
Student Worker in Sales – Mannheim, Germany
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Job description
Kamstrup posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Mannheim: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits.
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Description provided by Kamstrup
Do you want to develop your competencies within sales and marketing in close collaboration with dedicated colleagues? Are you looking for an interesting student job in an international organization that supports the green transition?
Here Is What The Job Entails
As our Student Worker, you will support our German sales team in their daily operations while also assisting colleagues in Internal Sales with administrative and coordination tasks. Moreover, you will work closely with our sales and marketing teams, supporting a variety of commercial activities ranging from market analysis and event coordination to customer and contract administration.
More specifically, you will be:
- Maintaining website content for the German market (contact and product pages) via our internal service portal
- Supporting marketing activities, e.g. promotional items and clothing, as well as the preparation of trade fairs and customer events
- Supporting market studies, including working with market, tender, and customer analysis
- Uploading existing subscription contracts into our Contract Lifecycle Management system (CLM) and maintaining customer and contract data
- Supporting with day-to-day administrative tasks, including coordinating appointments, maintaining the DACH group calendar, and handling office orders
In this role, you will gain valuable experience in an international business environment, where you will work with a variety of different commercial and administrative tasks. Moreover, you will be collaborating with experienced and supportive colleagues, giving you the opportunity to develop practical business skills and develop a professional network in an international company.
Meet your future team
With a direct reference to Country Manager - DACH, you will become a part of our German department, consisting of 30 colleagues. We are a diverse team who is responsible for sales, project execution, and customer support for municipal utilities, energy suppliers, and housing organizations, supporting the implementation and operation of intelligent metering solutions for water, heat/cooling, and electricity. You will experience a collaborative and supportive atmosphere, where collaboration and knowledge sharing are key to the team’s success. Moreover, our flat hierarchy allows for great impact and shorter decision-making paths.
Less About Us, More About You
We are looking for a motivated and proactive student who is eager to gain experience in a commercial environment. Previous professional experience is not a requirement, but first experience from internships, vocational training or a side job is welcome. Most importantly, you are eager to learn in collaboration with your colleagues.
In order to succeed we imagine that you:
- Are currently studying business administration, economics, industrial engineering, or similar
- Have a structured and reliable working approach
- Are a confident use of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and have the willingness to learn our internal systems
- Possess good communication skills
As we are an international organization it is important that you are fluent in German and proficient in English, both spoken and written.
Whilst you may not meet all the qualifications listed above, you could still be a good candidate for the position. If you find the role intriguing, do not hesitate to apply.
We are more than an ordinary workplace
We offer a challenging student job in an international company where you are given independent responsibility for specific assignments, and where you can transform your theoretical knowledge into practical experience. As a student worker, you will be treated as an integrated part of the team, equal to other employees, ensuring a steep learning curve.
Besides the best colleagues you could imagine, we also offer:
- Work life balance through flexible working hours
- Structured onboarding and a named contact person from day one
- Paid annual leave on a pro rata basis (12 days at 2 days per week)
- Free hot and cold drinks in the office
Do you want to be a part of Kamstrup?
Please submit your application using the link below. Applications are reviewed on a continuous basis, and you can expect a response within six weeks. This is a fixed-term position for 12 months, and the position involves approximately 16 hours of work per week. However, your working hours will be agreed individually, with flexibility during examination periods.
The position is based at Kamstrup’s office in Mannheim, Germany.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Senior Operations & HR Professional, Nathalie Feininger, on e-mail: [email protected], or phone nr.: +49 151 23467603.
Get to know us
At Kamstrup, you'll become part of a close-knit community that genuinely cares about one another, fostering connections both in and out of the workplace. Our team comprises innovators, dreamers, and doers, united by an unyielding passion to challenge the status quo, find better solutions, and constantly push the boundaries of what's possible by being driving by our purpose: We Make What You Measure Matter. With an unwavering commitment to growth, we offer opportunities for you to leverage your skills and drive our business to new heights, empowering you to leave your mark on our future and grow with us.
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Working student essentials
What this Sales working student role in Mannheim means for you: the weekly-hours rules, the 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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