KPS

Hidden Champion in the category: Consumer Goods & Retail

14 Offices
1.200 Employees
Seit 2000
  1. 2022/23
  2. 2024/25

Instant Transformation.

Digitalisation presents a myriad of opportunities for companies to thrive. With over two decades of dedicated support, we at KPS have empowered our clients with unwavering commitment, empathy, and reliability, achieving remarkable success across diverse avenues.

KPS is the leading partner for retail and consumer goods companies, providing expertise in strategy, process, and technology consulting. Together with our clients, we are dedicated to advancing digital transformation, championing smart best-practice processes and delivering exceptional customer experiences across the entire value chain, from individual customer interactions to supply chain management, core operations, and finance. We leverage our pre-built industry platforms alongside cutting-edge technologies like SAP S/4HANA for future-proof and high-performing designs. Embracing the forward-thinking concept of composable architecture, we integrate best-of-breed solutions from our extensive partner network. Our mission is "Instant Transformation”.

At the heart of our operations lie core values such as entrepreneurial spirit, professionalism, passion, respect, and individuality. These principles underpin every interaction with our customers, partners, and employees, guiding our decisions and fostering meaningful collaborations.

At KPS, we foster personal dedication, nurture an environment conducive to innovation, and advocate for bold initiatives. Through engaging in high-impact projects within an inspiring setting, our employees surpass their own expectations, actively shaping the future. Flexible career trajectories and tailored training opportunities bolster our team, facilitating collaborative journeys towards success alongside our clients. Together, we aspire to make a difference!

Sector

  • Retail
  • Consumer Goods

Function

  • Digital Transformation
  • IT Implementation
  • SAP
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Transformation
  • 4Offices
  • 1.200Employees
  • 2000Established

Your entry opportunities

You can join KPS in various ways – depending on where you are in your professional life. We continuously offer exciting entry opportunities. Interested? Then see what suits you best.

Have you already successfully overcome the first hurdles in your studies? Would you like to gain an insight into everyday consulting work? Then apply for an internship or work-study program at the hidden champion!

Internship as a “Fellow Intern”

You can join us as a “temporary consultant” or in one of our corporate divisions at various times: As part of an internship of at least 12 weeks, you will be deployed like a Fellow and be a fully-fledged part of a team. You will support the team in carrying out analyses and research, take responsibility for individual work packages and develop new solutions together with the team.

Whenever possible, you will experience our day-to-day work in direct contact with our customers. And because we are convinced that you will quickly make a real value contribution, we will also remunerate your work attractively.

Working student

As a working student, you will support our teams for approx. 20 hours per week and gain valuable professional experience in either consulting or administration. With us, you can put the theoretical knowledge you have already gained into practice. We will make you responsible for analyses and research as well as for prefabricated work packages.

Whenever possible, you will experience our day-to-day work in direct contact with our customers. And because we are convinced that you will quickly make a real value contribution, we will also remunerate your work attractively.

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Have you successfully completed your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree? Would you now like to enter the world of consulting? Then apply for a career start at a Hidden Champion!

As a Junior Consultant, you will be part of our project teams from day one and work together with experienced consultants who will support you in your day-to-day work.

Together with experienced colleagues, you will drive customer projects forward right from the start. You will research independently, structure and analyze data, develop solutions for our customers‘ challenges with the team and prepare them for decision-making. You will help with the preparation and implementation of workshops and, over time, take on more and more responsibility for entire work packages, which you will also represent to customers. In addition to knowledge transfer from experienced colleagues, you will receive a personalized development plan from the KPS Academy for your desired area. We use regular feedback loops to help you shape your individual career plan.

Your career at KPS starts with a centralized and standardized onboarding at one of our locations. During the onboarding you will learn everything you need to know about KPS and get to know your mentor/buddy directly.

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It takes bright minds and strong personalities – from junior to senior – to shape the future of our customers and our company, and it always needs the right team spirit. We have that. Discover how you can embrace responsibility and thrive with us.

Join us in crafting the digital future for exceptional companies while advancing your own career. Utilise your expertise to drive both personal growth and client success through high-impact projects. Experience firsthand the satisfaction of trust, freedom, and genuine enthusiasm. We know you’ll love it.

The realm of digital transformation is diverse and so are we: Are you passionate about developing new business models to unlock untapped markets? Our strategy team collaborates closely with clients to achieve precisely that.

Are you keen on getting things right at the frontend from the perspective of a perfect customer experience, leveraging cutting-edge tools and strategies the smart way? Our Digital Customer Interaction (DCI) solution line does just that, every day.

Would you like to embark on an exciting journey and accompany Europe’s largest retail companies on their SAP transformation? Our consultants know SAP like the back of their hand. Interested in working with the latest technologies such as AI, Voice Assistance or AR? Our Innovation Centres stand ready to support you in these challenging tasks with the right spirit.

Your career at KPS starts with a centralised and standardised onboarding process at one of our locations. There you will learn everything you need to know about KPS and establish connections with your mentor and buddy from the outset.

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Our recruiting process

Application

You can apply to us all year round by sending us your complete application documents.

Your complete application:
Deine vollständige Bewerbung:

  • CV in tabular form
  • Copies of all relevant certificates (training, internship and/or job references)

Selection process

If we are impressed by your application, we will invite you to a preliminary interview with one of our recruiters. Here we can get a first feel for each other.

We will then invite you virtually or in person to a professional interview where we can get to know each other better.

If we are impressed by your application, we will invite you to a preliminary interview with one of our recruiters. Here we can get a first feel for each other.

We will then invite you virtually or in person to a professional interview where we can get to know each other better. Depending on your career level, we will invite you to 1-2 further interviews to determine a possible future together.

Your personal recruiter will be available to answer any questions you may have throughout the application process.

Decision

Shortly after your selection process, your interviewer will give you feedback on your interviews together with your personal recruiter and inform you of our decision.

Immediately after a positive decision, you will receive an offer in the form of a draft contract from your personal recruiter.

What do our consultants say?

KPS

Jennifer Nell | Senior Consultant

Corporate culture

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Attila Papp | Principal

Corporate culture

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Susann Schmidtke | Senior Consultant

Corporate culture

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Definitely not! All our consultants work on the same issues, regardless of their degree background. Of course, individual expertise plays a role in the choice of project. This is the only way you can do what you do best, contribute perfectly and have professional discussions with clients on an equal footing.

Interviews vary depending on the type of position you are applying for. Your personal recruiter will inform you about the process and the next steps and give you tips on how you can best prepare.

The short answer is: there is no typical working day. We shape change and deliver 360 degrees of added value for our customers, employees and partners. So every day brings new and exciting challenges.

As the processing time depends on the position and the business area, your personal recruiter can best assess your individual case and will inform you promptly about the status in order to create the greatest possible transparency.

Our offices

KPS is represented by four offices in the DACH region.

Am Kai 2-6, 44263 Dortmund, Germany

Neuer Wall 10, 20354 Hamburg, Germany

Fleiner Straße 3, 74072 Heilbronn, Germany

Beta-Straße 10H, 85774 Unterföring, Germany

Any questions?

Connect with Kerstin Burgey from our recruiting team.

Kerstin Burgey
Kerstin Burgey

Senior Recruiting Manager

+49 160 91916359

kerstin.burgey@kps.com