Associate Manager Group Strategy (m/f/d)

Knorr-Bremse AG; München; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Knorr-Bremse AG, headquartered in Munich, seeks a corporate strategy professional to advance Growth Beyond initiatives. You will analyze strategic options, coordinate work packages, and prepare inputs for management decisions.

Ideal candidates hold a Master’s degree with 2–4 years in strategy or business development, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in PowerPoint/Excel. English and German fluency, plus 10–15% travel, are expected.

Qualifications

• Master/Diploma in business or engineering with 2–4 years in strategy or business development.
• Initial project or program management experience with milestones and stakeholders.
• Solid knowledge of strategy methods (PESTEL, Porter, BCG matrix, scenario analysis).
• Strong analytical skills, structured work style, high quality, advanced PowerPoint/Excel; Power BI/Tableau a plus.
• Proactive, collaborative, fluent German and English; willing to travel 10–15%.

Responsabilités

• Analyze and elaborate on strategic initiatives for Growth Beyond programs.
• Conduct market, competitor and trend analyses using established frameworks and AI-supported research.
• Prepare structured analyses and materials for management decisions and executive briefings.
• Manage defined work packages with deliverables, milestones and status tracking.
• Support project and program management activities including planning, risk tracking and follow-up actions.
• Collect and structure data for business cases, scenario analyses, and strategic planning.
• Contribute to AI transformation by exploring opportunities and supporting AI use cases.
• Prepare and follow up workshops and maintain strategy templates and knowledge databases.

Connaissances

Strategy analysis

PowerPoint

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Project management

Stakeholder management

Formation

Master's degree

Outils

Power BI

Tableau

Description du poste

We believe that a change towards a better, more sustainable future of transportation is possible. That’s why we are so dedicated to developing safer, more efficient and innovative solutions that make our visions come to life. Who are we? More than 30,000 team-players from all around the world who drive progress through technical excellence and social responsibility.

YOUR TASKS

• Support the Growth Beyond program by independently analyzing and elaborating on strategic initiatives
• Conduct market, competitor and trend analyses using established strategy frameworks, secondary sources, databases and AI-supported research
• Prepare structured analyses, presentation materials and background papers as input for management decisions, Executive Board presentations and executive briefings
• Independently manage defined work packages within Growth Beyond initiatives, including agreed deliverables, milestones and status tracking
• Support project and program management activities, including planning, stakeholder coordination, progress monitoring, risk tracking and follow-up of actions
• Collect, structure and analyze data for business cases, scenario analyses, strategic planning and initial assessments of strategic initiatives
• Contribute to the organization’s AI transformation by exploring opportunities and supporting the implementation of AI use cases
• Prepare and follow up workshops and stakeholder interviews and maintain strategy templates, analytical methods and knowledge databases

YOUR PROFILE

• You hold an excellent university degree (Master/Diploma preferred) in business administration, industrial engineering, engineering or a comparable discipline and have 2-4 years of relevant professional experience in corporate strategy, strategy consulting or business development
• You have initial experience in project or program management, including the coordination of work packages, milestones, stakeholders, risks and deliverables
• You have sound knowledge of common strategy and analytical methods, including PESTEL, Porter, BCG matrix and scenario analysis, as well as confidence in AI-supported research and analysis
• You have excellent analytical skills, a structured working style, strong quality orientation and very good PowerPoint and Excel skills; Power BI or Tableau experience is an advantage
• You are proactive, collaborative and confident in stakeholder interactions, have English skills at C1 level and fluent German skills, and are willing to travel approximately 10-15%