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BMW Financial Services (UK) - Project Placement – 13 Months Placement (July 2026)

Location: Farnborough

 

With recent market developments such as fierce competition, changing customer behaviours and new digital interactions it is imperative that as a leading Premium Brand, the BMW Group in the UK and Ireland are at the forefront of this exciting era of transformation.  The objective of the project is to roll out an agency sales model across the European business.

This role will be specifically focused on ensuring the BMW Group remains at the forefront of our changing and highly dynamic industry, through supporting, developing, and implementing The New Retail (TNR) initiative to maximise market potential and ensure the highest quality of business for the BMW Group.  Based in the UK headquarters in Farnborough you will be part of one of the largest and most exciting projects in BMW’s history and part of the wider transformation of the automotive industry.

What awaits you?  

  • Contributing to the Strategic direction of the BMW Groups business by working with the TNR project team.
  • Supporting the The New Retail (TNR) project manager and team to manage project timelines with multiple business partners within the UK, IE and Munich.
  • Collating and tracking the potential risks or issues that could affect the roll out of The New Retail Project.
  • Co-ordinate and relaying local market input to the Munich project team for key business requirements to ensure that they meet the groups operational and strategic requirements.
  • Monitoring progress of each of the local BMW Group workstreams (project areas) to ensure that progress toward the completion of the project is working in parallel with the Munich working groups.
  • Co-ordination of key project meeting and communications.
  • Opportunity to work with different areas of the business such as Sales, Finance and Marketing to support them with their project deliverables and broaden your experience of BMW and business in general.
  • Support the delivery of the change management programme for internal employees and Retailers.  This includes working on the development of workshops, training and other events, and the delivery of these activities.

What can you look forward too?

The nature of the project means that everyday can be different however there are certain roles and functions you can expect to carry out consistently throughout your placement year:

  • Helping to co-ordinate events and communications with Retailers including developing and supporting several different comms platforms and the content for them.
  • Support the creation of content for various internal and Retailer communications including shooting and editing short films.
  • Gain first-hand experience of Agile delivery methodologies, software development lifecycle and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
  • Working with teams from across the business both in the UK and internationally to support the delivery of key elements of the project.
  • Using finance software such as SAP to assist the New Retail project by managing the purchasing process for the team.
  • Organising and steering weekly project meetings.

What can you look forward to?

  • Great Pay – A competitive annual salary of £25,300, 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
  • Rewarding Work-Life Balance – Contracted working hours are 37.5 hours a week.
  • 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 online testing, an in person assessment centre and then a virtual 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: Friday 31st October 2025

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

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