Kia UK
Commercial Graduate (2 Year Placement)
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Welcome to Kia UK!
About Us
Kia UK is a leading automotive brand offering one of the industry’s largest range of models across multiple vehicle segments, contributing to it being the fourth most popular UK car brand in 2025. With more than 190 Kia dealerships across the country, Kia is now widely known for its advanced electrified products offering the technology of tomorrow, today.
Kia UK has consistently grown for over 30 years, supported by bold design, quality products and ever-evolving customer service. By 2027, the brand aims to offer no less than nine fully electric vehicles in the UK, a positive step towards becoming a leading global sustainable mobility solutions provider.
People are central to Kia UK and every day is an opportunity to learn something new and to grow personally and professionally. This was recognised with Kia UK named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2024, 2025 and 2026 by Great Place To Work®, and also ranked in the 2025 & 2026 Best Workplaces™ for Women, Development, Wellbeing, and Manufacturing, Production & Transportation. Kia employees reported positively on areas such as working atmosphere, trust in management, corporate strategy, pride in working for the company, benefits, facilities and much more!
The Role
This role forms part of Kia UK’s Commercial Graduate Programme and is designed to provide broad development across Marketing and Sales. In year one, the graduate will support the Product team in a junior capacity, learning how product, pricing, market insight and launch activity support commercial performance. In year two, the graduate will move into two rotational placements within Sales, developing capability in reporting, analysis, administration, process efficiency and field sales support.
Responsibilities include:
- Support the preparation and maintenance of product-related information, reports, presentations and internal materials.
- Assist with competitor reviews, market research and commercial analysis.
- Support PBV activity by assisting with planning, coordination, reporting and communication to help deliver key business and retailer initiatives.
- Get involved in Kia’s growing EV activity, supporting exciting projects and initiatives that help shape the future of sustainable mobility.
- Help maintain accurate data and support reporting activity across Marketing and Sales.
- Provide coordination and administrative support to projects, meetings and commercial activity.
- Support events, roadshows and dealership shadowing activity where appropriate.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across Marketing, Sales and other internal teams.
- Contribute to AI-enabled reporting, insight generation and efficiency improvements in line with company policy and approved systems.
- Develop knowledge of Kia products, market positioning, retailer operations and the customer journey.
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The Team
The Marketing team is run with a high-performance culture, operating with genuine collaboration, clear communication, setting high standards and leading by example. We invest heavily in our employees, and you will be fully supported throughout your internship with us. You will gain a huge amount of experience, knowledge and technical skill to set you up for a successful career, and we pride ourselves on retaining great talent – in fact, we have hired several previous interns after they have completed the final year of their degree.
About You
Education
- Recently completed or due to complete in 2027, a degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or a related discipline.
Experience
- Strong interest in Marketing, product launch, reporting.
- Experience working collaboratively in a team environment is an advantage.
Skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Creative mindset with attention to detail.
- Good organisational and data-handling skills.
- Confident user of MS Office.
- AI literate, with the ability to use technology confidently and responsibly to support work outcomes.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
We recognise that there may be a number of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don’t exactly match what we’ve outlined in the role description. If you think you could be a good fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you!
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The Benefits
- 24 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- Hybrid working (2 days a week remote working)
- Employee car scheme
- Onsite chef (free lunch every day)
- Private medical care & annual health check
- Private dental care
- Income protection, critical illness protection & life assurance
- Pension with significant employer contribution
- Social events (Christmas Ball, Staff Summer Event and other socials) and weekly sports clubs
- Opportunity to get involved with our charity partners
The Location
The Kia UK Head Office is based in Walton-on-Thames, just a 5 minute walk from the station. We also have plenty of on-site parking for drivers, including EV charging ports.
There is step-free access throughout the building, but please let us know if you require any additional accessibility support and we will cater to your needs as best we can.
Interview Process
- CV review
- Video Interview
- Assessment Centre at our Head Office in Walton-On-Thames
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We understand that every candidate is unique, and we welcome the opportunity to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that all individuals can fully participate in our interview process. If you require any adjustments or support to facilitate your interview, please do not hesitate to reach out to ggregory@kia.co.uk. We are happy to discuss your needs and make arrangements that support your participation to best showcase your skills and qualifications.
At Kia, we are committed to employing the best-qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and thereby not discriminating against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.
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