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Structure Management Partner

Hidden Champion in the category: Operational turnaround

2 Offices
130 Employees
Seit 1982
  1. 2026/27

Growing is better learning. And designing is better consulting.

Welcome to SMP, where we take your personal growth just as seriously as the growth of our clients.

Appreciation right from the start.

At SMP, you are not just a consultant. With us, you take on responsibility. From day one.

We want to help you develop and promote your strengths. With long-term training in a holistic system. So that you can shape your own path with us. No matter where it takes you. Whether as an intern or a partner. Our goal: to achieve the best together.

The diversity of strengths in our team is one of our greatest success factors. In the wide-ranging field of transformation and turnaround management, the synergistic combination of individual skills is crucial for sustainable success. And now it's your turn.

Become part of our unique team!

Function

  • Business Performance
  • Business Resilience
  • Corporate Finance
  • Innovation & Growth
  • Operational turnaround
  • Restructuring
  • Strategy
  • 2Offices
  • 130Employees
  • 1982Established

Your entry opportunities

You can join Struktur Management Partner 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.

Intern (m/f/d)

  • Contract: 3 months
  • Start date: Individual
  • Location: Throughout Germany

Your tasks:

  • You will analyze upper mid-sized companies in all industries holistically
  • You will support the development of new business models and implement them sustainably with your project team
  • You can actively contribute to project assignments in the areas of business model development, finance, operating model redesign, operations, or digitalization in our analysis/conceptualization and implementation projects
  • You will acquire initial methodological skills to effectively implement our concepts
  • Come in, get to know us, try things out – have fun

What you bring to the table:

  • An advanced bachelor’s degree from the 5th semester onwards in the top group of your university or college, preferably in the subjects of business administration, economics, business informatics, industrial engineering, engineering sciences, or natural sciences
  • Initial practical experience through extracurricular activities or internships
  • Willingness to take on responsibility and develop quickly
  • You enjoy working in a team and on an equal footing with customers and stakeholders
  • Curiosity and willingness to learn

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Senior Consultant (m/f/d)

  • Contract: Permanent
  • Start date: Individual
  • Location: Throughout Germany

Your responsibilities:

  • You will manage sub-projects focusing on your core competencies in business model development, finance, operating model redesign, operations or digitalisation in our analysis/conceptualisation and implementation projects
  • You take responsibility: You work closely with customer representatives from the specialist departments, train your team members on the job and broaden your own skills profile.
  • Together with the entire teams working on your projects, you will develop comprehensive growth, restructuring or other transformation concepts and implement them in a sustainable manner.
  • Together with the entire teams working on your projects, you will develop comprehensive growth, restructuring or other transformation concepts and implement them in a sustainable manner.
  • The boundaries between consultant and implementation manager are fluid: you win over stakeholders for the implementation decision, secure financing and implement the transformations together with the clients.
  • You develop into a managing director: think CxO – act CxO – become CxO!
  • Come in, settle in, build your career – have fun

What you bring to the table:

  • A master’s degree in the top tier of your university, preferably in business administration, economics, business informatics, industrial engineering, engineering or natural sciences, or a bachelor’s degree in combination with an additional qualification, for example a dual degree or vocational training
  • One to three years of professional experience as a consultant
  • Willingness to take on responsibility and develop quickly
  • You enjoy working in a team and on an equal footing with customers and stakeholders
  • Curiosity and willingness to learn

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Manager (m/f/d)

  • Contract: Permanent
  • Start date: Individual
  • Location: Throughout Germany

Your responsibilities:

  • You will manage projects focusing on your core competencies in business model development, finance, operating model redesign, operations, or digitalization in our analysis/conceptualization and implementation projects.
  • You take responsibility: You work closely with customer representatives from the specialist departments, train your team members on the job, and broaden your own skill set.
  • Together with the entire project team, you will develop holistic growth, restructuring, or other transformation concepts and implement them in a sustainable manner.
  • The boundaries between consultant and implementation manager are fluid: you win over stakeholders for the implementation decision, secure financing, and implement the transformations together with the customers.
  • You develop into a managing director: think CxO – act CxO – become CxO!
  • Come in, settle in, build your career – have fun.

What you bring to the table:

  • A master’s degree in the top tier of your university, preferably in business administration, economics, industrial engineering, engineering, business informatics, or natural sciences, or a bachelor’s degree in combination with an additional qualification, such as a dual degree or vocational training
  • Three to five years of professional experience as a consultant, preferably with experience as a (project) manager
  • Expertise in at least one of the areas of finance, operations, strategy, or digital performance
  • Willingness to take on responsibility and develop quickly
  • You enjoy working in a team and on an equal footing with customers and stakeholders
  • Leadership skills, curiosity, and willingness to learn

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Our recruiting process

Application

You apply online and within a maximum of three working days, you will receive feedback from us on whether and how to proceed.

Selection process

If, after careful consideration, we decide to invite you for an interview, you will have the opportunity to introduce yourself and get to know SMP better during an initial meeting. You will usually be asked to solve a mini case study.

If, after careful consideration, we decide to invite you for an interview, you will have the opportunity to introduce yourself and get to know SMP better. You will usually be asked to solve a mini case study.

If the interview is successful, you will be invited to a personal interview with a case study. You may also meet a partner in a further interview.*

*The process is highly individual and may therefore deviate from the standard procedure.

Decision

At the end of each interview, we will give you feedback and let you know how to proceed or whether there is an offer.

What do our consultants say?

Structure Management Partner

Michael Dippel | Senior Manager

The more knowledge, the better

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Structure Management Partner

Elisabeth Baier | Senior Consultant

Implementing your own concepts at C-level

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Structure Management Partner

Dr. Philipp Krug | Project Manager

Promotion and consulting? It's possible.

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FAQs about applying and joining us

No. Of course, you face challenges every day with us, and you can only overcome them with a lot of dedication. But life is more than just work. And only those who have enough balance can give their all. That’s why we don’t work on weekends as a rule.

At SMP, we don’t just talk about equal opportunities, we offer them. Equal opportunities, equal tasks, equal career prospects, equal pay, equal working hours for everyone.

Das geht. Und zwar besser als du denkst. Bei uns ist es normal, dass wir nicht jeden Tag vor Ort beim Kunden arbeiten. Da spielt es dann keine Rolle, ob man bei Projekt A oder B – oder eben bei seiner Familie ist. Zudem ist bei SMP bereits ab der Stufe Senior Consultant ein 90%-Teilzeit-Modell möglich. Das gibt noch mehr Flexibilität.

From the level of Project Manager upwards, you also have the option of working a 4-day week or using your sabbatical for family projects. Of course, anyone can take parental leave. And if you ever find yourself in a bind, we're there for you. We support you with a professional family service.

Absolutely. In fact, we expect that of you. From the very beginning, you will be given your own tasks for which you will be responsible. Whether you are an intern, a career starter or an experienced professional.

Yes, quite a few. As an intern, you will quickly learn what causes success or failure in companies. But you will also learn how to get the company back on track for success. This will sharpen your awareness of the relevance of personal skills and enable you to choose your main subjects at university even more effectively.

We value your individual performance and commitment. We encourage this through personal development. And, of course, this is also reflected in your salary.

After that, a whole lot can happen. Because an internship with us has two goals: As an intern, you should have the opportunity to try your hand at a project as a consultant. On site. At the client’s premises. As part of the consulting team and with real tasks. What will you know afterwards? Whether you like the profession, the industry and, of course, SMP. Secondly, we want to identify suitable consulting personalities as early as possible and retain them. If the internship goes well from both your and our point of view, we will be happy to stay in touch with you and include you in our alumni circle.

Absolutely. We take sustainability very seriously.

How can you tell? For example, by the creation and implementation of future-proof concepts for our clients. Or by the internal tracking and offsetting of our CO2 emissions. Or by our long-standing commitment to the protection of moors. But sustainability (ESG) is also becoming increasingly important for our stakeholders: one example of this is the establishment of our own task force with approaches and methods to classify this topic for management and set a sustainable course.

Our offices

Struktur Management Partner has two offices in German-speaking countries.

Gereonstraße 18-32, 50670 Cologne, Germany

Mindspace Stachus, Herzogspitalstraße 24, 80331 Munich-Altstadt-Lehel, Germany

Any questions?

Connect with Markus Isermann from our recruiting team.

Markus Isermann

HR Business Partner

+49 221 91 27 30 34

m.isermann@struktur-management-partner.com

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