IT Graduate Programme

The Glencore Graduate Programme

The Graduate Programme at our global headquarters aims at developing the next generation of Glencore professionals. The programme offers successful graduates the opportunity to understand different functions of the business through internal rotations and to advance their careers in a performance-driven culture.

Our graduates work directly with industry experts, are given real responsibility and as a result gain a variety of skills. Additionally – graduates receive training on topics like trading, traffic, finance, business analytics, networking and public speaking through best-in-class training partners.

All graduates are assigned a mentor to guide them through their development at Glencore. Our mentoring programme supports new joiners in understanding company culture and building their network across the organisation.

Our IT Function

Our Information Technology (IT) function provides efficient business applications, processes and tools.

Our services include amongst others: IT operation, support and service, business analysis, procurement, development, test and systems integration, engineering and installation, training, and continuous improvement through user groups.

We are committed to a Global IT Strategy that enables us to leverage economies of scale in the regions where we operate to create maximum value for our company stakeholders. A unified IT strategy allows our people to communicate efficiently, share common IT services and protect Glencore from growing cyber threats.

Our Ideal Candidate:

• We are looking for students who are currently enrolled in or have recently graduated with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, ideally in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering
• has an open, flexible and team-oriented personality with an interdisciplinary thinking and solution-oriented working attitude
• self-driven with a positive attitude
• willing to embrace a diversity of tasks and responsibilities
• aims to improve processes and procedures to maximize efficiency
• high attention to detail and process-oriented
• able to display good time management and organizational skills
• able to work and communicate with people from various backgrounds inside and outside the Company

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that advance everyday life.

With over 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 30 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of offices.

Glencore’s customers are principally industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.