Management Trainee Research & Development (all genders)

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Date: Aug 26, 2024

Location: Hamburg, DE

Company: Beiersdorf

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin - and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.
Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values - CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We also embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

Your Tasks

Beiersdorf is continuously accelerating its business and culture transformation to improve and deliver the best possible product to our consumers. Transformation is a journey, it’s complex and does not happen automatically. It requires facilitation and support – this is where you come in!
As a Research & Development trainee you will dive into different topics of your desire. From discovery to product development to consumer studies everything can be part of YOUR journey. Thereby, you will be part of different Research & Development teams and focus on own projects and/or dive deep into the daily business. As our trainee program has the main aim to prepare you to steer us through our future Research & Development challenges, you will be part of global and regional teams in order to gather a holistic view of our Research & Development world. From day one, you are taking ownership to co-create and ensure the future of our company. Let your journey begin with us (with a flexible start date in 2024) and experience:

  • INDIVIDUALITY & FLEXIBILITY: Bring in your ideas – use the program’s flexible elements to build your own career path
  • PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE: Use your experience & knowledge within our most important operational and strategic departments to build up a holistic expertise
  • HEADQUARTER BASED: Get the chance to experience the complexity of a globally operating FMCG company directly at the headquarters
  • RESPONSIBILITY: Take over your own projects from day one and benefit from a comprehensive mentoring program which helps you to develop and grow
  • INTERNATIONALITY: Join a network of trainees from all over the world and gain working experience abroad by spending 6 months in one of our 170 affiliates
  • DEVELOPMENT: Profit from self-managed projects, training sessions and a network of trainee alumnis across hierarchies, functions and countries
  • CROSS FUNCTIONALITY: Grow beyond yourself and use your previous experience in your cross-functional step and deepen your business understanding
  • FUTURE PROSPECTS: Start with an unlimited contract from the beginning and prepare for taking responsibility from day one
  • JOY AND WELLBEING: Enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment that supports your work life balance by offering workplace and -time flexibility as well as diverse sports and wellbeing programs
     

Your Profile

  • You graduate in science (Life Science related studies as Molecular biology, Bioinformatics, Biology, Data Science or comparable) and passionate about creating innovative products
  • You were able to gain first practical and international experience
  • You have excellent analytical skills and can develop creative solutions
  • Your strengths include flexibility, open-mindedness, excellent communication, and teamwork skills as well as initiative
  • A strong team player with the ambition to lead your own projects
  • Passion: Enthusiastic about innovating in skincare, merging scientific expertise with creativity to develop groundbreaking products

For more information about the application process or our trainee program in general, please click here. 

The starting date for the BEYOND BORDERS Research & Development trainee position is flexible in 2024.

At Beiersdorf, we embrace Diversity and aim to provide equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of e.g. gender, sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion or ideology, disability or age. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates). For instance, please feel free to upload your CV without a picture. If you have any questions, please contact our HR Trainee Expert & Recruiter Kira Steffens via students_rc@beiersdorf.com at any time.