Management Trainee (f/m/d) - Business Development Automation & Intralogistics solutions

You have successfully completed your master’s degree and now you want to kickstart your career – preferably in an international environment. During our management trainee program, you will quickly assume responsibility for your tasks in the Automation Business Unit team of our operating unit Industrial Trucks & Services EMEA (ITS). The team is responsible for developing the business of small standard Automated Solutions within the KION Group as we recognize this unserved market as a vital component in our customers' automation journey. From the outset, you will be an important part of the KION Group and a member of a collaborative team striving for excellence.

We offer:

Brief Facts

Homebase: Aschaffenburg or Hamburg

Duration: 18 months

Start of the program: October 1, 2026

What we offer

• In addition to a multifaceted job, you can look forward to exciting career opportunities and above-market remuneration

• You will quickly get to know all the important interfaces that ensure cross-functional collaboration based on partnership and trust

• The global orientation of the program is complemented by a 5-month assignment at one of our international locations

• From the start, we will assign you tasks for which you will have individual responsibility, giving you the opportunity to contribute your own ideas

• Your mentor, one of our KION executives, will support you along your journey and will drive your personal development

Tasks and Qualifications:

Tasks

• You actively contribute to the development and scaling of standardized automated intralogistics solutions, supporting the growth of a new and strategic business area within KION ITS EMEA

• You support the execution of the Automation business plan in close alignment with Strategy, enabling our brands STILL and Linde Material Handling to successfully expand their automation portfolios

• You collaborate cross‑functionally with Product Management, Sales, After Sales, and Service to design and deliver end‑to‑end, turnkey customer solutions across the entire product lifecycle

• Together with our sister company Dematic, you support the development of integrated solutions for larger and more complex customer projects, leveraging synergies across the KION Group

• You prepare business cases, calculations, and customer proposals, and actively participate in customer presentations and negotiations

• You are involved in international customer projects, including on‑site implementation phases, and work closely with regional teams across EMEA to support solution design, realization, and execution

• You are part of international customer projects (including realization and execution of sold -on-site projects) and cooperate regularly with regional teams across Europe (EMEA) and assist in the design of customer solutions using our automatized Intralogistics components

Requirements

• You hold a master’s degree in Engineering, Logistics, or a comparable field, ideally complemented by first practical experience in Business Development, Consulting, or a commercial/technical role in Supply Chain Management

• You communicate confidently in English and German and are comfortable working with international stakeholders

• You demonstrate strong analytical and conceptual skills, show excellent process understanding, combined with a hands‑on, solution‑oriented mindset

• You are highly motivated to take early responsibility and proactively drive topics in a dynamic, growth‑oriented environment

• You have already gained international experience and are enthusiastic about a longer international assignment as part of the program

• You are a team player with strong communication skills, a high level of initiative, and the ambition to achieve measurable results

Did we spark your interest? We look forward to receiving your application.

For further information, check out our website: Our management trainee program | KION GROUP AG