Placement
TL;DR
Key Takeaways
- Undertake analysis and insight for the Vehicle Planning and Operations team, and lead the fortnightly online vehicle auction.
- Placement Year role for an undergraduate student, commencing August 2027.
- Requires a Business or Maths degree, strong analytical and IT skills.
- Highly competitive salary, 27 days holiday, and various employee benefits.
About the Role
This is a Placement Year position for a candidate currently studying an Undergraduate degree at university, seeking a placement for their third year. The role will commence in August 2027.
Responsibilities
- Lead the PCGB ‘Project Zephyr’ topic on behalf of Operations, analysing internal data and external websites for any reseller activity – own the monitoring dashboard and communication between PCGB and the Centre network.
- Own the Pit Lane Club helpdesk, supporting our Centre network with any queries they have around our Tactical Campaigns and the claiming back of support funds.
- Support the Production & Tactical Planning with all Porsche new car volume planning, forecasting and reporting topics for PCGB and ROI.
- Assist with the preparation and submission of all Weekly, Monthly and Annual forecast submissions to PAG.
- Analyse and identify risks and opportunities in the current sales plan, highlighting or escalating these to the Production & Tactical Planning Manager and wider Operations team.
- Provide administrative and analytical support in the production allocation process to both the Production & Tactical Planning Manager and wider vehicle planning team.
- Support the Senior Vehicle Planner with the management of a network production trading marketplace.
- Develop the Sales Operations teams PowerBI dashboards, driving insight using automated data and saving time for the department.
- Assist the Production & Tactical Planning Manager with the creation and implementation of Tactical campaigns.
- Assist with preparation of business presentations and reports e.g. Forecast summaries, Sales Meetings, Performance Updates on an ad-hoc basis.
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently studying a Business related or Maths degree.
- Strong level of analytical capability.
- Strong level of IT literacy required, including MS office. Basic level of MS Excel proficiency essential.
- Highly proficient in both spoken and written English.
- Strong organisational and communication skills are needed for this role, given the complexity of the tasks and the scope of stakeholder engagement.
Preferred Qualifications
- A-Levels inc. Maths or Science would be advantageous due to numerical nature of the role.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Interested in the automotive industry and innovation.
Benefits
- Highly Competitive salary.
- Fixed hours each week - 5 days per week, Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm.
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Preferential rates on several products and services, including high street brands, restaurants, gyms and Porsche products.
- Life Assurance.
- DC Pension Scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme - support and advice on issues impacting your wellbeing.
- Dedicated mental health champions.
- Opportunity to visit the Porsche Experience Centre in Silverstone and drive the full Porsche vehicle range.