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What to Expect
We are recruiting for Graduates to join our Commercial team at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey. As a Commercial Graduate, you will develop your skills and technical acumen in our sales, marketing, and aftersales environments while gaining hands-on experience with one of the world’s most iconic automotive brands.
Over two years, you will move between four 6-month rotations, designed to accelerate your development and understanding of McLaren's global commercial operations and support your progression into a permanent role within the business.
This is an on-site role that will enable you to work closely with teams across our Commercial organisation and build relationships with colleagues from across the wider business.
What You'll Do
As a Commercial Graduate, you will be immersed in three core functions - Sales, Marketing, and Aftersales - through four 6-month placements. Your rotations will be drawn from a range of teams across the Commercial function, which may include Sales Reporting & Insight, Product & Pricing, Regional Operations, Marketing, Aftersales Business Development, MSO and Motorsport. These placements will enable you to build your commercial awareness, analytical capabilities and customer engagement skills, with real ownership from day one.
Sales:
Turn global sales, retailer and market data into the insights used by executives, shareholders and regional teams—including management dashboards in Power BI and the monthly commercial performance pack.
Gain exposure to product and pricing strategy, competitor benchmarking, volume and market planning, and how McLaren products are positioned and commercialised around the world.
Support our regional team across Europe, analysing retailer performance across Sales, Network Development and Aftersales, and seeing how central strategy is delivered to our retailer network.
Experience the bespoke side of the business with McLaren Special Operations and Motorsport, supporting event delivery, commercial reporting and the progression of individually commissioned customer orders.
Marketing:
Contribute to global campaign strategies across digital, experiential, and brand and lifestyle marketing.
Support launch readiness, product positioning, and brand storytelling in line with McLaren's premium identity, coordinating content and stakeholder engagement across multiple projects.
Gain practical experience with CRM activity, retailer marketing initiatives, and data-driven tools such as SEO/SEM and social media analytics.
Aftersales:
Support the lifecycle of McLaren vehicles through our global aftersales strategy, focusing on customer satisfaction and retention.
Help develop new digital customer solutions, such as the Direct Sales Portal and the McLaren App, alongside our Aftersales Business Development team.
Work on strategic projects spanning service programme planning, parts logistics and ownership experience, collaborating cross-functionally with Commercial Operations, IT and external partners.
Alongside your rotations, you will take part in structured learning, development workshops and innovation challenges. You will receive regular feedback and support throughout the programme, helping you build your leadership and problem-solving capabilities.
What You'll Bring
You must have achieved, or be on track to achieve, a 2:1 or above in a relevant degree discipline, such as Business, Marketing, Economics, Engineering with Commercial focus, or related fields.
Strong analytical thinking, communication, and organisational skills.
A passion for the automotive industry and a desire to work in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
Some experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI) is advantageous.
Personal Attributes:
We’re looking for individuals who bring the mindset and behaviours needed to thrive in a fast-paced automotive environment. The most desirable attributes include:
Commercial curiosity – an interest in how performance automotive businesses operate, grow, and compete globally.
Data-driven thinking – confidence in using sales and market data to support strategic decisions.
Adaptability – comfortable navigating change in a fast-moving, innovation-led environment.
Customer focus – an understanding of premium customer expectations and how to deliver an exceptional ownership experience.
Collaboration – ability to work across commercial, technical, and operational teams.
Initiative – proactive in identifying opportunities and taking ownership of outcomes.
Resilience – able to maintain focus and energy under pressure and against tight deadlines.
Attention to detail – precision in analysis, reporting, and communications.
Clear communication – able to present insights and strategies with clarity and confidence.
AI Proficiency – Comfortable using AI tools ethically and effectively to support learning, productivity, innovation, and problem-solving.
Passion for automotive and innovation – enthusiasm for performance cars, mobility trends, and commercial impact.
What We'll Do for You
We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:
25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
Enhanced company pension scheme
Discretionary annual bonus award
Private medical insurance and health cash plan
Life assurance benefit
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice
Opportunities to experience our fantastic cars
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