The Jerónimo Martins Group has just launched a new edition of its Trainee Programme in Portugal. The initiative is an opportunity for young talents to enjoy an immersive experience, combining training in the Group's various business areas with the development of leadership skills.
Applications are now open and are aimed at students with a master’s degree already or being completed, preferably in the areas of Management, Hotel Management, Economics, Finance, Engineering or Technology, and fluent in Portuguese and English. The new edition of the Trainee Programme will start in early January 2026.
The recruitment process consists of four stages: online application, an online assessment to evaluate skills and English language proficiency, a business-related group challenge and interview, and finally a selection panel with business leaders.
During the first year, designed to promote participants’ self-awareness and assess the cultural fit between them and the Group, trainees develop two projects with the support of tutors in different functional areas, according to their individual preferences and the Companies’ needs. The second year gives participants an immersive experience in the retail business and access to a mentor. The programme provides all participants with several opportunities to meet with the Group's senior management, allowing them to share their career expectations and immediately influence their path within the organisation. All details about this Jerónimo Martins Group programme are available here.
Since its creation in 1987, this Jerónimo Martins Group initiative has involved more than 450 people in Portugal. In 2025, the Trainee Programme in Portugal received more than 1,400 applications and had 11 participants.
The Jerónimo Martins Group Trainee Programme was internationalised in 1995, and now also operates in Poland. In 2014, this initiative reached Colombia, and in 2025 it was extended to Slovakia. Considering all the geographical areas where it operates, more than 900 participants have already joined the Jerónimo Martins Group Trainee Programme.
With over 230 years of know-how in the food business, the Jerónimo Martins Group operates more than 5,700 stores in Portugal, Poland, Colombia and Slovakia. Food distribution is its main activity and is worth more than 98% of Group’s consolidated sales. Biedronka is the Group's largest business and, in addition to be the leading food retailer in Poland, it is also developing an operation in Slovakia. In Portugal, Pingo Doce is the leading supermarket banner, while Recheio is the leading the cash & carry market. In Colombia, the Group operates the Ara neighbourhood stores.
In Portugal, the Jerónimo Martins Group also have the Jeronymo cafeterias and the Hussel chocolate and confectionery stores.
The Group also develops an agri-food production business in Portugal and Morocco and operates the Hebe beauty store chain, with stores in Poland, Czechia and Slovakia.