Apprenticeship options at Möhling: Industrial Management Assistant (“Industriekaufmann/-kauffrau”)

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Over the course of their three-year professional education and training period, our apprentices are afforded the valuable opportunity to gain ample insight into all units of the Möhling company. After successful completion of the apprenticeship, they can take on interesting positions at Möhling.

Industrial management assistants deal with the administrative aspects of a business (sales, purchasing, dispatch, work preparation, human resources as well as finance & accounting) and control operational processes in a variety of ways; smart computer programmes assist them in their work. The responsibilities of industrial management assistants range from administrative tasks (such as order processing in the Sales department, comparison of offers and quotations in the Purchasing department as well as posting of business transactions in the Finance & Accounting department) to the preparation and conduct of meetings as well as negotiation with customers, suppliers, representatives and public authorities.

Range of tasks and responsibilities (examples)
  • Preparation of calculations
  • Comparison of offers/quotations and conduct of negotiations with suppliers
  • Planning and schedule tracking for production jobs
  • Import & export process handling
  • Personnel planning and recruitment
  • Scheduling and processing of customer and supplier orders
  • Processing, control and posting of all business transactions
Ausbildungsdauer 3 years
Apprenticeship period
  • You will obtain comprehensive insight into the remits and range of responsibilities associated with a commercial job at Möhling
  • You will accompany our products across all departments involved – from the stage of product development to product dispatch:
    • Central department (general office organisation, export documentation)
    • Sales department (preparation of offers and quotations, order processing, resource allocation/scheduling)
    • Purchasing department (ordering of materials, checking of invoices and delivery notes)
    • Work Preparation department (production planning, schedule tracking)
    • Quality assurance department (complaints handling)
    • Dispatch department (preparation of shipping documents, notification of forwarding agents)
Minimum school-leaving qualification
 Above-average intermediate secondary school diploma (“Realschulabschluss”)
Personal strengths
  • Sound mathematical knowledge, confidence in dealing with numbers
  • Independent/self-directed working style, organisational talent
  • Team working skills
  • Good command of English
  • Interest in economic processes combined with an ability to approach complex issues with logic and relational/contextual thinking
  • Communication skills

Are you interested in applying for any of the apprenticeships posted here? Then please send your written application to:

Möhling GmbH & Co. KG
Personalabteilung
Altenaer Straße 49
D-58762 Altena

Or send an email to: jobs@moehling.com