Senior Manager Operations & IT, 80%

About the job

Hug-Verlag AG is a family-run Swiss SME based in Thalwil. For over 75 years, we have been developing, designing, and producing high-quality children's magazines. Our core product is the popular children's magazine JUNIOR – one of Europe's most successful print products, available in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.

The Hug-Verlag group also includes Hugin GmbH, which operates two online shops, junior-partyshop and lovekids.ch, as well as Klexx Agentur AG, an agency for children and family marketing.

To strengthen our team, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for a structured, analytical, and implementation-strong personality as Senior Manager Operations & IT, 80%.

In this versatile key role, you will work closely with management and take responsibility for systems, reporting, and processes.

Your tasks

• Leading and implementing operations, digitalisation, and IT projects from conception to launch
• Responsibility for IT and software platforms, including Microsoft 365, Teams, e-commerce websites, and intranet
• Analysing and optimising operational workflows and processes in our various companies
• Further development of key figures, reporting, and decision-making bases for management
• Coordination of IT infrastructure, hardware, and external IT partners
• Analysis of technical and software-related issues and coordination of suitable solutions
• Coordination and further development of cyber-security processes, tests, and reporting
• Responsibility for resource planning, process optimisation, and efficient warehouse operations

Your profile

• Several years of experience in operations, technology, project management, or a comparable role
• Very good understanding of digital systems, interfaces, and operational processes
• Experience in coordinating and managing external partners
• Analytical, structured, and data-oriented working style with a pronounced hands-on mentality
• Confident handling of key figures and reporting

What we offer you

• A central role with direct influence on the operational development of our companies
• Responsibility for varied projects from idea to implementation
• Short decision-making paths, plenty of scope for creativity, and direct collaboration with management
• An established company with well-known products and exciting development and digitalisation projects
• 6 weeks' holiday and flexible working hours

You do not simply manage systems and processes; you further develop them and actively shape the future of our companies.

If you combine analytical thinking with drive, take responsibility, and enjoy really pushing things forward, we look forward to receiving your complete application documents.

Hug-Verlag AG, Seestrasse 95, CH-8800 Thalwil