Trainee Corporate Functions - Ground Fleet (m/f/x)

OUR GRADUATE PROGRAM GROW OFFERS INTERESTING OPPORTUNITIES IN GERMANY, BONN, FROM OCTOBER 1st 2026 FOR 18 MONTHS, AIMING TO KEEP YOU ON AFTER PROGRAM COMPLETION FOR

TRAINEE CORPORATE FUNCTIONS INTERNATIONAL IN GROUND FLEET (M/F/X)

Kick-start your career in Ground Fleet at DHL! We are Global Business Services (GBS) – DHL Group’s global service provider and Center of Excellence. Our Service Lines cover a broad range of activities, including Procurement, Consulting, Real Estate, IT, Finance and HR Services, Mobility, as well as Legal Consulting and Insurance & Risk Management. We also serve as trusted advisors for Group Functions in all matters related to Finance, IT, and HR.
Our mission is to deliver the best possible support to the entire DHL Group workforce – helping the organization improve service quality, reduce costs, and drive innovation.
Join DHL on our journey towards a greener future!
At DHL, we are committed to electrifying 66% of our last-mile delivery vans and ensuring that 30% of our trucks run on sustainable solutions by 2030. This is both an exciting challenge and a wonderful opportunity – for DHL and for our planet. With your work, you can help us achieve this ambitious goal and truly make an impact!
Our team drives all strategic and global activities around major Ground Fleet topics at DHL Group. These are highly visible, business-critical projects with direct exposure to top management – all supporting DHL’s sustainability targets, such as fleet electrification.
To give you an idea of the scale: DHL operates a fleet of more than 100,000 vehicles, and we are also working closely with our subcontractors (who operate another 100,000+) to decarbonize their fleets.
Our key focus areas include:

• Sourcingof Cars, Vans, Trucks, and related Services
• Supplier Relationship Management with leading OEMs (e.g., Ford, Mercedes, VW, Scania, Volvo, BYD, SAIC)
• Innovative negotiation and fleet design concepts, including the use of game theory

If you’re excited about sustainability, innovation, and making a real difference, this is your chance to be part of the change. Be part of our journey!

Your tasks

• Support Ground Fleet DHL Deal Days projects – Prepare and analyze tender documents, develop negotiation strategies and supplier execution process
• Market intelligence – Market scan for price impact developments (e.g. CO2 emission standards EU and other regions, battery price)
• Contribute to key sourcing activities in our Ground Fleet categories (e.g. Cars, Vans, Heavy vehicles, Services)
• Assure Day-to-Day task on fleet related matters (e.g. delivery performance of new vehicles, peak season support, addressing technical & other challenges).

Your profile

• Minimum Bachelor Graduation in field of Engineering, Economy, Industrial Engineering before October 1st, 2026
• First professional experiences (up to 3 years) in regional/global environment; Fleet experiences of advantage
• Fluent English skills; very good German skills
• Office 365, MS Power Tools, MS Excel; MS PowerPoint
• Good communication skills, proactive, analytical problem-solver, hands-on mentality, open-minded and eager to learn

Your benefits

• Appealing salary package: With us you will earn an annual salary of € 57.000 gross – including Christmas and vacation allowance as well as an annual bonus.
• Individual career development: After an induction week, you will dive into the world of logistics in three individual program phases in Germany and around the world.
• Training and support: We support you in your individual career development through integrated training, personal support and regular feedback.
• Network: Build up a valuable network in one of the leading mail and logistics service provider.
• Diverse opportunities: Work on varied and challenging projects that will enhance your professional development.

Your contact
For further questions please contact Steffi Koch, GROW Recruiting, grow@dhl.com.

Interested in this exciting opportunity? Please apply online now via careers.dhl.com/global/en/grow for the business area Corporate Functions international including a cover letter, CV and references. You will find there more detailed information on the application process, program schedule and typical project positions in the various business areas.

We are looking forward to your application.

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