**Key Responsibilities **
1. Structure Strategic & Financial Topics
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Understand and structure complex strategic, operational, and financial challenges into clear problem statements, hypotheses, and action items.
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Support CFO-relevant topics such as cost transparency, policy adaption, performance drivers, investment prioritization, and business case development.
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Prepare structured analyses and decision documents for senior management.
2. Support Strategy, Transformation & Governance Initiatives
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Support divisional strategy, operational transformation, localization, and performance management initiatives.
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Contribute to the design of governance models, steering routines, KPIs, and reporting structures.
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Support coordination and tracking of strategic initiatives across functions and regions.
3. Lead Defined Project Workstreams
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Take ownership of clearly defined analytical or conceptual workstreams within larger projects.
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Coordinate cross-functional inputs and synthesize results into coherent management narratives.
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Prepare and support workshops, interviews, and alignment sessions with senior stakeholders.
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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics Engineering, Industrial Management, STEM or a related field.
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Strong academic performance with demonstrated analytical strength.
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1-4 years of professional working experience, thereof at least 1–2 years of experience in management consulting, strategy, finance or operations management
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Strong experience in problem structuring, driving analysis, management presentations and business case development
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First exposure to industrial, manufacturing, or operational environments is an advantage but not mandatory.
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Strong structuring and storytelling ability for senior management audiences.
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Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
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Confident handling of data, KPIs, and financial logic.
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Strong communication skills and professional presence.
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High learning agility and ability to work in ambiguous problem spaces.
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Fluent in English; additional languages (e.g., German) are beneficial.