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Dyson published this listing. We've added our own working-student context below — what this role means for your weekly hours, take-home pay and student visa as a student in Cologne, Germany.
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Description provided by Dyson
Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We solve the problems others choose to ignore, with surprising new inventions that defy convention and simply work better. We’re growing fast and our ambition for Germany is huge – more products, more categories, and more people.
About The Role
Join Dyson’s Key Account Team in Germany as a Working Student and gain hands-on experience with one of the world’s most innovative technology brands!
At Dyson, we take a problem-solving approach to everything we do. Our Key Account Team ensures our machines are presented in an appropriate and consistent way that is recognizably Dyson, to clearly explain our technology and create the right customer experience.
You’ll be supporting marketing campaigns and sales planning, assist in analyzing business performance data and supporting the launch of new products. You’ll work closely with teams in Marketing, Digital media and Finance.
If you’re analytical, creative, and enthusiastic about key account management, this role is the perfect opportunity to kickstart your career while working alongside experienced professionals in a fast-paced and supportive environment.
What You’ll Do
- Support the planning, execution, and monitoring of promotional campaigns. Coordinate with finance and commercial teams to ensure accurate executions of promotions.
- Help generate reports on KPIs for management reviews.
- Support with various tasks to support the administration of promotion activities.
- Take on additional assignments or special key account projects as agreed.
- Collaborate closely with internal departments to drive agreed customer initiatives and align organizational goals.
- Interested in sales and key account management.
- Ready to work with marketing, finance and sales teams to support product launches.
- Confident using business data and analytics tools to identify trends and optimization opportunities.
- Passionate about technology, sales trends and innovation.
- Creative, curious, and enthusiastic about learning new skills.
- Detail-oriented and organized, with good time management skills
- Enjoys collaborating within a dynamic, cross-functional team environment.
- Proactive and self-motivated, always looking for opportunities to contribute ideas and solutions.
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in Business, Marketing or finance with an interest in key account management.
- Available to work part-time as a working student (preferably 20 hours per week) starting in June 2026.
- Strong interest in sales, technology and industry trends.
- Solid Excel skills
- Fluent in both English and German (written and spoken).
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for Dyson’s products and a willingness to learn the technical details behind them.
- Creative, resourceful, quick-thinking, and able to contribute fresh ideas.
- Flexible and a committed team player, willing to take initiative and go beyond the job description.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
- Comfortable building relationships across functions and with diverse stakeholders.
Working student essentials
What this Sales working student role in Cologne means for you — the weekly-hours rules, social-contribution perks, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Working students may work up to 20 hours a week during the semester and full-time during the breaks. Staying within this keeps your student status and the Werkstudent benefits.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Under the Werkstudentenprivileg you're exempt from health, care and unemployment insurance contributions — only pension insurance applies. That leaves more net pay than a regular job.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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