International Trainee - Management Consultant Data and Processes

Company Description
Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.


Job Description
Now you can shape the path towards fossil free living. We're searching for 30 talented individuals to join us on our journey towards fossil free living. Individuals that challenge the way we think, lead us down new paths and contribute to solving the biggest challenge of humankind – climate change. Is this you?
Become one of our 30 International Trainees at Vattenfall. Each of the trainee positions is unique, linked to a department within a specific business area and a working location. This means that each position has its own specific responsibilities, challenges and matching profile.
Next to your personal development in this unique position you will be enjoying one year of all we have to offer. Your trainee year will be filled with meetups with your international trainee team with likeminded individuals. You will be meeting up virtually to work on assignments and live during four seminar weeks where you will be visiting our power plants and growing your superpowers with a variety of trainings.
Your role as a Trainee - Management Consultant Data and Processes
In your role as a Management Consultant Data and Processes, you will become part of our Special Projects Team. Special Projects is a unit in Vattenfall that manages and coordinates optimization programs for the entire Vattenfall Group. Our programs/projects involve multiple Business Areas, Staff Functions and/or countries. We report directly to the CFO.
In this position, you will support large-scale innovation and improvement projects of high strategic importance. You will ensure effective cooperation between the various business units in order to reach the strategic program objectives.
Your daily activities:
Analysis of enterprise processes and data structures across different units
Coordination of assignments with focus on high performing operations in data and processes
Working together in multi-disciplinary teams
Managing stakeholder expectations and building strong relationships to the business
Supporting in different projects



Qualifications
Who are you?
Whether you want a climate smarter career as a strategist, visionary manager or inspirational project lead in the energy sector, we offer you these possibilities within the Trainee Programme.
As a Trainee - Management Consultant Data and Processes you recognize yourself in the following:
Master’s degree or equivalent in IT or Economics, with focus Data / Process Management / IT
Excellent communicator (written and verbal) with strong interpersonal relations / stakeholder management skills and the ability to work on all levels across the organization
Exceptional problem-solving skills and an analytical, innovative, and creative mindset
Insights and experience in how to use data to make processes better
Able to explain complex stories in a simple manner
Confidence and maturity to work with senior executives
Ability to be self-directed and be an independent contributor to the team
Someone who has a passion for and has excellent presentation skills and above average proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

You are our ideal trainee if you are a recent graduate with an academic degree or you graduate before September 2023. You are fluent in English. Skills in other world languages can be a merit. You are willing to relocate for possible assignments throughout the organization. And of course, you identify yourself with our principles: active, open, positive and safe.
Location:
You will be working in the department Special Projects (as part of CFO Functions) and the position is located in Amsterdam, Stockholm (Solna) or Berlin.


Additional Information
What we offer you
Vattenfall International Trainee Programme is the kickstart of your career within Vattenfall. You will have the opportunity to develop your professional and personal skills over the course of a year. In the Trainee Programme you will take part in international workshops and site visits during the seminar weeks. You will have the opportunity to work abroad and get a good overview of our entire organization. Each position comes with a competitive salary and an excellent remuneration package. Read more about the elements of the Vattenfall International Trainee Programme here.
Our Organization
At Vattenfall you can free your superpowers! We are one of the European market leaders in the generation of renewable energy and are primarily active in Scandinavia, Germany, Denmark, UK and the Netherlands. We take our responsibility seriously and together we are making the change towards fossil freedom. Our goal is to enable a fossil-free living within one generation. We are a dynamic company with an international focus and a social face at the heart of society. Diversity and inclusion is in everything we do, read more about D&I within Vattenfall.
Application process
We welcome your application in English, including resume and cover letter via the application button on this page. Last day to apply is February 9th. Selection period starts after the application period is closed with online tests followed by interviews in March. An assessment is also part of the recruitment process and will take place in April. The recruitment process will be finalized in May. The last step will be a pre-employment screening. Starting date of the Vattenfall International Trainee Programme will be September 4th 2023.
We look forward to your application!
We are hosting an online event on the 26th of January where the team managers, trainees from previous years and a programme manager will answer all of your questions about the application, role and programme content. You can read more on how to attend here. If your question is still not answered, please contact your responsible recruiter Stijn van der Kleij, Stijn.vanderkleij@vattenfall.com,