Industrial Placement - Aftersales / Data Analytics

About the Placement

As part of Bentley’s annual Early Careers intake, you’ll join a community of around 93 trainees including Industrial Placements, Graduates, and Apprentices. During your placement, you’ll be based at our Bentley Campus "Dream Factory". Alongside hands-on work experience, you’ll also benefit from:

• CSR and outreach activities
• Opportunities to participate in charity events, community projects, and social committees
• Masterclasses, development workshops, and social events
• Inclusivity networks and peer support groups
• Placements and rotations across different areas of the business that interest you

About the Role

As an Industrial Placement Student at Bentley, you will play a key part in Bentley’s journey to create extraordinary vehicles for our customers. Based out of our state-of-the-art headquarters in Crewe, you will:

• Gain invaluable experience in supporting Aftersales data analytics requests and projects whilst being coached and mentored by experts in the industry.
• Have the opportunity to develop, deliver and implement dashboards that are used to support data driven decision making.
• Gain insights into how data is analysed and reported to stakeholders at different levels.

Main Responsibilities

• Working with stakeholders to deliver data analytics requests.
• Develop, deliver and implement dashboards in programmes such as Tableau & PowerBI
• Enhance the current processes used for “rapid reporting requests” via the creation of standardised templates and reporting techniques to increase efficiencies within the team.

About the Department

The Warranty, Analytics & Governance department plays a critical role in driving operational performance, financial control, and strategic decision-making across Aftersales. The team is responsible for developing and managing warranty policies and processes, overseeing warranty auditing, ensuring robust compliance and risk management practices and developing and implementing data solutions. Using advanced data analytics, the department transforms aftersales data into meaningful insights, creating key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and reports that support business improvement and data driven decision-making.

What we are looking for

The successful candidates will be on track to achieve a 2:1 in the following degrees: Computer Science, Data Analytics, Mathematics, Economics or similar .

Skills required for the role

• Strong analytic & problem solving skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident communicator with the ability to present to varying level of audience
• Proficient in tools such as Microsoft Excel; experience with data visualisation software such as Tableau or PowerBI would be advantageous

What we offer

As an Industrial Placement you will have access to the following benefits:

• A starting salary of £25,500
• Support from our Early Careers team and 121 manager mentorship
• 35 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• 10% pension contribution with life assurance benefits
• Learning and development opportunities

Right To Work

To be eligible for an Early Careers programme you must have a legal right to work in the UK for the duration of the placement or graduate scheme. We welcome students who have Settled Status, a Tier 4 Visa, or a Graduate Visa. We are unable to offer sponsorship for our Early Careers positions.

Application Process

• Submit your application, including your CV and Cover letter,
• Applications will be screened by our HR team and the Hiring Manager,
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our recruitment team and invited to attend an online Assessment between 9th – 27th November,
• Candidates successful at assessment stage will receive an offer shortly afterwards.
• All applicants will be kept informed throughout the recruitment process