Sales Graduate Programme 2027

Volkswagen Group UK; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Volkswagen Group UK is inviting graduates to join a two-year structured Sales Graduate Programme based at Milton Keynes. You'll rotate across Sales teams to understand how we drive performance and ensure customers can drive the cars they love.

You'll experience Fleet Sales and Network Sales, with opportunities in sales analysis, campaigns, and events, plus training and support to stretch your skills. We’re looking for curious, ambitious grads who value teamwork, creativity and detail, and who

Qualifications

• Must hold or be working towards a degree in any discipline.
• Interpersonal skills, attention to detail and creativity are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a two-year structured graduate scheme with placements across sales teams.
• Support Fleet Sales with sales analysis, operational development and project work.
• Support Network Sales by providing insight and campaigns and programmes to drive sales.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Detail orientation

Creativity

Education

University degree or working towards

Job description

About The Role

Charge up your career

It takescouragetochallengetheordinary.We'relooking for graduates who've got thecuriosity, ambition andabilitytocharge up their career and to help drive change at Volkswagen Group UK.

With training and support to stretch your skills, take responsibility and explore your interests, our graduate programme is a great launchpad for your career. Life here is far fromordinary, it's full ofunexpectedchallenges, opportunitiesand fantastic rewards.

Our two-year structured scheme gives you all the support and development you need to help reshape the way the world moves. You’ll enjoy a range of placements to develop your skills, share your ideas and be a valued member of each team.

On our Sales Graduate Programme, you’ll spend time across our sales teams to understand how we drive performance across our brands andensure our customers can drive the vehicles they love.

Fleet Sales: You’ll spend time in Fleet Sales to understand corporate & public sector fleets, contract hire and leasing. You’ll have the opportunity to support with sales analysis, operational development and project work in this varied rotation.

Network Sales: You’ll support our UK wide retail network by providing insight and analysis, working on network campaigns and programmes to drive sales and getting involved with projects and events.

What do you need?

We'relooking for people with curiosity anddriveto succeed and who seek outopportunitiesto learn, develop and stretch themselves. If yousharethatdesire and want to be a part ofoursuccess, you're a good match.

You’llneedto hold or be working towards a degree in any discipline. We are particularly keen to receive applications from students with good interpersonal skills, detail orientation and creativity.

We believe all employees should have a good work/life balance and wouldn't want you to spend a large amount of time commuting, so we requireourgraduates to be based within areasonabledistance from ourMilton Keynes head office.You'llalsoneedtohavethe right toworkin the UK.

What's in it for you?

As a Graduate,you'llstart on a £31,800 salary. You'llalsoreceive 27 days' holiday – plus bank holidays – access to our car schemes, pension scheme, a range of flexible benefits, employee well-beingsupport, an on-site restaurant, cycle toworkscheme and shopping/entertainment discounts.

What's the assessment process?

Our graduate recruitment process is designed to enable you to show us your true abilities. Once you've hit the apply button,you'llbe asked to completenumerical andsituationaljudgement tests. If you successfully complete these, we'll invite you to complete an online video interview sothatwehavea chance to get to know you.

Thefinal step in the journey would be for you to attend a face-to-face assessment centre in early 2027, where you will take part in a range ofactivitiesbased on real-life tasks.You'llalsohavea chance to meet some ofourmanagers and the current graduate cohort.

Successfulcandidates will be offered a place soon after the assessment centre and will joinusin September 2027.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage the application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

About Us

We’re driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof – each with its own history, designs and innovations – we’ve created some of the world’s most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you’ll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you won’t find anywhere else.

It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we’re actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge, and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change.