Commercial Business Placement - 12 months

Description

Location: Stockley Park, Uxbridge

Duration: 12 Months Commencing July 2026

Are you a motivated individual looking for a placement year to gain hands-on experience in a world-leading company? Then the Commercial Business Placement at KEYENCE will be a great fit for you!

About the Role

Our Internal Sales team ensures continued customer growth by creating new sales relationships with businesses across over 90% of all industries.

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Calling prospective customers to understand their needs and requirements and identify sales opportunities
• Generating new leads
• Working closely with wider field sales teams to book on-site customer demonstrations
• Maintaining and improving the CRM database
• Attending trade shows and exhibitions

Experience You Will Gain

Client engagement

Working with different size companies from SME to Blue Chip, you will gain exposure to engaging with exciting businesses across multiple industries.

Lead generation

Gain an in-depth understanding of lead generation strategies and approaches. You will develop a variety of soft and hard skills.

Industry training

From day one you will receive industry-leading training, learning a mix of commercial skills while gaining an understanding of some of the world’s most innovative products.

Stakeholder management

Working closely with high-performing sales teams and managers, you gain a direct understanding of working in a corporate environment while having the opportunity for direct mentorship.

Benefits

• Total Salary – £24,700 (£22,000 base plus £2,700 per annum Location Allowance)
• Advanced Company Pension with Aviva
• Employee Assistance Programme

While this is a temporary position until June 2026, there is potential for it to develop into an opportunity to join our Business Development Graduate position on a permanent basis once you have completed your University studies.

Personal Requirements

• Relationship-focused with confidence and resilience to build new networks
• Desire to learn and contribute within a commercial team
• Winning mentality
• Undergraduate in any discipline (Must be mid-degree, not mid-masters)
• Must be eligible to work in the UK by the time the role commences.

About Keyence

Keyence is a world leader in Sensors, Safety, Vision, Measurement, and Microscopes. Founded in 1974, Keyence has experienced rapid growth, now turning over more than $8 billion global sales per year and working across 90% of all industries.

Our unique Direct Sales model makes us stand out from competitors and allows us to operate on over 50% profit!