Breakthru Beverage Group - Leadership Development Program - Operations (Summer 2025), application via RippleMatch - RippleMatch Opportunities
Chicago, IL
About the Job
This role is with Breakthru Beverage Group. Breakthru Beverage Group uses RippleMatch to find top talent.
Overview
Breakthru Beverage Group is a family-owned company with more than $8.5 billion in annual sales and a team of 10,000 dedicated associates. Breakthru delivers world-renowned brands to the doorsteps of North America's retail, bar, and restaurant businesses, and has been named a "U.S. Best Managed Company" for three years in a row.
Breakthru Beverage Group is offering graduating Industrial Engineers an exciting opportunity in Operations, of alcoholic beverage, both Warehousing and Distribution.
Our highly selective Leadership Development Program, Operations is focused on college graduates who demonstrate talent, leadership, and potential.
Upon successful completion of the program, further career advancement opportunities await you as you progress into higher production management roles within Breakthru Beverage Group.
Breakthru strives to be the place everyone wants to work. If you join Breakthru, you will feel something special from the moment you start—it's The Breakthru Experience. Make your next care move with Breakthru Beverage Group!
Responsibilities
This is your chance to be part of a leadership program where you will be given the opportunity to learn about the industry under the guidance of successful leaders dedicated to aiding your career progression.
A program that focuses on developing the associate in the following areas.
Technical skills / process knowledge
Information & process control systems
Supervisory experience
Management training curriculum
Process improvement project work
Presentation & communication skills
Travel to various Breakthru Beverage sites to study, learn and assist with procedural best practice initiatives.
Qualifications
Associates will be assigned to either Warehousing or Distribution based on their interests and talents.
Those assigned to Warehousing will spend approximately 18 months in operations followed by 6 months in Distribution.
Associates assigned to Distribution will spend approximately 18 months in various areas related to delivery followed by 6 months in Warehousing.
As this is an accelerated program, your specific timetable in each area will depend on your growth and readiness for the next assignment.
Approximately 40% of your time will be spent on process improvement projects along with development and training assignments. The remaining 60% of your time will be spent working in front line supervisory or staff positions.
Roles in Warehouse Supervision may include Receiving, Bottle/Case Picking, Replenishment, Loading, Inventory Control
Roles in Distribution may include Routing, Dispatching, Distribution Supervisor, Distribution Analyst
EEO Statement
Breakthru Beverage Group is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available Here, if you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please call (708) 298-3536 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.