Industrial Placement - Sales & Marketing - Business Management

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 extraordinary vehicles for our customers. Based out of our state-of-the-art headquarters in Crewe, you will:

• Gain broad commercial experience of the types of projects and strategies that are involved in the management of a Retailer network.
• Gain insights into how Bentley maintains a viable Retailer network that is compliant with business practices and legislative requirements, how operating standards evolve to meet market needs, and the contractual arrangements with Retailers and importers.
• Support Bentley in elevating the customer experience through the deployment of its new retail environment across its global Retailer network.
• Be directly involved in activities to monitor the profitability and business performance of the global Retailer network.

Main Responsibilities:

• Play an important role in protecting the integrity of the Retailer network and supporting responsible business growth by working on Business Partner Due Diligence. This involves building experience in Retailer compliance, business operations, and stakeholder management to ensure Bentley enters and maintains relationships with business partners that meet Bentley and the wider VW Group standards.
• Support the roll out of the new retail Corporate Identity to the global Retailer network, including reviewing Retailer layout proposals, maintaining reports and project trackers, and documenting completed projects.
• Assist with the deployment of operating standards by tracking Retailer and market adherence, supporting policy maintenance, and providing reports and maintaining dashboards.
• Support the Business Management team with other projects and activities as required to gain a broad understanding of the department.

About the Department

The Business Management team supports Bentley's Beyond 100 vision to create extraordinary customer journeys through its global network of approximately 220 Retailers in over 60 countries. The team works closely with Regional colleagues and key stakeholders to ensure the Bentley brand is represented to the right standard in every viable market through a strong and profitable Retailer network.

What we are looking for:

• On track to achieve a 2:1 in Business, Management, or Marketing degrees.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Project management and organisational skills.
• Self-confidence to work with senior colleagues and external third parties.
• Attention to detail.

What we offer:

• A starting salary of £25,500.
• Support from the Early Careers team and 1-to-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. Bentley welcomes students who have Settled Status, a Tier 4 Visa, or a Graduate Visa. Sponsorship is not offered for Early Careers positions.

Application Process:

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