What to ExpectWe are recruiting Industrial Placement Interns to join our fantastic Commercial team at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey. As a Commercial Industrial Placement Intern, you will gain hands-on experience and develop your skills in our sales, marketing, and aftersales environments, working alongside experts in one of the worldmost iconic automotive brands.This is a 12-month full-time Industrial Placement, designed for university students undertaking a placement year as part of their degree programme. It offers exposure to key areas of our global commercial operations and an opportunity to make meaningful contributions to real business projects.Please note this is an on-site position.What You'll DoDuring your Industrial Placement, you will be immersed in core commercial functions - Sales, Marketing and Aftersales - and gain practical insight into how each team contributes to McLarencommercial success. Youhave the opportunity to support day-to-day operations, strategic projects, and innovation initiatives.Sales:Assist the Global Sales team with reporting, data analysis, and forecasting.Support retailer network initiatives, including the tracking of KPIs and incentive schemes.Contribute to the monitoring of market trends and competitor activity.Marketing:Help deliver key marketing activities across brand, product, and digital.Support campaign planning and execution in alignment with McLarenglobal strategy.Contribute to content creation and use marketing platforms such as CRM, social media analytics, and email automation tools.Aftersales:Support customer experience and retention initiatives.Assist with parts and service data analysis, customer feedback trends, and aftersales strategy development.Contribute to ongoing projects that enhance ownership satisfaction and retailer support.In addition, youparticipate in wider development opportunities, including team workshops, training sessions, and collaborative tasks with other interns across the business.What You'll BringCurrently studying for a degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field, and on track or achieved a 2:1 or above in a UK university.Strong communication and organisational skills.A genuine interest in the automotive industry and commercial operations.Some familiarity with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and business tools (e.g., Power BI, CRM platforms) is beneficial.You must also bring a passion for cars, and a desire to work at the cutting edge of the automotive industry within our Sales business area.Personal Attributes:Welooking for motivated individuals with the mindset and behaviours to thrive in a fast-moving, high-performance automotive environment. The most desirable attributes include:Commercial curiosity interest in how global automotive brands drive growth and performance.Data-driven thinking confidence working with numbers to support insights and decisions.Adaptability able to take on new challenges in a dynamic setting.Customer focus appreciation for high-quality service and experience.Collaboration able to work across functions and contribute to team success.Initiative proactive in learning, problem-solving, and adding value.Attention to detail accuracy in reporting, research, and communication.Resilience positive and reliable under pressure.Clear communication confident in presenting your ideas and findings.Passion for automotive and innovation excited by performance vehicles and future mobility trends.What We'll Do for YouWe offer a wide ranging benefits package, which includes:25daysholiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five daysEnhanced company pension schemeDiscretionary annual bonus awardPrivate medical insurance and health cash planLife assurance benefitBenefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shoppingA range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage adviceOpportunities to experience our fantastic carsQualifying criteria appliesWho Are We?No restraints. No limitations. We donsimply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks.McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey.