The German consumer industry experienced a 35% drop in new job postings in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Sigma Alimentos with 767 job postings according to GlobalData’s analysis of consumer company job postings. GlobalData’s Consumer: Hiring Trends & Signals Q4 2023 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the consumer industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.
Smarter leaders trust GlobalData
Notably, Management Occupations jobs accounted for an 11% share of the German consumer industry new job postings in Q4 2023, down by 10% over the prior quarter.
Management Occupations drive consumer industry hiring activity
Of the industry's total hiring activity, the highest number of new job postings were for Management Occupations, which accounted for 11% of the total new job postings in Q4 2023 and were down by 48% year-on-year. Second highest were Office and Administrative Support Occupations, which accounted for 9% and drop by 34% year-on-year, and third highest were Business and Financial Operations Occupations, which were 0.93% of the new job postings and 29% lower year-on-year.
Top five companies in consumer industry accounted for 32% of hiring activity
The highest number of jobs were posted by Sigma Alimentos with 767, followed by Chr. Hansen Holding with 410, while the highest increase was at Henkel at 1%.
For further understanding of GlobalData's Consumer: Hiring Trends & Signals Q4 2023, buy the report here.
Data Insights
From
The gold standard of business intelligence.
Blending expert knowledge with cutting-edge technology, GlobalData’s unrivalled proprietary data will enable you to decode what’s happening in your market. You can make better informed decisions and gain a future-proof advantage over your competitors.
GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article.
GlobalData’s Jobs Analytics uses machine learning to uncover key insights from tracking daily job postings for thousands of companies globally. Proprietary analysis is used to group jobs into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries. classifications are used to group patents into key thematic areas and link them to specific companies across the world’s largest industries.
