Network Development - Placement Year

START WITH WHAT DRIVES YOU.

At BMW Group, the best way to learn is by doing. From day one, you will be part of the team, trusted with real responsibility and encouraged to bring your own ideas. You will build practical experience, work with people across the business and contribute to projects shaping the future BMW and MINI retail experience.

BMW UK, National Sales Company, Farnborough - Network Development - Placement (July 2027)

Join our Network Development team and play a part in shaping the BMW and MINI customer experience across the UK. You will work alongside sixteen colleagues across Network Development and Network Performance, learning from experienced managers and specialists in network planning, contracts, facilities, Retail Standards, Retail.Next (Corporate Identity) and retailer projects. As part of the wider BMW UK Sales department, you will also gain a broader view of how teams across the business work together to support our retailer network and deliver for customers.

This is a varied placement where no two weeks will look exactly the same. You could be helping to create a retailer communication, reviewing information to spot an important trend, coordinating actions with a supplier or supporting a project that is bringing a new retail environment to life.

You will be trusted to take ownership of your work, ask questions and bring a fresh point of view. In return, you will gain practical skills, valuable connections and experience that will help you stand out when you return to university and begin your career.

What awaits you? 

• Support Retail.Next and the continued development of BMW and MINI retail spaces and customer experiences.
• Work with retailers, auditors, architects and specialist suppliers to keep projects and actions moving.
• Share your ideas, challenge existing ways of working and help turn successful trials into practical, repeatable processes.
• Explore practical ways to use approved digital and AI tools to make communication, reporting and knowledge sharing more effective.
• Create clear, engaging communications for the BMW and MINI retailer network.
• Produce reports, presentations, briefings and practical guidance for the team and wider business.
• Review audit, compliance, supplier and network information to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Support Retail Standards audits by coordinating activity, maintaining records and following up actions.
• Help keep the National Retailer Communications Portal up to date, useful and easy to navigate.
• Help maintain process guides, reporting tools, action trackers and contract records.
• Check AI-supported work carefully for accuracy, confidentiality and suitability.

What should you bring along?

• You are studying towards a Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies, Management, Marketing or a related subject and are on track to achieve at least a 2:1.
• You are confident working with numbers and information, and can turn detail into clear, practical conclusions.
• You are organised, attentive to detail and comfortable managing several priorities and deadlines.
• You communicate clearly and confidently, both in writing and when working with others.
• You enjoy contributing ideas and are willing to try better ways of doing things.
• You are a collaborative team player with a proactive, can-do approach.
• You are interested in how digital and AI tools can support smarter, more efficient working.
• Experience in retail, customer service or business support would be useful, but is not essential.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint would be an advantage.
• A full UK driving licence is preferred, but not essential.

What you will gain

You will finish the placement with practical experience across retailer communications, supplier coordination, reporting, data analysis, project support and responsible AI adoption. You will have the opportunity to own your work, build a strong internal and external network and see how your contribution supports retailers and customers across the UK.

Why choose us?

• Great Pay – A competitive annual salary, 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding Work-Life Balance – Enjoy a supportive working environment that promotes wellbeing, flexibility and sustainable success.
• Exciting Additional Benefits – You will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, a subsidised on-site restaurant and access to our Advantages scheme which gives you a range of offers and discounts.

What do you need to do now?

If you apply, the next stages of the recruiting process include a virtual assessment centre and an in-person interview with the hiring manager.

Please note:

To be eligible for this position, you must be returning to your studies, for a minimum of 6 months, after completion of this placement. You must be able to provide proof of your legal right to work in the UK.  

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of disability, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sex or sexual orientation.

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants. 

Closing date for applications: Sunday 18th October 2026

Any further questions? Email us on recruitment-uk@bmwgroup.com