Register Your Interest - Pre-Owned Sales Operations Placement 2027

Porsche Cars Great Britain; Reading; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fixed hours: Mon-Fri 9:00–17:30

Network benefits & preferential rates

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental health champions

Porsche Experience Centre visit

Job summary

Porsche Cars GB Ltd places emphasis on insightful analysis to optimise vehicle planning and online auctions, supporting both Vehicle Planning and wider Operations. This placement year role involves delivering data-driven insights, KPI tracking, and collaboration with the Marketing and Training teams to ensure effective network engagement.

Ongoing reporting and ad-hoc analyses form key parts of the role. The position is a 10-month placement for an undergraduate student, offering exposure to the

Qualifications

• Business related degree and basic accounting knowledge would be helpful.
• Excellent level of PC literacy, including MS Excel.
• Highly proficient in both spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Support the Pre-Owned Manager with analytical and administrative tasks, KPI tracking and performance reporting.
• Collate Residual Value data and monitor monthly movements against competitor models.
• Provide vehicle data to encourage network engagement in end-of-contract Porsche vehicles.
• Monitor online vehicle media quality and support media training for the network.
• Assist with production and distribution of monthly Pre-Owned performance reports.
• Prepare business presentations and support ad-hoc reporting requests.
• Assist with online invoicing process for Network Operations including purchase orders.

Skills

English proficiency

PC literacy

Education

Business-related degree

Basic accounting knowledge

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

To support both the Vehicle Planning and wider Operations team with analysis and insight, as well as lead on the fortnightly Porsche Cars Great Britain online vehicle auction. The role is crucial in ensuring maximum return for PCGB and accuracy of new car volume planning. The role will also include analysis of risks and opportunities for Porsche in the UK market and reporting of sales performance to the UK business and Porsche AG.

This is a Placement Year position for a candidate currently studying an Undergraduate degree at university, seeking a placement for their third year.

Responsibilities:

Pre-owned

• To assist the National Pre-Owned Manager in providing analytical and administrative support to be shared with various internal and external stakeholders. This includes Pre-Owned sales performance, scorecard tracking, KPI performance.


• Collation of Residual Value data, monitoring monthly movements and comparisons against Porsche Competitor models.


• Support Volkswagen Financial Services with provision of vehicle data to encourage Porsche network engagement in purchasing end of contract Porsche vehicles.


• Monitor the standards of Porsche vehicles displayed online, with a particular focus on the quality of vehicle media.


• Support and facilitate vehicle media training for the Porsche network, working with the training team to ensure high course utilization.


• Work with the PCGB Marketing Department to monitor the activities of our core competitors in the corporate market, produce collateral and support our dedicated web presence.


• To assist with the production and distribution of core monthly performance reports regarding Pre-Owned performance.


• To assist with the Operating Guidelines measurement, scoring and management of the Porsche Centre network order bank.


• Upload communications to PPN (Porsche Intranet) and sharing of monthly reporting to individual Porsche Centre reporting groups.

General Support

• Assist with preparation of business presentations e.g. Board Meetings, Sales Meetings, Performance Updates and other meetings on an ad hoc basis.


• Assist with the online invoicing process for Network Operations including raising of purchase orders and processing invoices.


• Assist the Pre-Owned Regional Specialist with ad-hoc reporting requests as well as the pulling together of presentations.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

• Business related degree and basic accounting knowledge would be helpful.


• Excellent level of PC literacy, including MS office- especially MS Excel.


• Highly proficient in both spoken and written English.

Preferred Qualifications

• To understand and assist in the delivery of business strategy and objectives.


• Interested in the automotive industry and innovation.


• Good communication and team work abilities.

Porsche is committed to promote a culture that champions diversity and equal opportunities. Our strong family embodies the values of freedom, respect and tolerance.

To fulfil this mission, Porsche is devoted to celebrating our diverse voices and cultivating an environment that reflects the varied communities we touch. This is our commitment, and we invite you to share in this vision.

• Highly Competitive salary.


• Fixed hours each week - 5 days per week, Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm.


• Preferential rates on several products and services, including high street brands, restaurants, gyms and Porsche products.


• Life Assurance.


• Employee Assistance Programme - support and advice on issues impacting your wellbeing.


• Dedicated mental health champions.


• Opportunity to visit the Porsche Experience Centre in Silverstone and drive the full Porsche vehicle range.

Location:

Porsche Cars GB Ltd and Porsche Retail Head Office is located conveniently by junction 12 of the M4, adjacent to a retail park, gym, and well-known fast-food restaurants. It is within walking distance of Theale's main line train station and a bus stop which operate regular services to Reading Town Centre.

Deadline: Ongoing

Job Type:

Placement (10 Months+)

Job Roles:

Business Operations

Logistics and Operations

Locations:

Reading

Porsche is committed to promote a culture that champions diversity and equal opportunities. Our strong family, compromising over 80 nationalities, embodies the values of freedom, respect and tolerance.

This score is based on honest feedback written by students who’ve worked at Porsche Cars Great Britain.