Regional Business Development - Placement Year

Overview

As a placement-year intern in the Regional Business Development team, you support dealer network growth and profitability across the UK, Europe, and Central Asia. You will assist with annual dealer plans, market viability analyses, and onboarding of new dealers, while collaborating across functions to uphold customer-centric standards. You’ll gain hands-on experience in strategy, operations, and stakeholder management within a luxury automotive brand. This is a chance to contribute meaningfully from day one and shape future operations.

Pay / Benefits

• Great Pay
• 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata)
• pension scheme
• subsidised on-site restaurant
• Advantages scheme with offers and discounts

Responsibilities

• Manage annual Dealer Business plans and liaise between RRMC and regional partners
• Communicate with dealers on contracts, training, audits, and performance results
• Assess viability of commercial markets and opportunities for new dealer presence; analyze market studies and wealth reports
• Coordinate dealer and commercial development activities and support new dealer setup to full operation
• Represent the Brand with dealer visits and support regional events (Goodwood Revival, Festival of Speed)
• Collaborate with Regional Sales and Marketing Managers to create programs focused on customer centricity
• Maintain brand retail standards to safeguard the customer-centric experience
• Provide administrative support (meetings, catering, event management)
• Pursue and propose own project ideas to influence future operations
• Seize opportunities to work independently and implement improvements

Key requirements

• Pursuing a 2:1 or above in Business, Economics, Management or related degree
• Desire to implement own ideas and influence future operations
• Very good English; additional European language preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Team player with positive attitude
• Highly analytical with keen attention to detail
• Strong international and cross-cultural awareness
• Knowledge of automotive industry and luxury segment desirable

• Teamwork
• Communication (verbal and written)
• Analytical thinking
• Cross-cultural awareness
• Initiative and proactivity
• Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

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