Strategy & Operations Project Manager (fmd)
Düsseldorf - Germany
Job Summary
Responsibilities / Tasks
Key Responsibilities
1. Structure Strategic & Financial Topics
- Understand and structure complex strategic operational and financial challenges into clear problem statements hypotheses and action items.
- Support CFO-relevant topics such as cost transparency policy adaption performance drivers investment prioritization and business case development.
- Prepare structured analyses and decision documents for senior management.
2. Support Strategy Transformation & Governance Initiatives
- Support divisional strategy operational transformation localization and performance management initiatives.
- Contribute to the design of governance models steering routines KPIs and reporting structures.
- Support coordination and tracking of strategic initiatives across functions and regions.
3. Lead Defined Project Workstreams
- Take ownership of clearly defined analytical or conceptual workstreams within larger projects.
- Coordinate cross-functional inputs and synthesize results into coherent management narratives.
- Prepare and support workshops interviews and alignment sessions with senior stakeholders.
Your Profile / Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Administration Economics Engineering Industrial Management STEM or a related field.
- Strong academic performance with demonstrated analytical strength.
- 1-4 years of professional working experience thereof at least 12 years of experience in management consulting strategy finance or operations management
- Strong experience in problem structuring driving analysis management presentations and business case development
- First exposure to industrial manufacturing or operational environments is an advantage but not mandatory.
- Strong structuring and storytelling ability for senior management audiences.
- Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
- Confident handling of data KPIs and financial logic.
- Strong communication skills and professional presence.
- High learning agility and ability to work in ambiguous problem spaces.
- Fluent in English; additional languages (e.g. German) are beneficial.
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About Company
GEA makes an important contribution to a sustainable future with its solutions and services, particularly in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors.