Management Trainee Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Management Trainee includes the following duties and responsibilities:

Help managers complete daily tasks (e.g. implementing new policies)
Understand each department’s (e.g. Marketing, Sales) daily processes and goals
Provide administrative support (e.g. data entry)
Get familiar with personnel duties
Taking detailed notes and liaising with Managers, Supervisors, and other senior staff.
Fulfilling any requirements and meeting goals set out at the start of the traineeship.
Participate in company’s strategic planning
Help managers in evaluating performance (e.g. writing reports, analyzing data)
Keep track of business revenue
Research ways to increase profitability and lower risk
Create and give presentations
Learning about conflict resolution and sitting in on disciplinary hearings.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Management Trainee duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Management Trainee roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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