Intern Market Management (all genders welcome)

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We have exciting opportunities for you as:

Intern Market Management (all genders welcome)

Work on real projects and tasks within our Sales department of the Kia Europe Headquarters in Frankfurt/Main, Germany

>> Starting from August 2024 or later - Minimum of 6 months (possible prolongation for up to 12 months).

The Requirements:

For your internship at Kia Europe you need to be enrolled during the whole internship period. Furthermore, you need a valid visa and an unrestricted permit to work in Germany. We recommend completing a six-month internship with us, as this gives you sufficient time to learn about Kia Europe and familiarize yourself with your topic.

Your mission:

• Gain an in-depth exposure to core Sales Operations functions of European Headquarter business including Market Management of almost 40 markets, Market Analysis, Forecasting and Business Planning.

• Support the 2025 Annual Business Planning Process, including Sales and Budget target setting as well as negotiations with the markets.

• Collect, consolidate and analyze Sales Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data points as well as make proposals to support Sales Team’s decision-making process.

• Participate in the exciting process of new Electric Models launch planning, execution and post-launch follow up assessment.

• Acquire wider cross-functional exposure working closely with other departments such as Business Planning, Sales Strategy, Corporate Sales and Supply Chain Management to prepare ad-hoc analysis and provide reports.

• Facilitate Kia EUs Digital Transformation efforts including the digitalization of sales forecasting and planning.

• Work in close proximity and engage daily with Kia EU’s Sales Department Senior Management thus gaining directly valuable insights into the business.

Your talents:

• Bachelor or Master student (focus on Economics, Business Management or Engineering).

• Basic understanding of the Automotive industry principles.

• Dynamic and self-motivated with great level of originality.

• Good analytical skills.

• High motivation, eagerness to learn and self-driven attitude.

• Flexible, proactive and ability to deal positively with pressure and uncertainty.

• Good IT skills, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Tableau.

• Fluent in English (written and spoken); an additional European language constitutes an advantage.

Who are we?

Kia is a global mobility brand with a vision to create sustainable mobility solutions for consumers, communities, and societies around the world. Founded in 1944, Kia has been building motorcycles, cars and trucks for more than 75 years.

Kia is now spearheading the popularization of electrified and battery electric vehicles, developing a growing range of mobility services while encouraging millions of people to explore the best ways of getting around. Our brand slogan – ‘Movement that inspires’ – reflects our commitment to inspire consumers through our products and services.

Kia Europe is the European sales and manufacturing arm of Kia Corporation. From our headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, we lead 39 markets across Europe and the Caucasus, employing more than 5,500 persons, including about 3,500 blue collar workers in our state of the art car plant in Zilina, Slovakia.

Our headquarter is home to 37 different nationalities and this diversity is truly inspiring! This means that every day at Kia is an opportunity to learn something new and to grow personally and professionally. The mix of ambitious and dynamic employees from all over the world is the fuel to our success. Do you have what it takes to join our team? We are looking forward to getting to know you!

You will enjoy working with us if you like these things:

• A pulsating international environment. Our workforce is composed of people from 37 nations

• Playing an active and important part in the development of Kia in Europe.

• Developing new frameworks and solutions

• Demanding challenges to which you can creatively contribute

• A competitive compensation package; private leasing offer; systematic off and on-the-job training, free staff restaurant, support as concerns Health Management and more

If you’re interested to become part of our Kia team, please apply via our online portal. We are looking forward to getting to know you.