Trainee (m/f/div) General Management

What we offer you

   

You have completed your studies or are about to do so and are looking forward to contributing your acquired knowledge and creative ideas to us without committing yourself to a specific job?

You will be supported by experienced colleagues from the Marketing & Sales, Sustainability and Strategy departments. In addition, managers will mentor you and you will develop your technical and methodological skills on the job and off the job in workshops and seminars.

You will have the opportunity to get involved in a project on social and sustainability issues. These activities will take place together with other Evonik trainees. You can intensify your international skills during a three-month stay abroad. The 18-month trainee program offers you the opportunity to start a management career in the Evonik Group.

Please apply online by April 15, 2026 with complete application documents. This enables us to process your application quickly and protects the environment. For a complete application, please always submit a cover letter and resume as well as employer and degree certificates and, if applicable, current grade transcripts from your studies. You can expect feedback on your application by May 8, 2026. If we are impressed by your application, you will be given an online test as a first step. In the second step, we will get to know you via teams. 

The final selection of applicants will take place on May 21, 2026 as part of a digital assessment center, which we will conduct mainly in German. The trainee program offers you the opportunity to start an exciting career in the Evonik Group on November 1, 2026. We look forward to receiving your application!

Find out more about the trainees in our other trainee programs here:

Trainee Programs for Young Professionals - Evonik Industries

 

Responsibilities 

• Get to know the different departments and business units at Evonik. Projects in the areas of Marketing & Sales, Sustainability and Strategy are firmly planned. All other project topics and areas of application, such as Controlling, HR, Innovation, Production, Procurement, will be determined together according to your interests and areas of focus 

• Take the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills across disciplines and apply them in a global environment 

• Get to know the relevant control tools and processes of a global corporation on the job 

• Take on your own project responsibility in a team in where we work together for success and support each other 

• Expand your technical and methodological skills together with trainees from other functional areas and build up a professional network 

Requirements

• Above-average degree in natural sciences/technology with a business administration focus or a business administration degree  

• First practical experience (e.g. through internships) 

• Experience abroad, e.g. in the context of a semester abroad or internship  

• Very good knowledge of German and English as well as Germany-wide and international mobility 

• Very good communication skills as well as interdisciplinary cooperation skills, first project management experience 

• Outstanding analytical skills, independence and a sense of responsibility 

• Entrepreneurial thinking and acting as well as creativity 

Your benefits

With us, it's not just performance-related pay and the promotion of your personal development and professional qualifications that are a matter of course. Discover your other benefits with us: 

• Permanent employment contract: After successful completion of the trainee program, you will be offered a permanent employment contract

• Smart Work: Flexible working hours in the home office and office (up to 60% home office depending on the area of application) - find the right model with us  

• Working hours: Standard 37.5-hour week and flexitime

• Vacation: 30 days’ vacation & additional vacation

• Remuneration: Above-average remuneration, profit-sharing and employee tariffs & discount campaigns  

• Further development: Promotion & further development through mentoring programs and the assumption of responsible tasks that prepare you for your future specialist or management position

• Future: company pension scheme & long-term account

• Health: Health management with a wide range of offers. Promotion of the use of our in-house fitness studios as well as a wide range of sports and exercise programs

• Catering: Healthy & balanced meals in our staff restaurants  

• Corporate culture: We promote an open culture with equal career opportunities for all employees in over 100 countries and focus on diversity as a success factor for greater creativity, innovative strength and sustainability

• Family & career: Support with childcare facilities, childcare allowance, children's holiday program and support services for caring for relatives (e.g. time off work)

Your Application
 

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com. 

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Janina Kruse

Company is

Evonik Industries AG