Industrial Placement - Sales & Marketing - Retailier Academy

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:

• Play an important role in helping communicate and promote Bentley's global learning and development offer to our retailer network.
• Working closely with Academy colleagues, training teams, and key stakeholders across the business, you will support the creation and delivery of communications, learning campaigns, training programmes, and retailer engagement initiatives that help build capability across the global Bentley network.

This role offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in learning and development, internal communications, project management, retailer engagement, and business transformation within a world-class luxury automotive brand.

Main Responsibilities

• Leading the communication and promotion of the Bentley Retailer Academy learning offer across our global retailer network.
• Creating engaging communications and campaigns to support the launch of learning programmes, certification pathways, events, and new product training.
• Collaborating with subject matter experts, trainers, and instructional designers to develop and deliver impactful learner communications and resources.
• Supporting the planning and coordination of Retailer Academy initiatives, events, and learning programmes.
• Monitoring learner engagement, analysing performance data, and gathering retailer feedback to continuously improve the Academy offer and learner experience.
• Supporting strategic Retailer Academy projects that contribute to retailer capability development and Bentley's Beyond100+ strategy.

About the Department

The Retailer Academy is responsible for developing and delivering learning solutions that support Bentley's global retailer network. Our mission is to equip retailer colleagues with the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to deliver an exceptional customer experience and support Bentley's future transformation.

A key focus of the team is ensuring that retailers understand, engage with, and benefit from the learning opportunities available to them. As part of the team, you will help shape how the Academy communicates its offer globally, driving awareness and participation across a diverse international audience.

What we are looking for

The successful candidates will be on track to achieve a 2:1 in the following degrees:

• Business Management, International Business, Marketing, Marketing Communications, Communications & Media, Public Relations, Digital Marketing, Event Management, Learning & Development, Education Studies, Psychology, Project Management, Digital Media, Multimedia Design, Journalism

Skills required for the role

• An interest in learning and development, training, digital learning, or education technologies.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Confidence working with a variety of stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Ability to analyse information and present findings clearly.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to learning.
• Creative mindset with an enthusiasm for developing engaging learner experiences

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