Description:
Full Job Description
We believe in creating an environment where you, our placement student, can learn and develop during your time with us and where you are given your own areas of responsibility from the start. Our experts and mentors will treat you as part of the team from day one, encouraging you to bring your own ideas to the table and giving you the opportunity to show what you can really do.
At BMW Group Ireland, were proud of our office environment and achievements. We offer a modern way of working with an empowering office culture, some aspects of which include:
Our work persona shift being yourself is effortless and so increases efficiency. For this reason, we allow our employees to express themselves through the way they dress.
Flexible working hours- working flexibly improves mental perspective and increases sustained productivity. This means our leaders maintain balance, not burnout, through focusing on output, not attendance.
The opportunity to get involved with our continued support of our house charity with a variety of fundraising events throughout the year.
- Acting as a core support function to the Product team, managing key operational elements including reviewing and maintaining product literature such as product libraries, product discovery guides/brochures, and price lists. This literature ensures our retailers and internal colleagues can find out everything about our cars including features, pricing, and technical data.
- Assembling the Daily Registration Report that provides updates on current sales performance.
- Updating and declaring new model pricing and product information to external bodies and partners, including the Irish Revenue, SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) and SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland). This ensures our retailers and their customers are able to register new cars and apply for electric vehicle grants.
- Training the wider business on the latest product launches and updates. This ensures staff are knowledgeable about the BMW Groups products, creating excitement and passion amongst the team. This may include the opportunity to support at launch and press events, sharing our product expertise.
- System testing to ensure our new model launches and updates are correctly displaying information on internal sales systems.
- Assisting the wider team and retailers with their product queries. This includes liaising with colleagues at all levels of the organisation and retailer network.
- Supporting ad-hoc projects throughout the wider sales and marketing teams. This will include conducting competitor analyses to highlight our strengths/weaknesses against the competition, information that is used to inform decisions and highlight potential opportunities for future product management and sales growth.
- Working with and presenting to colleagues at all levels of the organisation, including senior management.
Qualifications:
Qualifications and experience
- Studying towards a bachelors degree in Business Studies, Marketing, Economics, or a related field and on track to achieve at least a 2:2.
- A good understanding of Microsoft programmes including PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
- Self-motivated with excellent written and verbal communication skills. This will be important as you will be working with a variety of internal and external colleagues including retailer partners, colleagues in the UK, and suppliers.
- Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy, coupled with the ability to think analytically and laterally.
- Ability to work flexibly with outstanding time management and organisation whilst working across a number of varied tasks.
- An interest and enthusiasm for cars and working in the automotive industry.