At the BMW Group, our 159,104-strong team are the foundation of our success and unique in their technical expertise and commitment. That’s why we offer them attractive, secure employment and a wide range of opportunities for personal development and training.
High performance, belonging and engagement.
We are convinced that a wide range of perspectives and talents strengthen our company. They contribute to increase our innovative power and competitiveness. We promote a respectful behaviour within the company. Discrimination in any form has no place at the BMW Group. Our goal is to create an environment in which employees with different backgrounds can provide their full potential to our success. The BMW Group has set itself the task of shaping a culture of high performance, belonging and engagement. To achieve our long-term strategic goals, we work together as a team and strengthen our resilience.
Working at the BMW Group means taking responsibility – far beyond our own factory gates: for our society, the environment and all our stakeholders. Our employees make personal mobility electric, digital and circular. That’s what we are contributing for a better future. And it’s what drives us – every day.
Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, People and Real Estate, Labour Relations Director
Appreciation, participation, opportunities.
A global player, the BMW Group welcomes people with all kinds of personalities, characteristics, backgrounds, capabilities, ways of thinking and lifestyles – because we believe our varied perspectives will stand us in good stead for future challenges.
The way we recruit people varies from country to country. Depending on the situation and laws in countries where we have a presence, we focus on different fields of action at the local level.
- Training and development
- Talent management
- Working environment
- Health
Training and development.
For the last 100 years or more, BMW has been synonymous with sheer driving pleasure, sustainable innovation and a passion for forward-looking mobility solutions – across the globe.
We know that our success depends on our employees’ commitment and on their desire to deliver peak performance. We rethink the old and recognise new chances and opportunities to make a valuable contribution and actively shape the future of mobility. That’s why we encourage and expect personal responsibility and growth – and offer exciting employment opportunities in an inspiring and stimulating environment. We show our appreciation for every achievement, not least through a wide range of benefits.
When it comes to young talent, we provide the vocational training they need so that our company has all the skills it requires. We are currently opening up future prospects for 4,960 trainees at 19 locations worldwide. From vocational training in some 30 professions to a choice of 20 different dual-study courses, there’s an exciting array of training and professional opportunities on offer for young people at the BMW Group.
The BMW Group Academy provides over a million training options a year – worldwide. It develops and delivers courses in every area of expertise within the BMW Group, from e-mobility and data analytics to predictive maintenance and language courses. In doing so, it has made us a fundamental enabler for the major transformation of the automotive industry.
Talent management.
At the BMW Group, the long-term development of talent is one of our top priorities. That’s why we offer our employees a range of career and development opportunities.
We run a variety of vocational training designed to attract talented young people to work in electronics, automation, IT and e-mobility within our company. These courses are available for about 30 professions, and we also offer 20 dual-study courses with a focus on STEM subjects.
At the BMW Group, our programmes for young people ensure a secure supply of top talent in various areas of expertise that are critical for the future of our company. Our portfolio is directed at Master’s students, graduates and young professionals. The PhD programme ProMotion invites doctoral students to write their theses with the BMW Group’s support. Our global AcceleratiON programme for trainees helps us recruit and develop talented young people with leadership potential. And our FastLane programme offers a wide range of opportunities for skills development for Master’s students in STEM subjects.
Working environment.
From collaboration and agile teams to the widespread use of the latest IT tools and new spheres of work – the BMW Group brings together the best of many worlds in a variety of areas of work.
We think it’s important for workplaces to be not only attractive but also conveniently located. That’s why our offices are centrally located and there’s a well-developed infrastructure around our plants. Whether for drivers, public transport users or our own plant commuter buses, every one of our sites offers excellent transport connections so, when the day’s work is done, it’s easy for people to get home or to the city centre, thanks to the rapid, flexible transport options.
Health.
Keeping our employees fit and healthy is a matter particularly close to our hearts. That’s why we make sure they have the health-friendly workplaces they need. We also support employees who take personal responsibility for keeping themselves healthy and productive for as long as possible, with holistic health management available to all our staff. Our Health Initiative regularly raises awareness and sensitises employees to issues such as diet, exercise, mental health and addiction prevention, with a special focus on campaign work, in-house fitness centres, regular awareness days, dialogue events and training courses.
Plus, we operate to extremely high occupational health and safety standards. Often these even exceed what is legally required for the respective location. But for us, that goes without saying.
Employee Engagement.
Social engagement is an integral part of what many BMW Group employees stand for. They take the challenges facing our society seriously and do their part by volunteering outside working hours and entirely on their own initiative. Their activities are diverse and range from ad hoc team activities on what we call Social Days to working on certain longer-term projects, to which they sometimes contribute their professional skills and even develop social enterprise ideas.
BMW Group awards for social engagement.
BMW Group awards for social engagement.
We Love What You Do! is the motto of the BMW Group Awards for Social Engagement. The company has been presenting the awards since 2011, in recognition of deserving volunteers for their special commitment to social and environmental projects
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Social commitment of employees.
Social commitment of employees.
Employees’ commitment and volunteering are supported by the SOCIAL DRIVE platform. This lists a range of volunteering opportunities, for example, as well as activities to encourage people to get involved, and help with finding like-minded partners for their projects.
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Kulturmobile.
Kulturmobile.
We have been involved in various cultural formats around the world for more than 50 years. Employees can keep up to date with what’s going on – publicly or organised within the BMW Group – via the Kulturmobile initiative, which also presents exclusive events by our partners.
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Cultural initiatives.
Cultural initiatives.
The first ever band at BMW was the Dixi Drivers, founded in 1983 by the clarinettist Werner Grün. They were named after the first ever BMW – the DIXI – and play Dixieland and blues for everyone’s delight. Since 1996 the BMW Chamber Orchestra has been bringing joy to audiences at plants and beyond. There are also many other employee initiatives in the field of culture, from music to performing arts.
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