Job Description

Salary: £24,327

Duration: 12 month contract

Start Date: 17th August 2026
Location: Based in Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3PL.

Work Arrangement Hybrid

Entry Requirements: See ‘What we’re looking for’ section

Our Industrial Placement Programme:

As part of Bentley’s annual Early Careers intake, you’ll join a community of around 250 trainees including Industrial Placements, Graduates, and Apprentices.

During your placement, you’ll be based at our Bentley Campus "Dream Factory". Click here to visit our virtual tour. Alongside hands-on work experience, you’ll also benefit from:

• CSR and outreach activities
• Opportunities to participate in charity events, community projects, and social committees
• Masterclasses, development workshops, and social events
• Inclusivity networks and peer support groups
• Placements and rotations across different areas of the business that interest you

About the role:

As a Sales Performance Industrial Placement Student at Bentley, you will play a key part in Bentley’s journey delivering extraordinary vehicles to our customers.

Based out of our state-of-the-art headquarters in Crewe, you will:

• Gain invaluable experience and a deep understanding of the end-to-end Bentley business; from how we attract customers to the brand, how we manage supply and demand, all the way through to the final delivery of the cars.
• Develop strong commercial awareness in a prestigious brand recognised as a UK Top Employer for 2025
• Gain a core understanding of the automotive industry with exposure to real world data, performance management and insight driven decision making.
• Have the chance to explore opportunities across the business to fully experience the Bentley brand.
• Work alongside, be mentored by and learn from industry leading professionals

Your main responsibilities include:

• Analysing Sales performance data to identify trends, risks and opportunities, communicating insights across the Sales & Marketing department and to our regional teams around the world
• Bringing data to life by creating visually impactful reports using Excel, PowerPoint and other dashboard tools (Tableau/Power BI – previous experience advantageous but not essential)

• Play a core role in business improvement projects to develop cross functional processes and assist with future product launches.

• Improving and proposing new reporting solutions within our CRM platform to enhance regional and retailer performance reviews.

About the Department:

Join Bentley’s Strategy & Performance function and help shape the future of a luxury automotive brand through insight driven decision making. You will gain hands on experience with real business challenges and industry-leading tools.

Our team is responsible for driving the Bentley factory and sales teams around the world in planning and delivering our sales objectives and optimising sales performance. We actively explore opportunities to improve our processes and quality of sale, whilst at the same time maintaining the highest possible customer experience.

What we are looking for:

The successful candidates will be on track to achieve a 2:1 in the following degrees: Business Management disciplines, Economics or Mathematics. Alternatively we welcome candidates from alternative degrees with a strong numerical acumen.

Skills required for the role:

• A logical and analytical mind with an aptitude for problem solving skills
• High level of proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Proactive, curious and eager to learn
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication & time management skills with the ability to efficiently manage workload and multitask.

What we offer:

As an Industrial Placement you will have access to the following benefits:

• A starting salary of £24,327
• Support from our Early Careers team and 121 manager mentorship
• 35 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• 10% pension contribution with life assurance benefits
• Learning and development opportunities

Right To Work:

To be eligible for an Early Careers programme you must have a legal right to work in the UK for the duration of the placement or graduate scheme. We welcome students who have Settled Status, a Tier 4 Visa, or a Graduate Visa. We are unable to offer sponsorship for our Early Careers positions

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Motivated to be the most diverse, inclusive luxury car company, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals are respected, valued, and empowered.

Right To Work:

We firmly believe in equal opportunities for all, helping all colleagues thrive as their authentic selves and reach their highest potential. We believe that everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs, belongs at Bentley. Everyone is entitled to respect and dignity and we positively celebrate the differences between people.

Working at Bentley

To learn more about what life is like working at Bentley, and our assessment process view our Candidate Pack here.

Closing date: 9th April 2026.

We aim to progress to online assessments in April and offer by the end of the month.

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