Digital & IT Trainee (m/w/x) - Graduate Program Business Process Excellence

at  ZEISS Group

You want to do exciting work and take responsibility for your own projects starting from day one – all geared to a clear target role? Then join our 18-month Graduate Program and shape the future of ZEISS.
Your Role
During the 18 months, you will rotate between 4 different ZEISS departments across the company’s different business units and possibly also abroad. Which departments these are depends on you – your chosen focus and your future role. During the program, you will also take part in several training sessions, workshops and project work that enhances your professional and personal development. All this aims at enabling you to hit the ground running after completing the program – and make you familiar with the basics to kickstart your career @ ZEISS.

Possible tasks within the program:

• Support the cluster Operations within the S/4 HANA Transformation program from ZEISS with the streams Plan-to-Produce, Inbound-to-Outbound, Idea-to-Market, Engineer-to-Order & Quality Management
• Support the definition of new business processes in the Operations areas of ZEISS with the program target of standardization and harmonization and the balancing of implementing of individual needs to cover business requirements
• Take responsibility for project management tasks like planning and moderating of workshops, ensure the timeline for defined milestones and steering of own work packages
• Go-live preparation and execution support from defined entities based on S/4 HANA Transformation roadmap

Your profile

• Completed field of study in General Management, Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering or similar with focus on transformation, project and/or process management
• Practical experience gained, for example, as an intern or working student (maximum of 1,5 years)
• Experience in common MS Office applications and first touchpoints with SAP
• Interest in challenging project tasks and associated challenges as well as the willingness not take responsibility
• Flexibility to work at different ZEISS locations in Germany during the program
• Fluent in English & German, both written and spoken, further languages beneficial

Planned Timeline
Application Period: October 15th – November 15th, 2024
Screening & Online Assessment: November 01st – November 30th, 2024
Video Interviews: December 01st – January 15th, 2025
Onsite Interview Day: January 15th – February 15th, 2025
Start Program: April 1st, 2025
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Andre Grunzel, David Hartmann, Valerie le Mair

• Support the cluster Operations within the S/4 HANA Transformation program from ZEISS with the streams Plan-to-Produce, Inbound-to-Outbound, Idea-to-Market, Engineer-to-Order & Quality Management
• Support the definition of new business processes in the Operations areas of ZEISS with the program target of standardization and harmonization and the balancing of implementing of individual needs to cover business requirements
• Take responsibility for project management tasks like planning and moderating of workshops, ensure the timeline for defined milestones and steering of own work packages
• Go-live preparation and execution support from defined entities based on S/4 HANA Transformation roadma