Industrial Placement - Mulliner (Bespoke and Heritage)

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

• Gain invaluable experience in managing high-impact projects, develop a deep understanding of cutting-edge technology, and play a key role in driving our Mulliner Strategy.
• Work alongside and be mentored by Industry Leading Talent Acquisition professionals.
• Have the opportunity to pitch your own ideas and bring them to life.
• Undertake varied tasks throughout the year, depending on business needs and team support requirements, utilising a variety of different skills and developing well-rounded transferable skills.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Supporting the commissioning process of bespoke vehicles and subsequent order generation and processing.
• Departmental reporting updates and process improvement activity identification based on insights gained.
• Helping to develop and support enhanced experiences and events for our top clients.
• Collaborating with the wider Mulliner team to support PR and marketing activity whilst working alongside the Bentley marketing team and agency partners.
• Setting up meetings with internal and regional teams, taking minutes and communicating actions and outputs to the wider team.

About the Department

Mulliner is the bespoke division of Bentley. We are the team who brings to life the bespoke requests of our most discerning clients, enabling the highest levels of personalisation, well beyond the standard options list. We create new features, options, paint colours and personalised elements for our cars to make sure they are perfect for their owners. Additionally, Mulliner creates one-off cars, small celebratory collections, as well as ultra-low volume, highly exclusive Coachbuilt cars like the Bacalar, Batur, Speed Six and Blower vehicles for clients wanting something exceedingly rare and special.

Working within the Mulliner team will expose you to the best luxury cars in the world. You will develop an understanding of the luxury buyer, whilst working alongside and being mentored by industry leading professionals.

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate will be on track to achieve a 2:1 in a Business Management or Marketing related degree. Skills required for the role include:

• Great Communication
• Customer-Oriented Nature
• Problem Solving Skills
• Good Analytical Skills
• Effective Time Management
• Taking Initiative and Responsibility for tasks/ projects

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 1-2-1 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.

The 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.