INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT TRAINEE

Are you ready to meet new challenges, do you have ambitious goals and are you looking forward to a career in retail? Are you full of energy and enthusiasm? With our 16-month International Management Trainee Program we offer you the opportunity to learn retail from scratch and take on responsible tasks at REWE International. During the program you will gain comprehensive insights into our company, build an international network, actively participate in our core business and work on demanding projects – nationally & internationally. After completing the Trainee Program, you will have the opportunity to search for a job with us that matches your skills and preferences among all central departments according to availability.

• Detailed information about the 16-month International Management Trainee Program can be found on our REWE International rewe-group.jobs/einstieg-and-perspektiven/perspektiven/traineeprogramme/
• During the first six months you will be posted in one of our stores in your country of employment, receiving extensive basic training to handle your first management responsibilities.
• Throughout the next four months, you will get to know our international business and take on pro-ject-related activities in one of our other European operational business units.
• The subsequent two-month job rotation in the central division of your country of employment will give you further insights and an active role in two selected departments.
• Another exciting project on a comprehensive topic then awaits you for the next three months in our Austrian or German headquarters.
• In the last month of your program you will get to know the local interfaces and contacts regarding your future position within REWE International.
• During the Trainee Program, you will benefit from a personal mentor, group-wide networking and exchange with our managers.
• Furthermore, you will receive special professional and personal development training courses and coaching.

QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE WILL REWARD

• Completed Bachelor's (minimum) or Master's (favourable) degree in economics or law
• Initial hands-on experience in the context of internships or student jobs (favourable: Retail business and international experience)
• Ideally project management experience
• Excellent communication skills, strong analytical skills and high level of commitment
• Proactivity, management potential as well hands-on mentality
• Good knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
• Fluent local language skills are required (for applicants in Lithuania: Lithuanian)
• Very good English skills; a second foreign language is an advantage (German, Italian or an East-ern European language)
• Willingness to travel (up to 50% during program)
• Favourable: willingness to be relocated after program.

• Sustainable, interesting and varied work for a reliable employer in a supportive team
• A diversified range of duties in an intercultural, diverse and internationally active environment
• Your own company mobile phone and laptop for maximum flexibility
• Staff shopping discounts at IKI stores

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us by telephone 8-650-16686 (Ilona)