Nils Schäfer

Business Administration (B.Sc.) | University of Cologne Graduate

Cologne Bonn Region

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Experience

  • Bundeswehr Wir. Dienen. Deutschland. (1 yr)
    • Officer Candidate - Mountain Infantry
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

      Period of Service until June 2028

    • Squad Leader - Mountain Infantry
      May 2026 - Jun 2026 · 2 mos

    • Squad Leader Course - Army Infantry School
      Jan 2026 - Apr 2026 · 4 mos

      • Qualified in small-unit leadership at squad level • Education in military and international law • Conducted tactical operations and infantry combat • Applied decision-making under time pressure in complex operational scenarios

  • Internship - Product Management & Business Development at DHL
    Jan 2025 - May 2025 · 5 mos

    • Supported implementation of price adjustments and independently developed price lists for 150,000+ business customers in close collaboration with the pricing team • Conducted sales, customer and market analyses to derive management recommendations and prepare presentations • Managed the end-to-end process for sustainability certificates, including data preparation, agency coordination and quality assurance • Developed and maintained project-specific Excel reports and dashboards • Coordinated and supported qualitative market research sessions with business customers • Trained and onboarded colleagues on new sustainability service processes, ensuring process quality

  • TK Elevator (8 mos)
    • Working Student - Project Management & Business Development
      Jul 2024 - Sep 2024 · 3 mos

    • Internship - Project Management & Business Development
      Feb 2024 - Jun 2024 · 5 mos

      • Participation in central strategic and operational projects in close coordination with the management • Independent development of a Power Apps application used by the majority of technicians in Germany • Preparation of presentations and decision templates for the management board • Development and support of Excel reports and Power BI dashboards • Conducting phone calls with prospective clients, serving as the primary point of contact

  • Working Student - Event & Inhouse Recruiting at SQUEAKER
    Feb 2023 - Jul 2023 · 6 mos

    • Organization and execution of career events in the field of Business Consulting, event moderation • Active sourcing of event participants • Assumption of HR tasks, conducting job interviews

  • Working Student - Employee Services at Festo
    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr

    Recruitment of temporary workers, support and coordination of HR processes, process optimization in administration