Pricing Analyst Undergraduate Placement

Volkswagen Financial Services (UK); Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus: Discretionary bonus

Car schemes

Pension and benefits

Job summary

Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Milton Keynes invites undergraduates to join the Remarketing team as a Pricing Analyst Undergraduate. You will support pricing decisions for vehicles sold through remarketing channels, using market trends, historic performance, Tableau and internal data to maximise disposal values and stock turnover.

This placement is a 12-13 month FTC with a hybrid work pattern (3 days in the office).

Qualifications

• Studying towards a Business or Economics related degree.
• Strong Excel skills essential.
• Developing analytical skills and confidence using systematic thought processes.
• High attention to detail, quality, consistency and accuracy.
• Self-motivated with strong organisation and initiative.
• Able to adapt to change, take ownership and meet strict deadlines.
• Developing written and verbal communication skills, including confidence to engage, influence or challenge audiences.

Responsibilities

• Analyse market trends and historic vehicle performance to support pricing recommendations.
• Manually price exception vehicles considering spec, age, mileage and market conditions.
• Monitor and update pricing within the Pricing Model to achieve strong values.
• Review driversales channel performance and provide pricing summaries with data-backed recommendations.
• Produce and manage management information using Tableau.
• Monitor VWFS data to identify market movements and trends.
• Benchmark industry-wide performance to support process improvements and leadership in leasing.
• Create monthly UK disposal data submissions for VWG and HQ.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Organisation

Education

Business or Economics degree

Tools

Tableau

Job description

Location: Milton Keynes

Closing Date: 30th September 2026

Salary: £23,915.49

Contract: 12-13months FTC Start dates are usually in June/July

Hybrid working: We want you to get the best out of your placement, so we operate a hybrid policy where undergraduates work in the office 3 days per week. There may be times where you will need to be in more frequently depending on the needs of the business.

To apply for our undergraduate placement scheme, you must be studying for an undergraduate degree that requires a placement year. Master’s students are not eligible for this placement.

Please consider before applying if you live more than 60 minutes away from post code MK15 8HG, that you would need to relocate to either Milton Keynes or be a commutable distance (within 60 minutes).

We’re looking for an undergraduate to join our Remarketing team as a Pricing Analyst Undergraduate where you will support pricing decisions for vehicles sold through remarketing channels. You will use market trends, historic performance, Tableau and internal data to help maximise vehicle disposal values and stock churn. If you want a vehicle pricing, remarketing and market insight placement where your work contributes to real business outcomes,

What will you be doing?

• Analyse market trends and historic vehicle performance to support accurate pricing recommendations.
• Manually price exception vehicles, considering specification, age, mileage, sales channel and market conditions.
• Monitor and update pricing within the Pricing Model to help achieve strong vehicle values.
• Review driversales channel performance and provide summaries with pricing recommendations supported by data.
• Produce and manage management information using Tableau.
• Monitor internal VWFS data to identify market movements and returns volume trends.
• Benchmark industry-wide performance to support process improvements and leadership in the leasing sector.
• Create monthly UK disposal data submissions for VWG and HQ.

What are we looking for?

• Studying towards a Business or Economics related degree.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills are essential.
• Developing analytical skills and confidence using systematic thought processes.
• High attention to detail, quality, consistency and accuracy.
• Self-motivated with strong organisation skills and initiative.
• Able to adapt to change, take ownership and meet strict deadlines.
• Developing written and verbal communication skills, including confidence to engage, influence or challenge audiences.

Why apply for an undergraduate placement with VWFS?

Here at VWFS you'll be able to kick start your professional experience in the workplace. We take on 49 undergraduates each year which we find really helps our undergraduates as you all go through the programme, building your knowledge and networks together.

You’ll also benefit from:

• A focus on personal development with access to LinkedIn Learning via our ‘Degreed’ platform and a bespoke development programme throughout your placement year delivering personal management, technical and soft skills including building successful relationships, presentation skills, IT skills and data literacy.
• A supportive environment and network of colleagues to help you get your best out of the year - in a recent survey, 100% of our undergraduates said they felt valued and supported.
• The opportunity to work on real life business projects and deliver impact around topics like sustainability.
• Subsidised onsite canteen and coffee shop
• Subsidised onsite restaurant with a range of hot and cold breakfast and lunches.
• Employee Resource Groups supporting an inclusive workplace
• Social gatherings and team events & volunteering opportunities.
• Physical and mental health support with our Onsite Wellbeing Centre

Discretionary benefits include:

Bonus: Discretionary bonus based on both personal and Group company performance (pro-rated)

Car schemes*: The opportunity to join our popular car scheme plus car insurance cover.

Pension: Employer pension contribution of 9% (based on employee contribution of 3%). VWFS will pay 6% if employee chooses a 2% employee contribution. From day 1 we provide income protection, life assurance (4x salary), will writing, retail discount vouchers, access to Care Concierge (a service to support carers of adults). Private medical insurance is available following successful completion of probation.

What our recruitment process looks like:

• You’ll be invited to complete a Situational Judgement Test. This is a short multiple-choice question set to help us understand how you may approach situations.
• If you pass this stage, you will be invited to complete an online video interview where you will have the opportunity to tell us more about yourself.
• If successful, your last step in the journey is to attend an in-person Assessment Centre at our Milton Keynes office. You’ll also meet some of our managers and our current undergraduates to find out more about a placement year with us.

Please note: Our undergraduate placement roles do not meet the UKVI’s criteria for the skilled worker sponsorship route, therefore we are unable to accept candidates requiring sponsorship for this role.

• More information about car schemes

Our current car schemes are under review following changes in legislation from HMRC and so whilst we don’t have full details of our car scheme to share with you now, we will let you know what this looks like as soon as we are able.

Please do not apply for more than one placement role with us. This will ensure that you are considered for the placement that you are most interested in, and your skills are aligned to.