Graduate Scheme - Business Consultant

The role of Associate Business Consultant

We are looking for enthusiastic, committed and newly or qualified graduates, to join our Graduate Training Programme in August/September 2027. The experience, knowledge, and skills you will gain on this scheme will:

• Give you an in-depth understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP implementations

• Offer you the opportunity to quickly become a respected and credible Business Consultant

• Help you to become an expert in your field of business and a trusted industry advisor to our customers across

• Provide you with a rewarding career pathway at Columbus

You will be based in our consultancy department and will provide consultancy expertise throughout the project lifecycle of an ERP implementation. It is therefore essential that you are commercially focused, a positive self-starter and have strong relationship-building, interpersonal, organisational, and oral/written communication skills.

You will get

• 25 days annual leave (increasing with service)

• Hybrid working

• Private medical insurance

• Modern airconditioned city centre office space, with breakout areas, barista-style coffee, access to the fitness & wellbeing suite, free beer, and fizz after hours.

• Columbus benefits hub – discounts on tickets, shopping, car leasing, holidays, food and more

• Access to free training courses delivered by Columbus Academy

• Microsoft certifications and access to Microsoft Learn

• Personal pension plan

• Life assurance x4 salary

• Cycle to work scheme

• £2,500 payment for successful candidate referrals

• Company awards & recognition

  • Bi-annual company special recognition awards with prizes!

  • Employee of the year and Employees Employee of the year

  • Long service awards

• Employee wellbeing program

  • Free fruit

  • Westfield Health (includes an employee assistance line)

  • Mental health first aiders

  • Suggestions boxes

About you (the essentials)

• You should have/be expecting a minimum 2:1 degree (or an equivalent level qualification)

• Self starter and able to drive you own learning and development

• Flexibility to help deliver project success

• Looking to develop a consulting career in either Finance, Supply Chain, Warehousing, Trade and Logistics, or Retail, Production and Manufacturing.

• Willingness to relocate to Nottingham for min. 12 months.

• You should be proactive, confident and commercially astute - looking to grow your network both internally and externally.

• You will need to have the flexibility to travel both within the UK and abroad on occasions.

• Ability to drive with access to a vehicle.

What we can offer

You will be a part of both a local and global team, where you not only share knowledge but also a laugh or two. We value our employees and leave room for flexibility so that you can enjoy a work-life balance.