Job Ref: 213112321

Date: 2021-02-01 16:48:07

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Industrial Placement

Experience an invaluable year as part of a global premium brand.

At Mercedes-Benz, not only do we build world leading vehicles and award winning finance products, we build great careers. Joining us on your placement year offers you the opportunity to learn about our UK business and gain a wealth of commercial work experience to propel you into your final year at University. We believe in you owning your own development; we will provide you with the tools to build great relationships, tackle real working projects and build on your business acumen, but it’s up to you to make the most of your 12 months here.

How you’ll play your part

Producing some of the most iconic luxury Passenger Cars in the world, as well as cutting edge and innovative Vans and Trucks you will know us mostly as the Sales and Marketing organisation responsible for our brand, but there’s more! For those of you who are successful in joining us in September 2021, there are exciting opportunities across a large variety of functions.

• Mercedes-Benz Financial Services (9 opportunities across IT, Sales Operations, Sales & Marketing, Credit Risk Operations, Quality & Operational Excellence & Finance Reporting)
• Mercedes-Benz Parts Logistics
• Mercedes-Benz Vans (3 opportunities across Finance, Marketing and Strategic Planning)
• Mercedes-Benz Cars (IT)

Throughout your 12 months within the business, we want you to make an impact. We value your contribution, so you will be given the opportunity to involve yourself in real working projects, completing work that directly affects our operations and customers and help us navigate real business challenges. A key to your success will be your ability to build great relationships, but you’ll start alongside a number of equally talented students and build a strong colleague network.

About You

You’ll be predicted a 2:1 in a relative discipline and have at least 300 UCAS points. That’s the technical part, but we are also looking for people with passion. Leading the world in our innovation we want your talent and desire to make a real impact on our business. You will be confident, but willing to learn and ask as many questions as possible to make the most of your time here. We want you to challenge our ways of thinking, think outside of the box and add a brand new perspective to our vision. If this sounds like you, then all that’s left is for you to apply.

What’s in it for you?

With our Head Office based in Milton Keynes, you will be expected to travel or find accommodation to facilitate your position here, but we are on hand to help. Before your role starts you will join the community of placement students successful at gaining a position and start to build your network.

As you can expect from a truly premium organisation, there are a fantastic range of benefits you too will get access to:

• 12 month full time contract
• Annual Salary of c. £18,000 per annum
• 23 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Exposure to senior management/departments
• Regular development reviews

About Mercedes Benz Financial Services:

Part of the Daimler group of companies, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services is a leading Financial Services provider within the automotive world, growing through innovation, great products and a range of initiatives to give our customers the very best. At the heart of our business is a desire to offer our customers finance offers which make the ownership of a Mercedes-Benz an affordable reality whilst providing industry leading service throughout our customer's journey.

We're proud of our culture and want to recruit the very best people to join us at our Head Office in Milton Keynes. Did you know we've been ranked No. 22 in the large category of the UK Best Workplaces list?

Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Job type: Full Time, Fixed Term (12 months)

Salary: c. £18,000 per annum

You may have experience of the following: Business Studies, Work Placement, Industrial Placement, Undergraduate, Under Graduate, Work Experience, Year in Industry, Marketing, Finance, Business Management, Logistics, Supply Chain, etc.

Ref: 96312

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