Optimize our supply chain process landscape!
As Trainee SAP Key User & Business Process Management, you will get to know the complete range of our (logistics) processes and their mapping in our SAP landscape from the ground up starting on October 04, 2023.
After your 18-month trainee program with various assignments in and around North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony (Gütersloh, Harsewinkel, Hamm, Hanover, Dortmund, Dorsten), you will decide on a career as an SAP application expert or business process manager based on your experience, skills and preferences.
Together we are shaping the logistics world of tomorrow and working to realize our vision - to become the most client-oriented international supply-chain company with the strongest focus on people and technology!
Contact
Jennifer Heeger
Expert HR Trainee Programs
What we offer
The opportunity in the area of application and testing to work on (international) projects at our sites, which also include automation, innovation and digitalization projects.
In professional trainings on process modeling as well as agile methods and SAP trainings (S4/HANA, EWM) you will constantly expand your know-how. In addition, take advantage of our online training offer at LinkedIn-Learning as well as at the renowned online academies Udacity and Coursera.
Share your experiences with other trainees during various networking events and build your network within the Arvato world.
You will receive a permanent employment contract from day 1 and benefit from hybrid work models, a modern, cloud-based IT environment, discounted job tickets, company sports courses, Bertelsmann employee discounts and corporate benefits.
We offer you an agile and solution-oriented working atmosphere with flat hierarchies that allow entrepreneurial freedom and explorative work.
What awaits you in your ASPIRE trainee program?
You support process and requirements analyses as well as the design, documentation and modeling of business processes. In doing so, you plan and accompany the execution of the end-2-end system and integration tests for the SAP implementation. In addition, you are responsible for creating test scenarios as well as for their execution and documentation, and you support the quality management process as well as system and process optimizations. You will contribute to the continuous development of our standard solution portfolio on process level and take over the (partial) project management during the implementation / rollout of new processes. To develop customer-oriented solutions, you will assist in the moderation of workshops, involve experts from all areas and initiate the implementation of requirements in connection with SAP, the entire IT landscape and in direct customer contact. As a valuable team member in our project teams as well as in our SAP agile teams, you support as a process and SAP application expert in the operative day-to-day business and also in international projects.
Sneak Peek
Colleagues tell about their experiences
How would you explain your job as an SAP key user to a non-IT person?
In order to guarantee a successful process adaptation or introduction of new processes, these must be tested carefully and accurately. The task of an SAP Key User is to define a test concept that includes all necessary test scenarios and test steps. Subsequently, these tests must be carried out and documented. In close cooperation with SAP developers, the identified errors and problems are corrected and the tests are repeated until the process runs smoothly.
Who is the job as an SAP Key User exactly right for?
For anyone who likes to dive deeply into topics and is interested in overall contexts. You should have an analytical mindset, diligence and accuracy to ensure high quality processes.
What do you particularly like about your job as an SAP key user?
I particularly like the close collaboration in our agile team and the exchange with the various specialist departments. In addition, you are always faced with new challenges due to new projects and new process requirements.
What surprised you the most about working as an SAP Key User?
How much responsibility there is in the job of an SAP Key User. At the end of the day, you are the person who confirms successful testing and thus gives the go-ahead for going live.
A day was successful when ...
...you and your colleagues have reached an insightful and driving result. This can either be that a process has been successfully tested or that an important error has been identified.
If you had to sum up "working at Arvato" in three words - what would they be?
Collaboration, diversity, helpfulness
What do you particularly like about your job as a BPM?
My activities are very complex and varied. I am attracted by the mix of project, process and test management, which offers many challenges and potential for further development. I particularly appreciate the close and constructive exchange with our IT department.
What surprised you most about working as a BPM?
It never gets boring! No two projects are the same. Just when I think I now know all the tasks and challenges that projects bring, the next project holds more surprises in store.
What interfaces do you have in the company / what departments do you work with?
With all - depending on the project focus, this can be the areas of logistics, transport management, finance, trade, key account, etc. but also customers or 3rd parties.
Which projects / successes at Arvato make you particularly proud?
I am proud of all the projects to which I was able to make a valuable contribution: In some projects, I had to design and implement robust processes within a very short timeframe. In one project, we performed a multi-client migration from SAP R3 to SAP 4/Hana - with all the organizational and technical challenges that entails. In another project, we again had to simultaneously put a customer live at two different locations in Germany and Poland.
If you had to sum up "Working at Arvato" in three words - what would they be?
Flexible - Challenging - Fun
If you had to sum up "working at Arvato" in three words - what would they be?
Varied, exciting, challenging
How would you explain your job as Business Process Manager to a non-IT person?
One of my main tasks is to review together with different departments how existing workflows currently work and how to improve them in a system-supported way. Furthermore, we try to identify and implement brand new and efficient processes through creative approaches to make users' workflow easier.
For whom is the job as Business Process Manager exactly right?
Enjoying challenges, deep diving into new topics and acquiring versatile knowledge. Independent work and learning as well as perseverance and a high affinity for IT are absolutely essential.
What do you particularly like about your job as a Business Process Manager?
No two days are the same. It's a bit like a box of chocolates: you never know exactly what you're going to get, but that's what makes it so special.
What surprised you most about working as a Business Process Manager?
I was very positively surprised by the variety of topics and the good cooperation with various other departments.
Which interfaces do you have in the company / which departments do you work with?
My main contacts are the colleagues from IT as well as Project Management, but there are also many points of contact with Accounts, Quality Assurance, Finance and also Operations. So you could say that there are almost no areas with which there are no connecting points.
Which projects / successes at Arvato make you particularly proud?
It's not always just the big projects that make me proud, but also every small, realized Change Request (CR) that makes the user's life a little bit easier.
A day was successful when ...
... I was able to answer my colleagues' inquiries in the best possible way and help them further.
Your advice to future trainees:
Stay open and curious about new things and don't give up if things don't work out right away at the first attempt or ideas have to be thrown overboard.
Becoming part of the ASPIRE trainee program
Of course, our recruiting team will accompany you throughout the entire process so that you are always well informed and someone is available to answer your questions.
Apply online for the trainee program of your choice via the "Apply now" link below - this will take you to our job advertisement with all the important information and you can apply directly online! A few moments after sending your application you will receive your confirmation by e-mail from us.
Our recruiting team reviews your documents to get a good overview of your skills and qualifications. Above all, we put value on your personality.
If your documents have convinced us in the first step, we would like to learn more about you and your skills. We will invite you to an online assessment where you can show us your strengths in areas such as logical thinking, analytics, communication and English skills.
Now we invite you to a virtual meeting to get to know each other. The focus here is on whether we are a good fit for each other and whether Arvato is the right employer/partner for you and your development. We are sure that you also have questions and would like to know more details about the trainee program. Of course, we would also like to take this opportunity to talk about the results of your online assessment with you. We will be happy to provide the results so that you can benefit from them in the future.
In our second and final interview, you will get to know more potential Arvato colleagues from the HR department as well as from the corresponding departments. By working on a case, you will gain insights into our work and can show us how you approach topics and present solutions.
If we have determined during the application process that we are a good match - both personally and professionally, we look forward to welcoming you to the Arvato team starting in October 2023.
We look forward to receiving your application! #aspire
*We welcome applications of any gender (f/m/x). Severely disabled applicants (f/m/x) will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal suitability and qualifications.
Any more questions for us? Feel free to get in touch.
Jennifer Heeger
Expert HR Trainee Programs