Brief Facts

Homebase: Atlanta or Grand Rapids

Duration: 18 months

Hire date: as of June 2025

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

• As a Global HR Management Trainee, you will participate in a structured rotation program across different HR functions and gain comprehensive insights

• As part of the HR Management team, you will work with HR business partners in all relevant HR matters

• You will support global strategic HR initiatives and projects that align with our HR Strategy such as the KION Learning Academy, People Development or Global Mobility

• You will contribute to the development and improvement of (global) HR processes and systems

• You will research and identify new HR standards and carry out benchmarking to improve KION’s status as an attractive employer

• You will participate in training and development activities to enhance your HR knowledge and skills

Requirements  

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in human resources, psychology, business administration, or comparable studies, with excellent academic records

• Professional working proficiency in English enabling you to communicate with stakeholders and our global development teams; additional language skills are beneficial

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

• Proficiency or advanced experience with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) is necessary and knowledge of relevant development tools is preferred

• A team player mentality with strong communication skills, motivation to take on responsibility and to work with a high level of initiative to achieve 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