(Senior) Manager Strategy (m/w/d) in Vollzeit

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2 Locations
In-Office
Senior level
Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Lead strategic planning and cross-functional initiatives across marketing, sales, operations, M&A, automation, and organizational development. Conduct market, competitive, customer, and internal process analyses; identify growth and efficiency opportunities; develop actionable recommendations and presentations for senior stakeholders. Coordinate strategic programs across business units and regions, track milestones, embed processes, and support long-term value creation. The role requires strong consulting, project management, financial modeling, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
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As a Manager Strategy (m/f/d) with a permanent contract, you will be part of a dynamic and highly engaged team that actively shapes the transformation of our business. Together, we work on a broad range of strategic projects across areas such as Marketing & Sales, Organizational Development, Efficiency Improvement, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), and Innovation to drive sustainable growth. In this role, you will support the execution of strategic programs and initiatives that span multiple business units and regions. Every day, you will be exposed to exciting challenges and gain valuable insights into the strategic development and future direction of the company.We offer:

A strong brand, a team, an excellent employer - that is STILL. For over 100 years, we have been developing the future of intralogistics for our customers with around 9,000 employees. STILL offers precisely tailored in-plant logistics solutions worldwide and implements the smart interaction of forklift trucks and warehouse technology, software, services and service. As part of KION, we operate in a strong international brand network between STILL, Linde Material Handling and Baoli. Convince yourself of a cross-brand activity with us!  


 Your benefits:

  • Attractive compensation package: Compensation according to the collective agreement of IG-Metall with special payments (Christmas/holiday pay, ...) as well as a company performance-related annual bonus and an employer-financed company pension scheme
  • Diverse flexibility: Individual arrangement of your working hours and the opportunity for regular mobile working from home depending on the activity as well as a collectively agreed vacation entitlement of 30 days plus additional compensatory days through a flexible working time account
  • Exciting future perspectives: wide range of personnel development measures with diverse career opportunities
  • Our basics: job bike, subsidy to Deutschland-Ticket, access to LinkedIn Learning Employee Assistance, state-of-the-art IT equipment, parking, company restaurant, employee discounts with external providers 

Tasks and Qualifications:Your tasks:
  • Lead strategic planning processes, working closely with senior management, Finance, and other functional areas to develop and implement short-, mid-, and long-term strategies for KION ITS EMEA.
  • Coordinate the execution of strategic initiatives and ensure that strategic processes are sustainably embedded across the organization.
  • Collaborate closely with teams across Marketing, Sales & Service, Automation, Controlling, M&A, and Operations, gaining valuable insights into diverse business functions.
  • Drive the development of compelling strategies across multiple business units and regions, enabling sustainable growth and long-term value creation.
  • Conduct market and competitive analyses to identify trends, opportunities, and risks, translating insights into clear and actionable strategic recommendations.
  • Identify growth opportunities and operational improvement potential for individual projects through the analysis of customers, markets, competitors, and internal processes, while preparing concise presentations and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
  • Partner with the respective Strategy Leads to define and track clear milestones, ensuring the successful execution of key strategic initiatives in line with the value creation plan.
  • Ensure clear, structured, and goal-oriented communication with all relevant stakeholders throughout the entire project lifecycle

 

Your qualifications:

  • Strong consulting background (minimum 5 years), ideally complemented by experience and expertise in key technologies and markets such as Artificial Intelligence, software, or advanced automation solutions (e.g., humanoid robotics)
  • Excellent analytical skills with strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
  • Outstanding communication and organizational skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly and effectively
  • Proven project management expertise, including the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
  • Strong financial modeling capabilities
  • Confidence and effectiveness in interacting with stakeholders at all organizational levels
  • A proactive and collaborative working style, combined with a strong team-oriented mindset.Business fluent English; additional language skills are considered an advantage

Help us create the magic of supply chain solutions. Join our team - Push it forward.


We look forward to getting to know you! Svea will be happy to answer any initial questions by phone at +49 (40) 73394196.  

See for yourself how many good reasons there are to choose STILL and apply online. 

Skills Required

  • Minimum five years of consulting experience
  • Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills, including the ability to explain complex concepts clearly
  • Proven project management expertise and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Strong financial modeling capabilities
  • Confidence interacting effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels
  • Proactive, collaborative, and team-oriented working style
  • Business-fluent English
  • Experience with artificial intelligence, software, or advanced automation solutions such as humanoid robotics
  • Additional language skills
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The Company
HQ: Frankfurt am Main
2,544 Employees
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries. We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers. Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry. With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally. Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales

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