Indirect Purchasing Placement Intern: Growth & Flex

BMW Group; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension scheme

On-site restaurant

Advantages scheme

Job summary

The BMW Group National Sales Centre in Farnborough is seeking a Purchasing placement year intern to join our UK Indirect Purchasing team. Based in Farnborough, you will work on supplier sourcing, tendering, analysis, and stakeholder collaboration, contributing to procurement excellence across multiple brands.

You will gain hands‑on experience in contract management, compliance checks, and strategic purchasing while supporting ongoing projects and reporting initiatives within a dynamic automotive

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree with 2:2 or higher.
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support supplier sourcing, tendering, and specification formulation.
• Assist with due diligence, compliance checks, and contract management.
• Contribute to small‑scale purchasing requests and commodity strategy planning.
• Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and promote procurement best practices.
• Perform reporting, data analysis, and prepare insights to support decision‑making.
• Lead small projects and support departmental activities.

Skills

MS Excel

Communication

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree (2:2+)

Job description

The BMW Group National Sales Centre in Farnborough is seeking a Purchasing placement year intern to join our UK Indirect Purchasing team. Based in Farnborough, you will work on supplier sourcing, tendering, analysis, and stakeholder collaboration, contributing to procurement excellence across multiple brands.

You will gain hands‑on experience in contract management, compliance checks, and strategic purchasing while supporting ongoing projects and reporting initiatives within a dynamic automotive