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 global KION GROUP IT with a focus on our global approach to IT Controlling. From the outset, you will be an important part of the KION Group and a member of a collaborative team striving for excellence.

What we offer:

Brief Facts

Homebase: Frankfurt  

Duration: 18 months

Program start: 01 October 2025

• 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 will establish, communicate, and maintain the management reporting process, structure, and content, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and priorities

• You will manage and facilitate the management reporting process for global IT operations. This includes gathering reporting-relevant data, developing and creating insightful reports, visualizations, and performing ad-hoc analyses

• You will also interpret key performance indicators (KPIs) to support strategic decision-making

• You will improve data quality through process optimization initiatives, ensure a common understanding of reporting standards and practices across the Global IT organization to enhance data reliability

• You will monitor overarching IT spending trends, analyze variances, and highlight areas that require attention

Requirements

• You have a master’s degree in business administration, finance or a similar field with a focus on Controlling, and are now excited to gain practical experience

• You have a keen interest in numbers and ideally already have initial practical experience in Controlling such as financial information systems and controlling / reporting standards

• You have professional working proficiency in English enabling you to communicate with stakeholders and our global development teams; German language skills are beneficial

• You have already acquired international experience and/or are excited by the prospect of international collaboration and a placement abroad for several months as part of the trainee program

• You have strong IT skills – you particularly use MS Office daily and ideally have first knowledge of PowerBi

• You are a team player with strong communication skills, and are keen to take on responsibility and to work with a high level of initiative to achieve results you can be proud of

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 A