Purchasing - Placement Year

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great pay

27 days holiday per annum (pro rata)

Pension scheme

Subsidised on-site restaurant

Advantages scheme discounts

Job summary

BMW National Sales Centre in Farnborough is offering a Placement Year internship in Purchasing for July 2027. You will work within UK Indirect Purchasing across IT services, marketing, events, and more, with opportunities to visit other UK locations.

The role supports supplier sourcing, tendering, due diligence, and contract management while you learn to contribute to commodity strategy planning. Ideal candidates are pursuing a Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above preferred), with strong MS Office

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree, ideally with a business focus
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Good communication and teamwork skills required

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

MS Word

PowerPoint

Teamworking

Communication

Flexibility

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree (any discipline)

Job description

YOUR INTERNSHIP. START WITH WHAT SHAPES 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 National Sales Centre, Farnborough - Purchasing - Placement Year (July 2027)

The Purchasing Team is responsible for all UK Indirect Purchasing from construction through to IT Services, Marketing, Events, Temporary Labour, Logistics and much more. The team work cohesively with other buying departments across Europe to ensure delivery of a robust range of service back to the business. Brands that we support include BMW, MINI, Motorrad, Alphabet, BMW Financial Services and Rolls‑Royce across our various UK locations at Farnborough, Oxford, Swindon, Goodwood, Hams‑Hall & Thorne.

This internship will be based at the BMW National Sales Centre in Farnborough, although will provide the opportunity to visit and work from the other listed UK locations.

What awaits you?

• 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.

What should you bring along?

• Studying towards a Bachelor's degree in any discipline, but ideally with a business focus and on course to achieve (2:2 or above).
• Experience of MS Suite, in particular Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Self‑motivated and able to take responsibility for tasks and projects
• Willingness to work flexibly
• Good communication and teamworking skills.

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.

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 re‑assignment, 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