DFDS Graduate Programme - Shipping

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Do you want to be a valued part of the critical infrastructure that serves communities across Europe and beyond? Are you looking for a position in which you can set direction and help shape our company? And at the same time learn more about the freight ferry operations, then we are looking for new sharp, highly motivated candidates to join our DFDS Graduate Programme starting in September 2025.

Be part of the movement - and play your part.
About the role
DFDS Graduate Programme is two-year fast track for recent graduates with experience and interest in the maritime industry. The programme is designed so that the on-the-job training will be accompanied by a formal education provided by the Danish Shipping Association. The Danish Shipping Education consists of webinars and four seminars in Denmark all covering different topics within the maritime industry.

While attending this programme you will be employed in DFDS, working in three different rotations. We will take you on an exciting yet challenging journey, placing you within diverse and talented teams starting out in our headquarters in Copenhagen, followed by one rotation in one of our ferry hubs in the UK, Benelux, Sweden, Italy, or Turkey. We haven’t yet decided where you will go for the last rotation – but we will find something interesting matching your competencies and our business need.

You will expand your competencies in various areas of the maritime industry getting hands-on experience with both the operational and commercial side of our Ferry Division and dependent on your background we see several possibilities.

Ferry Operations is a world that offers a broad end-to-end focus with sustainability, standardization, and digitalization in the heart of everything we do. More specifically you could work with:

• Design and build the vessels of tomorrow for a green future (Electrification, ammonia, and green methanol)
• Running and maintaining our fleet of + 70 RO/RO, ROPAX and Passengers vessels. This is everything from long term planning of dry docks to crisis management and contingency handling.
• Supporting the ambitious standardization and digitalization journey across 8 own and + 20 3rd party terminals, where safety is the main priority and cross-functional synergies the end goal.
• Operating the right Fleet and equipment pool or our intercontinental railway setup, that allows us to combine our Ferry and Logistic routes end-to-end.

In the commercial part of our Ferry division, we have functional teams in different European locations working inside B2C and B2B markets, and more specifically you would work with:

• Facilitating and assisting on local and global sales and general key account management ensuring our networks are sold global locally.
• Continuing being amongst “best in class” when it comes to customer service and booking procedure by working on standardization and digitization of our processes and procedures.
• IT on continuous improvement of our IT offerings.
• Optimization of route and vessel in close collaboration with our operational teams to ensure demand / requests from the markets are being met.
• Strong focus on our revenue operations and how we are pricing our products optimal.

In short you will be working with many highly skilled colleagues with the entire value chain: e.g., global customers, suppliers, and other service providers in the industry. For each rotation you will be assigned to a daily manager and a team mentor, to ensure that you get a good start into your role.

About you
In DFDS, we think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity, contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. With this in mind, we are sure that you:

• Have completed (or are in process of completing) a master’s or bachelor’s degree no more than a year prior to the start of the Programme – preferably within the maritime field, forwarding, freight supply chain or similar. You could also have a more financial/analytical background or maybe even a degree in sustainability.
• Have relevant work experience from a student job or internship
• Are a strong team player who values great collaboration, and is passionate about making an impact
• Are highly curious to learn and want to take part in a professional and individual development journey

Working at DFDS
Join the movement and grow with us.

By joining DFDS Graduate Programme, you will be part of a network with other graduates from our business, and through the Danish Shipping Education you will also build a strong network within the maritime sector in Denmark. We promise you a steep learning curve, three challenging rotations – and starting out your career with a twist of vessels, trucks, and warehouses.

Our newly built headquarters in Copenhagen is a unique and modern workplace where you can enjoy our game room, fitness facilities, cantina & café, and a rooftop terrace with a beautiful ocean view – all just 5 minutes from Nordhavn train and metro stations. This is where you will start your DFDS career, and in the second rotation you will experience working in one of our many offices outside of Denmark.

While you’re with us, we want you to develop and move yourself on. At DFDS, we believe that development happens first and foremost through activities in the workplace; besides, we've will also offer training courses and a mentor who can directly support your professional growth.

Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply Now.
If you think your personality, skills, experience, and desire match this role, we’d love to hear from you no later than January 12th, 2025.

Upload your CV, and application preferably in one PDF-file and explain:

• Why you are interested in joining the DFDS Graduate Programme
• How you believe that our programme will kickstart your career
• How you see yourself contributing to the programme the most
• What you think your biggest challenge(s) will be

We look forward to hearing from you.

Department Office careers Locations DFDS Headquarter (Marmorvej 18, Copenhagen) Employment type Apprenticeship People manager position No

About DFDS Denmark

About DFDS
We operate a transport network in and around Europe with an annual revenue of DKK 30bn and 17,000 full-time employees.

We move goods in trailers by ferry, road & rail, and we offer complementary and related transport and logistics solutions.

We also move car and foot passengers on short sea and overnight ferry routes.

DFDS was founded in 1866 and headquartered and listed in Copenhagen.

Be part of DFDS and be part of the movement.