BEYOND BORDERS – Corporate Strategy HQ

You believe your entrepreneurial thinking could help Beiersdorf grow and develop significantly? You want to gain an overview of the breadth of our strategic projects? You are confident that your analytical skills and approach to problem-solving will be a real benefit when it comes to consulting concrete business cases and supporting the management on business performance drivers? If you have the confidence to take on challenges and contribute your ideas, you are the right fit for us. Various facets of our Corporate Development in Headquarters are awaiting you – in local sales or controlling, in our CEO office and in our strategy, VC and M&A teams. You design your own trainee program and choose departments according to your interests – also your step abroad in one of our 160 affiliates. Apart from that, you are part of an international trainee network working together on cross-functional projects and being supported by development measures such as trainings and mentoring. This way, you are prepared for an international management career at Beiersdorf!

REGISTER NOW FOR THE BEYOND BORDERS GRADUATE TRAINEE PROGRAM IN CORPORATE STRATEGY

Currently the application phase is closed. Please register in our job board for a job agent and you will be automatically informed as soon as a new vacancy is posted.

Are you ready for the trainee program?

We are looking for:

  • University degree (Bachelor/Master) in business admin, MINT or economics
  • Quick thinker with an entrepreneurial & international mindset
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills paired with pragmatism


  • Convincing, integer, flexible and resilient personality
  • Compelling communicator
  • Min. 6 months of practical experience
  • Min. 6 months of experience abroad
  • Fluency in English

STEPS OF THE BEYOND BORDERS CORPORATE STRATEGY HQ TRAINEE PROGRAM

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