The offered contracts are designed to develop a career plan in team management at the different Leroy Merlin locations in Andalusia. If you are interested in participating, you must be willing to relocate.
L STORE GENERATION
Changing the Retail
The Talent Incubator of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the company Leroy Merlin, offers a completely free program for skills training and career development, aimed at individuals with the potential to become future managers of Leroy Merlin’s retail stores.
Those who complete the L STORE GENERATION program will have the opportunity to access one of the 10 permanent job contracts reserved for this program, with a start date in September 2025, and associated with a personalized career development plan.
Program Objective
To connect university students with potential to interesting and suitable career paths, offering them high-level training in management skills and an opportunity to begin a professional career with a permanent job contract, aimed at high-level positions in the company’s retail stores.
Where the Career Plan is Developed
Who can Participate
Individuals in their final year of undergraduate or master’s studies, with a background in business administration, marketing, human resources, architecture, construction, electronics, tourism, psychology, or related fields.
Each Leroy Merlin store typically employs over a hundred people and faces challenges in organization, design, communication, sales, and planning, requiring highly qualified individuals capable of managing all these processes. The most important thing is that you have an interest in a professional career in the sector and enjoy interacting with people and working to organize how to provide solutions to customers.
Highly qualified individuals with strong academic and technical skills, as well as strong commercial abilities and team management skills, are needed to collaborate with all company development processes.
Activities and Schedule
The number of spots in the program is limited. Interested individuals must pre-register and be admitted. For this, they will receive an email or a call from the Talent Incubator.
PART 1. PRE-REGISTRATION: from March 1 to April 7, 2025
To complete your pre-registration, you just have to fill out the following form.
PART 2. INTRODUCTORY EVENT: April 29 (afternoon session)
The individuals selected from the pre-registered applicants will be able to participate in a dynamic activity where they will learn how the multinational company Leroy Merlin operates, what profiles they are looking for to become their future managers, and take part in a real selection process with various dynamics. The event is designed to be a highly interesting learning experience. All participants will receive a completely free attendance certificate. The dynamics will help determine who progresses to the next steps.
PART 3. INTENSIVE PROGRAM IN MANAGEMENT SKILLS: May 16 (4:00 PM - 9:00 PM) and May 17 (10:00 AM - 8:00 PM)
Individuals with potential and interest will be invited to participate in an intensive in-person program for qualifying high-level management and professional skills. You will learn in a fully practical way to improve skills considered “core” for your professional career, such as communication, leadership, teamwork, and decision-making, among others. THE PROGRAM IS MANDATORY to progress to the next phases. The training is completely free, will take place in exclusive facilities, and will include meals. The training methodology is based on experience coaching. You will love it.
PART 4. MENTORING AND RECRUITMENT: June-July
PART 5. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY: September 2025
Start of the professional experience phase with a permanent employment contract and a personalized career plan. Participants will join positions with managerial potential at Leroy Merlin centers in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Murcia, and Alicante.
Key Aspects of the Program
What does the Talent Incubator offer to participants?
Program Cost
The program is COMPLETELY FREE for the students who are ultimately selected to participate. The cost of the program is 2,600 euros per person, fully sponsored by the company Leroy Merlin in collaboration with the University of Granada. Additionally, selected participants will receive their corresponding compensation as soon as they begin their professional experience.