Management Trainee - Business Solutions (Sales Focus)

Kickstart Your Career With Real Impact!

You’ve completed your bachelor’s and/or master’s degree and are ready to launch your career in a role that offers hands-on experience, early responsibility, and global exposure. Our Management Trainee Program is designed to help you grow quickly, build leadership skills, and make meaningful contributions from day one.

As a Management Trainee in our Business Solutions team within Intelligent Automated Solutions (IAS), you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of our commercial business with a strong focus on Sales. You’ll work closely with experienced professionals across the organization, collaborate with customers, and help shape solutions that drive real results.

From the start, you’ll be a valued member of the KION Group, joining a collaborative, high-performing team that encourages innovation, continuous learning, and diverse perspectives.

We offer:

Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Program Length: 18 months
Program Start: October 1, 2026

What We Offer

• A dynamic, hands-on role with strong long-term growth and leadership development opportunities

• Competitive, above-market compensation and a comprehensive benefits package

• Early exposure to the full business through cross-functional collaboration

• A 5-month international assignment at one of our global locations, offering meaningful global experience

• Real responsibility from day one, with opportunities to contribute ideas and make an early impact

• Dedicated mentorship from a senior KION executive who will actively support your professional and leadership development

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You’ll Do

As part of the Sales organization, you will:

• Develop an end-to-end understanding of the commercial lifecycle, from prospecting and opportunity development through contract close and execution handoff

• Partner with Customers, Account Managers, Sales Leadership, Solution Development, Project Management, Operations, and Finance to understand customer needs and translate them into value-based sales solutions

• Learn how to manage and grow customer accounts, including identifying opportunities, preparing proposals, supporting negotiations, and building long-term customer relationships

• Support Sales teams in structuring opportunity and account strategies, ensuring strong positioning and effective execution across target customers and industries

• Analyze market and competitive landscapes, helping create sales and customer-facing materials that clearly differentiate our solutions

• Assist Sales leadership with data-driven insights and recommendations to support revenue growth, customer retention, market share, and pricing strategies

• Support project management in contract and schedule management to understand the full life cycle of a project

• Understand the financials of a project and how it impacts the business

What We are Looking For

• A bachelor's or master’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, or a related business field

• Professional fluency in English to collaborate with global teams; additional language skills are a plus

• Strong technical and analytical skills, including daily use of MS Office; experience with Salesforce or similar CRM tools is a plus

• A proactive, team-oriented mindset, with strong written and verbal communication skills

• A clear interest in building future leadership responsibility

• International experience and/or exposure to logistics, manufacturing, or automation environments preferred

Ready to Apply?

Did we spark your interest? We look forward to receiving your application.

To learn more about our program, visit: Our management trainee program | KION GROUP AG

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