Products & Service Management Analytics - Placement Year

BMW Group UK; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Pay

27 days holiday (pro rata)

Pension scheme

On-site restaurant

Advantages scheme

Job summary

BMW Group UK offers a 13-month Placement Year in Farnborough within the Finance/Service Management area. You will gain hands-on experience in data analytics, KPI reporting, and improving processes across in-life products and services.

You will learn to use data visualization tools, develop predictive analytics for targeted customer communications, and collaborate with stakeholders inside and outside the business.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required in Business or STEM with a 2:2 or above
• Strong numerical ability
• Intermediate Excel skills are essential
• Experience with Python or data visualization is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Support key department and company initiatives
• Identify opportunities for improvement and lead projects to deliver quantifiable improvements
• Support KPI reporting and identify trends to drive focus topics
• Work with large data sources and learn data visualization tools
• Help develop predictive analytics for targeted customer communications
• Build and maintain relationships with internal/external customers and suppliers to optimise service delivery and cost
• Identify and implement opportunities for process efficiency

Skills

Numerical ability

Excel (intermediate)

Python (advantage)

Education

Undergraduate degree in Business or STEM

Tools

Python

Data visualization software

Job description

Finance Collections & Recovery - Placement Year

YOUR INTERNSHIP. START WITH WHAT MOVES YOU.

We believe in creating an environment where our interns really can learn by doing during their time with us and where they are given their own areas of responsibilities from the start. That’s why our experts treat you as part of the team from day one, encourage you to bring your own ideas to the table – and give you the opportunity to really show what you can do.

BMW Financial Services, Farnborough - Products & Service Management - Placement Year (July 2027)

The Services Management team are responsible for all of Alphabet’s in-life products and services, including Tyre, Service Maintenance and Repair authorisations, Breakdown Recovery, MOT and Tax management, ancillary products such as Driver Risk, Glass, Accident Management and more. With a total turnover of around £1billion annually this is a highly influential department with significant opportunity to make a positive impact through insight and analysis.

By collecting, collating, storing and ordering our data we can employ Data Analytics to get to the heart of how our customers act, what they want, and how best to serve them. We are currently recruiting for an analytical, logical, inquisitive and focussed individual to join our team in an exciting 13-month student placement.

What awaits you?

As an Intern in the Operational Services department you would:

• Support key department and company initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and lead projects to deliver quantifiable improvements.
• Supporting in the maintenance of Key Performance Indicator reporting, identifying trends to drive focus topics.
• Working with large data sources and learning to use data visualisation software.
• Help to develop our predictive analytical capabilities resulting in targeted customer communications.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal/external customers and suppliers to ensure an optimised level of service delivery and cost reduction.
• Help to identify and implement opportunities for process efficiency.

What should you bring along?

• Studying for an undergraduate degree level in general Business or a STEM-based subject and on track to achieve a 2:2 or above
• Strong numerical ability
• Proven Intermediate level Excel is essential
• Experience of Python or working with data visualisation would be advantageous.

What can you look forward to?

• Great Pay – A competitive annual salary, 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding Work-Life Balance – Enjoy a supportive work environment focusing on wellbeing, flexibility and sustainability.
• 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.

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: Sunday 18th October 2026