Undergraduate Placement Year Commercial and Customer Requirements Intern

Job Description

Purpose of the Role: 

This role acts as a central point of contact and coordination between Bosch and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) regarding customer requirements and sales-related activities. It focuses on ensuring smooth communication, efficient evaluation of needs, and strategic support for the JLR Sales Director. 

Role Overview: 

• Account Management Support: Focusing on the operational aspects of managing JLR. 

• Project Coordination: Orchestrating tasks and resources to meet specific customer demands. 

• Administrative Support (High-Level): Providing crucial assistance to the Sales Director and facilitating strategic initiatives. 

• Information Management: Ensuring smooth flow of information between Bosch and JLR, and within Bosch itself. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Customer Requirement Management for Jaguar Land Rover  

• Coordination: Orchestrates the fulfilment of JLR's commercial and process requirements internally within Bosch. 

• Communication Hub: Serves as the primary conduit for official corporate responses to JLR. 

• Query Resolution: Addresses questions from both Bosch employees and JLR regarding the status of requirement evaluations. 

• Evaluation Facilitation: Evaluates incoming JLR requirements and identifies and engages the appropriate Bosch subject matter experts (SMEs) to evaluate these requirements. 

Strategic Planning & Documentation Support: 

• Coordinates the creation and collection of various strategic planning documents. 

Sales Director Support: 

• Provides diverse management support to the Sales Director 

• Handles various central sales tasks. 

• Deals with cross-divisional management. 

JLR Portal & Access Management: 

• Maintains Bosch account sales portal. 

• Coordinates and manages access to various JLR online portals for relevant Bosch personnel. 

Meeting & Agreement Coordination: 

• Coordinates preparation activities for customer strategy meetings with JLR. 

• Coordinates the review and approval process for Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) specifically for JLR projects. 

Qualifications

• Studying for an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline e.g. Business Management and required to take a placement as part of your course.
• Self-motivated and pro-active with a strong work ethic
• Tenacious approach to new challenges
• Highly organised, with ability to deal with multiple complex topics
• Flexibility to adapt the changing demands of the customer
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to make contacts and build networks
• Knowledge of Bosch sales and marketing tools, Bosch process knowledge, business planning advantageous
• Knowledge of Bosch product and services portfolio useful
• Proficient in Microsoft office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)