Global Graduate - Business Development
Gruppo SKF, Waukegan, IL, United States
Global Graduate - Business Development
Requisition ID: 24126
Job Category: Sales & Customer Service. Contract type: Permanent. Location: Waukegan, IL, US.
Salary Range: $77,000.00 to $87,000.00
Position Overview
As a Global Graduate at SKF, you will engage in a wide range of industries, business functions and applications. The program includes comprehensive training in leadership, project management, and business knowledge, with opportunities for cross‑functional, local and international rotations, real projects, and professional development.
Key Responsibilities
Integrate the strategy end‑to‑end: consolidate commercial, operational, and project objectives into a unified OKR/X‑Matrix with clear ownership, metrics, and timelines.
Build and deploy an automated, single source of truth tracking tool (dashboards + workflow) to monitor goals, progress, and dependencies.
Lead quarterly and monthly governance reviews (MBR/QBR), status rituals, and anchor decision meetings; publish scorecards and action items.
Enable execution and course correction: identify slippage or misalignment early, run root‑cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and re‑baseline as needed.
Facilitate stakeholder alignment sessions; reconcile trade‑offs between growth, cost, and service; provide executive‑ready updates.
Requirements
Master’s degree or equivalent in engineering, management, business administration, finance, entrepreneurship, or IT, with relevant extracurricular activities.
Demonstrated entrepreneurial and innovative mindset, and/or experience.
International and cross‑cultural experiences.
Preferably 0–2 years of working experience post‑graduation.
English working proficiency.
Drive and energy to make a change.
Business‑oriented mindset.
High flexibility, willing to travel.
Sense of ownership and empowerment.
Ability to work well with people from diverse cultures.
High integrity.
Strategic systems thinking: connect commercial, operational, and project goals into a single end‑to‑end strategy map (OKRs / X‑Matrix / Hoshin).
Business development acumen: market analysis, pipeline building, partner management, value propositions, and commercialization.
Data architecture & governance: define data models, master data standards, ownership, and quality controls across functions.
Analytics & tooling proficiency: advanced use of dashboards (Power BI/Tableau), workflow tools, and OKR/X Matrix platforms; ability to automate tracking; program/portfolio management.
Change leadership & communication: drive adoption, craft clear narratives, facilitate alignment rituals (quarterly reviews), influence senior stakeholders; execution discipline: KPI definition, targets, baselines, cadenced reviews, corrective action management.
Cross‑functional collaboration: navigate Sales, Operations, Finance, PX, and IT to resolve trade‑offs and maintain alignment.
Benefits and Perks
18‑month learning experience with permanent employment at SKF in the US.
Individually designed, local and international, cross‑functional rotations.
Opportunity to participate in, or manage, real projects in a global environment.
Vast professional development and growth throughout the program.
Extensive project management & leadership training.
Solid professional network locally and globally.
Gatherings with lots of fun with Global Graduate colleagues.
Generous PTO policy and 13 paid holidays.
Support for work/life integration, home, family, community, personal well‑being and health.
Employee benefits: comprehensive healthcare options, company‑paid life insurance, STD, LTD, supplemental critical illness coverage, tuition reimbursement, employee discount programs, and more.
Short‑term variable salary (STVS) or sales incentive based on company performance.
401K with 10% employer contribution (100% match up to 5% of employee contribution, plus additional 5% company contribution).
Reports to: Vice President, Strategy, Product Lines, Marketing & Communications.
Job ID: 24126
SKF provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
By applying to this job you acknowledge how SKF treats candidate data. Click HERE to review the SKF Data Privacy Consent Statement.
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Requisition ID: 24126
Job Category: Sales & Customer Service. Contract type: Permanent. Location: Waukegan, IL, US.
Salary Range: $77,000.00 to $87,000.00
Position Overview
As a Global Graduate at SKF, you will engage in a wide range of industries, business functions and applications. The program includes comprehensive training in leadership, project management, and business knowledge, with opportunities for cross‑functional, local and international rotations, real projects, and professional development.
Key Responsibilities
Integrate the strategy end‑to‑end: consolidate commercial, operational, and project objectives into a unified OKR/X‑Matrix with clear ownership, metrics, and timelines.
Build and deploy an automated, single source of truth tracking tool (dashboards + workflow) to monitor goals, progress, and dependencies.
Lead quarterly and monthly governance reviews (MBR/QBR), status rituals, and anchor decision meetings; publish scorecards and action items.
Enable execution and course correction: identify slippage or misalignment early, run root‑cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and re‑baseline as needed.
Facilitate stakeholder alignment sessions; reconcile trade‑offs between growth, cost, and service; provide executive‑ready updates.
Requirements
Master’s degree or equivalent in engineering, management, business administration, finance, entrepreneurship, or IT, with relevant extracurricular activities.
Demonstrated entrepreneurial and innovative mindset, and/or experience.
International and cross‑cultural experiences.
Preferably 0–2 years of working experience post‑graduation.
English working proficiency.
Drive and energy to make a change.
Business‑oriented mindset.
High flexibility, willing to travel.
Sense of ownership and empowerment.
Ability to work well with people from diverse cultures.
High integrity.
Strategic systems thinking: connect commercial, operational, and project goals into a single end‑to‑end strategy map (OKRs / X‑Matrix / Hoshin).
Business development acumen: market analysis, pipeline building, partner management, value propositions, and commercialization.
Data architecture & governance: define data models, master data standards, ownership, and quality controls across functions.
Analytics & tooling proficiency: advanced use of dashboards (Power BI/Tableau), workflow tools, and OKR/X Matrix platforms; ability to automate tracking; program/portfolio management.
Change leadership & communication: drive adoption, craft clear narratives, facilitate alignment rituals (quarterly reviews), influence senior stakeholders; execution discipline: KPI definition, targets, baselines, cadenced reviews, corrective action management.
Cross‑functional collaboration: navigate Sales, Operations, Finance, PX, and IT to resolve trade‑offs and maintain alignment.
Benefits and Perks
18‑month learning experience with permanent employment at SKF in the US.
Individually designed, local and international, cross‑functional rotations.
Opportunity to participate in, or manage, real projects in a global environment.
Vast professional development and growth throughout the program.
Extensive project management & leadership training.
Solid professional network locally and globally.
Gatherings with lots of fun with Global Graduate colleagues.
Generous PTO policy and 13 paid holidays.
Support for work/life integration, home, family, community, personal well‑being and health.
Employee benefits: comprehensive healthcare options, company‑paid life insurance, STD, LTD, supplemental critical illness coverage, tuition reimbursement, employee discount programs, and more.
Short‑term variable salary (STVS) or sales incentive based on company performance.
401K with 10% employer contribution (100% match up to 5% of employee contribution, plus additional 5% company contribution).
Reports to: Vice President, Strategy, Product Lines, Marketing & Communications.
Job ID: 24126
SKF provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
By applying to this job you acknowledge how SKF treats candidate data. Click HERE to review the SKF Data Privacy Consent Statement.
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