Bachelor Thesis in Global Supply Chain Business Transformation & Strategy

Turning today's Supply Chain Challenges into tomorrow's Global Solutions – together. At ZEISS Vision Care, our ambition is to build a best-in-class, customer-centered supply chain. Within Global Supply Chain Business Transformation & Strategy, we translate this ambition into action by strengthening supply chain reliability, sustainable process excellence, data-driven decision-making, innovation, and global collaboration. Our work connects strategy, business processes, supply chain operations, and digital solutions while balancing Service, Cost, Inventory, and Sustainability. As part of your bachelor thesis, you will address a clearly defined business challenge linked to our Strategy and contribute to an ongoing transformation initiative in an intercultural environment. You will apply academic methods to a practical use case and develop actionable insights that support a more reliable, agile, efficient, and sustainable global supply chain – with the customer at the core.

• Formulate a focused research question in alignment with business and academic supervisors
• Conduct a structured analysis of relevant supply chain, planning, or transformation processes
• Develop and validate a practical, data-driven solution for the defined business challenge
• Engage with international stakeholders across Global Supply Chain, Operations and Data-analytics functions
• Present well-founded findings and actionable recommendations to subject-matter experts and management

• Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Business Informatics, Data Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Demonstrate strong academic performance and a keen interest in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business Transformation, or related fields
• Apply a structured, analytical approach to solving complex problems independently
• Communicate clearly, present ideas confidently, and work effectively in English
• Bring initial practical experience in Supply Chain, Operations, Project Management, Data Analytics, or Programming as an advantage
• Show initiative, take ownership, and stay curious