Business Analyst - Product Marketing; Undergraduate Placement Year 2027-28

Welcome to Kia UK!

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 Business Analyst Placement Student will support the Product Team with analysis and insightful reporting on Kia's current and future model portfolio, focusing on activities linked to the new model launch process. This includes competitor analysis, measurement of Kia's individual model performance and ad hoc projects to help the Product Team bring new cars to market. Working closely with the wider Marketing team, the Business Analyst Placement Student will support the generation and maintain the accuracy of Kia product data and product-related assets.

This work will then be shared within Kia UK, the dealer network and utilised in Marketing materials to the public, in line with Kia's overall strategy.

Responsibilities include:

• Review and appraise the latest trends in the automotive industry

• Regular reporting and insightful analysis: e.g. sales volumes and mixes, profitability

• Manage process of regular reporting to European head office

• Research into and completion of market surveys

• In-depth checking of Communications materials / assets prior to publication

• Assist the Product Specialists in developing product and pricing proposals

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to provide innovative solutions to optimise internal and external processes

• Identify process gaps and process implementation planning

• May progress to own responsibility of a product

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.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Studying a relevant degree (e.g. a Business or Marketing related subject)

• Able to work effectively within a team and independently.

• Passionate and hard-working, open to developing knowledge and skills.

• Proactive, taking the initiative to develop fresh approaches and new solutions.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A high level of attention to detail.

• A positive, can-do attitude.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Good organisation skills.

• Full driving licence (requirement for Product Marketing role)

• 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 and annual health check

• Private dental care

• Income protection, critical illness protection and 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 Kia UK Head Office is based in Walton-on-Thames, just a 5 minute walk from the train station, with regular trains from London Waterloo. 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…