Next Job Vacancies

Since its beginnings in the early 1980s, Next has grown into one of the most successful and familiar stores in the High Streets and Shopping Malls of the United Kingdom. More recently, this has been supplemented by the development of the flourishing Next Directory.

With its Head Office and Call Centres in and around Leicester and over 450 stores across Britain and Ireland, there are many varied occupational opportunities in this company, which is always associated with style, quality, innovation and creativity. Next job vacancies are constantly searching for employees who can combine their skills and experience with dedication, enthusiasm and focus.

Next are proud of their commitment to both their customers and their staff and of the energy and dedication of their management. There are always opportunities for people who have a flair for planning and getting things done - as store managers and assistant managers, commercial managers, operations managers, sales, stockroom and office managers and supervisors. There are, in addition, frequent opportunities for sales and stockroom assistants, especially for those people who can adopt a flexible approach to their working hours.

In addition to a competitive starting salary, Next workers in the stores can anticipate both a clothing allowance and generous bonuses as well as a whopping 25% discount on the majority of Next products. There is also the chance to subscribe to a subsidised healthcare scheme and a savings related share option scheme and various pensions, as well as free life assurance.

There are upwards of 1900 people employed at the Next Head Offices in Leicester, managing the systems and processes for the stores and the Next Directory. There are opportunities to work in the areas of Buying, Design, Merchandising, Technology, Finance, Systems, Display and Administration. The Next website, at www.next.co.uk has a detailed section under the heading of careers, which includes an online brochure entitled Living in Leicester to give more information about the Head Office and the Call Centres at nearby Enderby and Evington. At the Call Centres there is a variety of full and, predominantly, part-time work available.

Distribution Staff and warehouse operatives are also required to maintain the network of 11 different distribution sites across the country, and this obviously includes a large number of drivers for the increasing fleet of Next vehicles.

Next has a thriving graduate recruitment scheme, explained in detail on their website. Between 75 and 80 trainees are recruited, as graduates, each year to work in the buying, merchandising, technology and design areas of the company. The programme is based at the Leicester site and is generally an 18 month plan, although a few of the placements are for 12 months. Next maintain that the ‘passion and commitment’ of an applicant is more important for acceptance on the Trainee scheme than the subject studied at degree level. Permanent Trainee positions offer a starting salary of £18,500 per year.

Those people interested in a career with Next can apply Online or by telephone application. Both of these methods , if the applicant is considered to be suitable for further consideration, will result in a telephone interview being arranged; the successful completion of this would then be followed by a face-to-face interview.