Commercial Graduate Programme 2027

Volkswagen Group UK; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Car schemes

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

On-site restaurant

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts

Job summary

Volkswagen Group UK offers a two-year Commercial Graduate Programme with placements in Aftersales and related rotations to build business knowledge and customer service excellence. You’ll join groups across Group Parts Operations, Business Development, Retailer Operations and Intelligence to shape how the world moves.

We seek graduates with curiosity, ambition, and an aptitude for analytics and great communication skills, based near Milton Keynes with the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Must hold or be working towards a degree in any discipline.
• Keen business acumen and an aptitude for analytics.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Rotations across Group Parts Operations, Business Development, Retailer Operations and Intelligence.
• Develop business understanding, drive customer experience improvements and share ideas.
• Analyse trends and opportunities to improve aftersales activities.

Skills

Curiosity

Ambition

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree or working towards a degree

Job description

About The Role

Charge up your career

It takescouragetochallengetheordinary.We'relooking for graduates who's got thecuriosity, ambition andabilitytocharge up their career and to help drive change at Volkswagen Group UK.

With training and support to stretch your skills, take responsibility and explore your interests, our graduate programme is a great launchpad for your career. Life here is far fromordinary, it's full ofunexpectedchallenges, opportunitiesand fantastic rewards.

Our two-year structured scheme gives you all the support and development you need to help reshape the way the world moves. You’ll enjoy a range of placements to develop your skills, share your ideas and be a valued member of each team.

On our Commercial Graduate Programme, you’ll spend time in our dynamic Aftersales teams, gaining essential business knowledge and ensuring our customers get the best possible service after they’ve bought one of our products.

Group Parts Operations

If you’re placed in the Group Parts rotation, you’ll get great experience in a highly commercial role. You’ll be involved in business casing, measuring return on investment, driving sales and supporting the tender process for the many suppliers used in Group Parts Operations.

Business Development

If you’re in the Business Development rotation, you’ll be driving business by looking at trends and opportunities to introduce new ideas and improve the customer experience.

Retailer Operations

In the Retailer Operations rotation, you’ll get a great understanding of our nationwide network of dealerships. You’ll work closely with them, so they understand our goals and can provide excellent experiences to increase customer loyalty.

Intelligence

In this placement you’ll be analysing internal and external data to inform our aftersales activities and drive recommendations and improvement.

What do youneed?

We’relooking for people with curiosity anddriveto succeed and who seek outopportunitiesto learn, develop and stretch themselves. If yousharethatdesire and want to be a part ofoursuccess, you're a good match.

You'll need to hold or be working towards a degree in any discipline. We are particularly keen to receive applications from students with business acumen, an aptitude for analytics and great communication skills.

We believe all employees should have a good work/life balance and wouldn't want you to spend a large amount of time commuting, so we requireourgraduates to be based within areasonabledistance from ourMilton Keynes head office.You'llalsoneedtohavethe right toworkin the UK.

What's in it for you?

As a Graduate,you'llstart on a £31,800 salary. You'll also receive 27 days' holiday – plus bank holidays – access to our car schemes, pension scheme, a range of flexible benefits, employee well-beingsupport, an on-site restaurant, cycle toworkscheme and shopping/entertainment discounts.

• 27 days' holiday – plus bank holidays
• access to our car schemes
• pension scheme
• a range of flexible benefits
• employee well-beingsupport
• an on-site restaurant
• cycle toworkscheme
• shopping/entertainment discounts

What's the assessment process?

Our graduate recruitment process is designed to enable you to show us your true abilities. Once you've hit the apply button,you'llbe asked to completenumerical andsituationaljudgement tests. If you successfully complete these, we'll invite you to complete an online video interview sothatwehavea chance to get to know you.

Thefinal step in the journey would be for you to attend a face-to-face assessment centre in early 2027, where you will take part in a range ofactivitiesbased on real-life tasks.You'llalsohavea chance to meet someofourmanagers and the current graduate cohort.

Successfulcandidates will be offered a place soon after the assessment centre and will joinusin September 2027.

About Us

We’re driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof – each with its own history, designs and innovations – we’ve created some of the world’s most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you’ll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you won’t find anywhere else.

It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we’re actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge, and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change.