Volkswagen - Sales and Analytics Reporting Undergraduate Placement 2023

VW Group encompass Audi, Seat and Skoda

Who are we?

Six different automotive brands. Group Functions. Trade specialists.

Volkswagen Group is one of the most successful automotive manufacturers in the world, with some of the most iconic brands that the industry has ever seen. But we're also a great Sales, Marketing and Digital operation in our own right. Last year over 400,000 cars and vans were registered from the Volkswagen Group UK brands, achieving a market share of over 22% and confirming our position as the leading automotive company in the UK.

With a global target to be balance-sheet CO2 neutral by the year 2050, we are leading the automotive transition to zero emission battery electric vehicles. We're focusing on key strategic initiatives to help us become the leading provider of mobility services in the UK, digital sales, the next generation of aftersales and new efficient distribution structures to name a few.

We have a unique culture, built on difference and a friendly rivalry that inspires us all. Across our business, we learn from each other, encourage each other and regularly challenge each other to think differently adding value to our cultural agenda. Our people have a true passion for what they do, a genuine desire to go further for customers and to give their own careers real momentum at the same time.

What will you be doing?

You'll be working in our busy and diverse sales chain, assisting with the communication, management and performance of existing sales development programmes. You'll provide cross-team support for a range of operational work to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our sales activity, helping to achieve our volume, growth and customer satisfaction ambitions. This role will include operational tasks and project management across our retail network.

What's in it for you?

As an undergraduate on one of our placements, you'll receive a £20,000 salary, as well as a new car every six months (as long as you have a full, clean UK driving licence). You'll also receive 27 days' holiday – plus bank holidays – a discretionary bonus, an award-winning pension scheme, employee well-being support, an on-site restaurant and shopping discounts. Upon completion, you'll also have the opportunity to be considered for our Graduate Programme.

What do you need?

To be successful in this team you'll have strong commercial awareness and organisational skills, as well as a keen awareness of customer and employee needs. The roles here suit a detail-focussed individual with a determination to solve problems and raise standards. You'll be driven by a desire to understand what drives business success.

Our placement is open to any university student who is eligible to work full-time in the UK for twelve months from June/July 2023. You should be on a sandwich degree or course which offers a one-year industrial placement. We have a duty of care to our people and wouldn't want you to spend a large amount of time commuting, so we require our undergraduates to be based within a reasonable radius of our Milton Keynes head office.

What's the assessment process?

Once you have hit the apply button, you will be asked to complete numerical and situational judgement assessments. Upon successful completion of these, we will invite you to complete an online video interview so that we have a chance to get to know a little more about you.

Our final step in the journey would be for you to attend an assessment centre, where you will take part in a range of activities based on real life tasks. You will also have a chance to meet some of our managers and also the existing student placement cohort to find out more about them and the scheme.

This process is designed to help us both work out if a placement here is the right step for you. Successful candidates will be offered a place soon after the assessment centre.

What do you need?

To be successful in this role you must enjoy gathering and manipulating complex data from a wide range of sources. As a competent Excel user, you'll identify trends and make sound recommendations on key business decisions. You'll be driven by a desire to understand what drives business success.

Our placement is open to any university student who is eligible to work full-time in the UK for twelve months from JuneJuly 2023. You should be on a sandwich degree or course which offers a one-year industrial placement. We have a duty of care to our people and wouldn't want you to spend a large amount of time commuting, so we require our undergraduates to be based within a reasonable radius of our Milton Keynes head office.