining. If you are ambitious, a highly skilled communicator, keen to take on responsibility at an early stage with the drive and energy to succeed, the Future Leaders Programme may be for you. Deb is recruiting for the 2017 intake to this Programme in both the UK and Australia.

3 A TAILORED PROGRAMME Sales & Marketing! 6-MONTH PLACEMENT 1: MARKETING Working on important promotional projects including product launches and events. 6-MONTH PLACEMENT 2: FIELD SALES Presenting the Deb product ranges to Distributors and End Users in a specified sales territory. Your Choice 6-MONTH PLACEMENT With your interests and career aspirations in mind, Deb Group will offer you a further placement to widen your knowledge and enhance your career. These will be specific to your chosen geographic location, and may include: Customer Services Finance Supply Chain Operations Stretch Your fourth 6-month placement will take you out of your comfort zone, developing your cultural sensitivity and resilience. This may involve: An opportunity to work abroad A chance to work with a Deb End User or a key Distributor Project Management To assist your transition from managing yourself, your tasks and your responsibilities to learning to matrix manage others, you will spend a year overseeing one large project or multiple smaller ones, developing key skills around commerciality, critical decision making and people management. Following this, you will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and behaviours essential for undertaking a Deb leadership role in the future.

4 GLOBAL EXPOSURE From day one, no matter which department you are working in, you are part of the global Deb community and will gain real international business experience. About Us Deb is a world leader in occupational skin care and hand hygiene. We have been providing dedicated skin care and hand hygiene solutions for over 80 years. Our purpose is to set higher standards in leading the fight against occupational skin disorders and the spread of infections to Make Hands Matter in the Workplace. Deb integrates 3-Elements - Essential Products / Vital Information / Highest Standards of Behaviour - within dedicated sector programmes to enable the implementation of skin care and hand hygiene best practice in all types of workplaces and public environments, spanning industrial, healthcare, commercial and food sectors We focus on driving innovation and improvement within the business through a number of Best Practice working groups and strongly advocate a project management approach to bring projects to fruition on a global basis. About You If you possess the attributes below, we want to hear from you! Candidates should have: o A propensity for leadership o Proven cognitive and analytical ability o Strong interpersonal skills o Excellent communication skills o Influencing skills o Confidence o Tenacity, energy, drive and pace o The desire to challenge o A passion for business o The ability to speak a second language Benefits Package A competitive remuneration package will be offered to candidates based on their skills and experience. Applications are to be made online via the Deb Future Leaders Programme web page

5 Deb Group consists of 24 companies operating in 23 countries. Our skin care systems are sold in over 100 countries worldwide through a comprehensive network of many of the world s leading distributors. Helping You to Shine Future Leaders Programme AT A GLANCE We believe that our people are vital to our success. The Deb Future Leaders Programme has been designed to include specialised training and development opportunities to maximise your potential. Alongside challenging and diverse work experience, Deb will provide graduates with world class training to actively nurture their talent. At the end of this structured Programme, graduates will have gained valuable business, communication and presentation skills. At Deb, we are not just interested in the hard business skills. The future leaders training Programme will also offer character-building challenges to ensure that our future leaders develop essential skills in relationship management, resilience, creativity and emotional intelligence. In addition, graduates will be allocated a highperforming mentor and a senior executive sponsor to help navigation around the organisation and provide on-going support. We want to recruit the brightest individuals with exceptional talent to shape our future business. We will offer world-class training and support throughout your time with us, however much of your progress will be up to you. You will need to be focused and ambitious to get what, and where, you want. Location The 2017 intake for the Deb Future Leaders Programme is currently available in UK (Denby) and Australia (Sydney). Number of Positions 1 graduate per geographic location. Entry Criteria Minimum of a Bachelors Degree. Specific Degrees Any degree discipline, although specialism in Business may be beneficial and proficiency in a second language is essential. Salary Competitive. Application Deadline 31st October Application Process Apply online. Interview Process Candidates will be asked to complete preemployment assessments and be invited to attend a formal interview. Final candidates will also be required to attend an assessment Day.

6 COMPANY VALUES Core to Deb s philosophy is that our people can shape their environment, they like what they do and they bring sizzle through exciting new products into the markets in which they operate. This philosophy is embraced by our employees and is articulated in the Deb Purpose and is supported through the adaptation of a set of common behaviours. DEB PURPOSE We like what we do We generate sizzle in our marketplace We stick to our plans and keep our promises DEB BEHAVIOURS Visualises the End Game Create a vision of where we want to end up, determine how we reach that end game, identify our key opportunities and set out short, medium and long term horizons. Ask What Needs to be Done Articulate what needs to be done, develop and implement realistic plans. Liberate Decision Making Involve the right talented and committed people in the decision making process; listen to and empower others, value diverse viewpoints and be prepared to take a risk. Base all decisions on what is best for Deb. Find and Implement Best Practice Encourage an environment that challenges current practice, seeks out best practice, implements this effectively, and determines appropriate ways to measure new practices. Create a culture that embraces best practice. Serious About Communication Think communication in all you do, be an active, open, straight and honest communicator, promote clear, open communication, provide constructive feedback. Deb Group is a part of SC Johnson, a privately held, family company and one of the world s leading manufacturers of products for cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control & shoe care. Deb Group Ltd Denby Hall Way, Denby, Derbyshire, DE5 8JZ T: F: enquiry@deb.co.uk