Strategy & Operations Associate (w/m/d) — Sika

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About the role Your entry into the middle of business: You don’t want to simply watch after your studies, but understand how a company works, helps prepare decisions and advance your own topics? As a Strategy & Operations Associate at Sika Switzerland, you will work closely with our business and division management and get a wide-ranging insight into our Swiss business. You will analyze business- and sales-relevant questions, prepare the basis for decision-making and support projects and digitalization initiatives. At the same time, you ensure that important management meetings and selected customer events are professionally organized. An ideal entry position for a curious, committed personality who wants to take responsibility and develop within Sika.

In this role, you are responsible for the following tasks

• You support our business and division management in the analysis of sales, market and business-related issues
• You prepare information, key figures and decision bases and create meaningful presentations and management documents
• You work on cross-divisional projects and gradually take responsibility for your own topics and smaller projects
• You support digitalization and process optimization initiatives and bring your own ideas to improve existing processes
• You plan and coordinate management meetings, workshops and the Advanced Management Team in Germany (EMTI) and ensure professional preparation and follow-up.
• You support the organization of selected customer and partner events
• You coordinate different internal and external stakeholders and keep an eye on deadlines, tasks and agreed measures
• You will work closely with different areas such as sales, marketing & communication and finance and thereby get to know our business from different perspectives

Your skills and experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree, for example in business administration, industrial engineering or a comparable field of study
• First practical experience from internships or working student activities is an advantage
• Analytical and conceptual skills and pleasure in familiarizing yourself with new business issues
• Independent, structured, organized and reliable work with a distinct hands-on mentality
• Very good German and English skills
• Curious, ready-to-learn personality with a desire to take responsibility and develop

Why you should come to us

• Trust is the most important thing for us. We trust in your abilities and give you design spaces, every day anew.
• With us you get direct insight into different business areas and work close to business-relevant questions.
• You can expect a motivated environment with a lot of know-how, an open feedback culture and uncomplicated leaders who trust, promote and actively support you.

We look forward to your complete application dossier.

We offer competitive remuneration based on local market standards and the specific responsibilities of each job. The remuneration shall be based on the skills, responsibility, education and/or training relevant to the position. We are committed to fair and equitable remuneration schemes in accordance with applicable laws, the Chemicals Tariff Agreement and regulations.

About Sika Sika is a specialty chemical company, global leader in the development and production of systems and products for gluing, sealing, steaming, reinforcing and protecting in construction and industry. Sika has a global presence with subsidiaries in 103 countries, produces in over 400 factories, develops innovative technologies for customers around the world and thus contributes significantly to the sustainable transformation in construction and transport. The more than 33,000 employees generated a turnover of CHF 11.20 billion in 2025.