Career entry as a trainee

Start your career with the SAP trainee programme at cbs

Gain deep insights, gather practical experience, generate expert knowledge – cbs quickly offers trainees a wide range of opportunities. Every year since 1999, we have been preparing our junior staff for a career in SAP business or SAP technology consulting in SAP trainee programmes lasting several months.

With the cbs trainee programme you start directly into your future with a permanent employment contract and an attractive salary. We will turn you into an SAP specialist in just four months and together we will pave the way for a career in SAP management consulting. You will benefit from exclusive pioneering knowledge of the latest SAP software generation and technology know-how from innovative cbs customer projects. You should make the most of this unique competitive edge in the SAP market.

Maximilian Thür, Manager in the Financials division (trainee class of 2016), explains in the video the process and content of the trainee programme and why it is worth joining cbs as a trainee.

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Trainee Podcast with Mayra
As a former trainee, she reports on who the cbs trainee programme is suitable for and what advantages it offers. It’s worth listening in!

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All information about the cbs trainee programme

What does the trainee programme actually look like?

You will receive tailored training that will prepare you perfectly for your future role as an SAP consultant. You will be supported by an experienced mentor as well as senior consultants and managers. During the trainee programme, you will complete internal and external training courses and receive SAP certifications from the SAP Academy.

  • Practical focus through English-language case study: Development of a practical case study (in English) in which a fictional customer project is implemented in a software-based training environment. The results are presented to senior management and mentors at the end of the programme.
  • Recognised certifications at the SAP Academy: Deepening of module knowledge in the qualification phase with SAP certification in the desired language.
  • Permanent employment contract with attractive salary

You have the opportunity to specialise in one of our departments:

  • Finance / Controlling
  • Logistics / Sustainability (options: product life cycle management, production planning, procurement, warehousing, production, distribution logistics or service/maintenance)
  • Foreign trade logistics (GTS)
  • master data management
  • Landscape transformation/migration (implementation of organisational changes, consolidation of system landscapes and implementation of new business processes)
  • Business Intelligence (Business Analytics)
  • Technology / Development / Cloud Platform
  • Authorisation management (design and implementation of security concepts)
  • Human Experience Management (HXM)
  • Project Management (PMO)
  • Change Management
  • Salesforce (separate trainee programme)

Your drive is needed:

  • Have you successfully completed your master’s or diploma degree in industrial engineering, computer science, economics or natural sciences?
  • In addition, have you gained initial practical experience, for example through internships or working student positions?
  • Do you have a good command of English and, ideally, have you been able to consolidate your skills during a stay abroad?
  • Do you enjoy learning new things and radiate enthusiasm?
  • Are you communicative, a team player and keen to travel?

Then you are the ideal candidate for the trainee programme at cbs!

    • The spring trainee programme begins on 1 May.
    • The autumn trainee programme begins on 1 October.
    • It takes 4 months.
    • Between 15 and 20 trainees start each time.

So don’t wait too long to send in your application!

Step 1:

Submit your online application (don’t forget your references and CV)

Step 2:

If your profile catches our attention, we would like to learn more about you in a 30-minute telephone or video interview.

Step 3:

Did you successfully pass the telephone interview? Then you can look forward to a face-to-face interview with a colleague/supervisor from the department.

Step 4:

Following the interviews, you will receive feedback from us!

The trainee programme takes place over four months, mainly at the headquarters in Heidelberg and partly at the SAP Academy in Walldorf.

In the context of digitalisation, learning new skills is essential. A diverse range of training courses offers the best possible development. In addition to SAP certifications and external technical and soft skills training, boot camps, consultant days and competence days provide opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange and knowledge transfer.

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Your contact person

Do you have any questions? Just contact us directly:
Steffen Schaaf
HR Referent Talent Management