Assistant to Global Functions Manufacturing/Quality & Procurement (d/f/m)
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Assistant to Global Functions Manufacturing/​Quality & Procurement (d/​f/​m)

TK Elevator GmbHDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Who we are

TK Elevator (TKE) is a global leader in vertical transportation and urban mobility. We provide engineering that keeps the world moving, from design to installation and maintenance on any brand of elevators, escalators, walkways, lifts, passenger boarding bridges, stairlifts, platform lifts and home elevators – any place and any time. With our digital solutions like AGILE and the IoT platform, MAX, there are no longer any limits to urban mobility. TK Elevator became independent following its separation from the thyssenkrupp group in 2020. The company achieved sales of €9.3 billion in fiscal year 2023/2024. With around 50,000 employees, 25,000 service technicians and over 1,000 support centers globally, we are moved by what moves people. TKE – Move Beyond.

What we expect

We are looking for a proactive and highly organized Assistant to support two Global Heads of Function (Manufacturing/Quality and Procurement) in an international, fast-paced, and English-speaking environment. This position offers a high level of responsibility, variety, and visibility across global teams and interfaces. If you are passionate about providing seamless support and enjoy working across cultures and time zones, we’d love to hear from you.

Executive & Administrative Support

  • Provide comprehensive assistance to two Global Function Heads
  • Ensure smooth and professional daily operations within the office
  • Manage complex calendars, schedule meetings, and organize global workshops
  • Coordinate international travel arrangements and handle travel expense reports
  • Support the onboarding process for new team members
  • Coordinate administrative IT requests and manage purchasing activities (e.g. order tracking, receipt processing)

 

Organizational & Coordination Tasks

  • Review and manage incoming invoices
  • Act as a key user for administrative systems (easyAP, Jaggaer, Concur)
  • Prepare LEA reports (e.g. reporting for gifts and invitations) and complete necessary registrations for managers
  • Collect, organize, and distribute reports and key information
  • Maintain internal contact lists and ensure smooth information flow across global manufacturing sites
  • Provide annual financial statements from suppliers (e.g. via Dun & Bradstreet)
  • Collect and manage supplier compliance documentation (e.g. minimum wage declarations, business registrations, insurance certificates)

Who we are looking for

  • Successfully completed commercial education (e.g. Office Clerk, Office Administrator, or equivalent)
  • Proven experience in an assistant role, ideally in a multinational or corporate setting
  • Strong planning, coordination, and time management skills; able to work independently and with attention to detail
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • High degree of flexibility, discretion, and resilience under pressure
  • Enthusiasm for working in a collaborative, international environment
  • Fluency in English (spoken and written); knowledge of additional languages (e.g. French or Spanish) is a plus
  • Proficient in MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

What we offer

  • Health and Safety Highest standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities
  • Flexibility We support, for example, through flexible yet regulated working hours and remote working options
  • Compensation & pension – Fair working conditions, competitive compensation, following “Collective Agreements” and support with pension schemes
  • Collaboration & diversity Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation
  • Development Individual support to help you get started in your new job as well as training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally
  • Creative leewayWe offer an environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no-blame-culture
  • Sustainability We act with responsibility and environmental awareness
  • Work environment We have modern workplaces and IT equipment, subsidized lunchtime meals in the canteen, free parking and discounted public transport tickets

Additional information

At TK Elevator, we aim to embrace diversity and welcome everyone -no matter the ethnicity, nationality, gender or gender expression, age, social background, religion or world belief, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Do you have a disability and would like to work with us? Then we look forward to your application!

As a signatory of the Charter of Diversity, TK Elevator is committed to a prejudice-free and diverse working environment with equal opportunities. Although we are not completely barrier-free yet, we are working every day to improve ourselves. Let’s overcome barriers together and work on individual solutions that work for you.

Contact

Please apply online in English, including your notice period and salary expectation based on a regular 35 hour work week.

Uwe Hüsken

Talent Acquisition

Job details

Posting date:2025/07/23
Experience level:Experienced professionals
Contract limitation:Permanent, Full Time
Work Modality:Hybrid
Job family:General Administration and Services
Industry:Engineering & urban mobility
Job number:DE_ET-EG01195

Application deadline: as long as the job is listed on our career page, we are looking for suitable candidates (all genders welcome). We are looking forward to receiving your application.

Benefits

Health and Safety

Highest standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities.

Highest standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities.

Pension

We have various financial models to give you individual support.

We have various financial models to give you individual support.

Collaboration

Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.

Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.

Development

Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.

Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.

Compensation and benefits

Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.

Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.

Diversity

We promote an open and tolerant work culture.

We promote an open and tolerant work culture.

Work Life Balance

We guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.

We guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.

Creative leeway

We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.

We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.

Vacation and paid time off

Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.

Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.

Sustainability

We act with responsibility and environmental awareness.

We act with responsibility and environmental awareness.

Onboarding

Individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.

Individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.

Who we are

With customers in over 100 countries served by more than 50,000 employees, TK Elevator achieved sales of around €9.3 billion in fiscal year 2022/2023. We ensure high levels of customer service globally from our extensive network of about 1,000 locations. Over the past several decades, TK Elevator has established itself as one of the world’s leading elevator companies and became independent after separation from the thyssenkrupp group in August 2020. The company’s most important business line is the service business proudly provided by around 25,000 service technicians. The product portfolio ranges from standardized elevators for low-rise residential buildings to highly customized solutions for skyscrapers. In addition, it covers escalators, moving walks, passenger boarding bridges and stair and platform lifts. Integrated cloud-based solutions, such as the MAX platform, are delivering enhanced services. With these digital offerings, there are no longer any limits to urban mobility. TKE – move beyond.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At TK Elevator, we understand, respect and appreciate that everyone is different. We value everyone as an individual. We believe that when our employees bring their authentic selves to work, and we recognize them as such, we strive to nurture a culture characterized by equal opportunities, mutual trust and respect. At TK Elevator, we aim to embrace diversity and welcome everyone -no matter the ethnicity, nationality, gender or gender expression, age, social background, religion or world belief, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

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