Purchasing Planner

About the job

We are looking for you as

Purchasing Planner

Welcome to the Book Centre. The Book Centre aims to further expand its market position as the most important intermediary bookseller in Switzerland, established for over 100 years, and to successfully support its customers and partners. For us, it’s not just about books, but also about people. Around 300 employees work together with joy and passion to realise our goals and visions.

Do you love books and at the same time have a flair for numbers and processes? Do you ensure with your structured way of working that the right titles are available at the right time? Then you are exactly right with us at the Book Centre:

To strengthen our team, we are looking for a committed personality for a newly created position in operational purchasing. In this exciting role, you have the opportunity to actively shape structures and sustainably influence processes.

Your exciting task

• You are responsible for the daily disposition of your assigned assortment and ensure product availability taking into account defined KPIs such as inventory turnover and coverage.
• You actively manage stock levels and take care of the clearance, especially of R and S stock.
• You ensure that old stock is specifically avoided and reduced.
• You systematically handle invoice and delivery discrepancies.
• You take over dunning procedures towards suppliers and handle complaints.
• You work closely with the Category Manager English Books and support him with operational questions in procurement and supplier management.
• You contribute to the development and continuous optimisation of processes in purchasing disposition as well as in the newly created area of operational purchasing.
• You support cross-departmental coordination and projects.

What you bring with you

• You have a commercial basic education as well as experience in disposition or operational purchasing.
• You have a good understanding of key figures such as inventory turnover and coverage and use them purposefully.
• You have very good German and good English skills, as many suppliers are in the UK and US regions.
• You work in a structured, analytical and process-oriented manner.
• You bring initiative, a sense of responsibility and enjoy actively shaping a developing environment.
• You convince with your communication skills, team orientation and a constructive approach to internal and external partners.

We offer you

Holidays and additional public holidays All employees have at least 5 weeks of paid holiday. Those who have worked at BZ for more than 15 years or are older than 50 years receive additional holiday days. For further cantonal public holidays, we accrue time daily and you can enjoy additional days off.
Good social benefits You benefit from full insurance with our pension fund with a voluntary savings plan and daily sickness allowance insurance. For your children up to the age of 10, you receive an additional BZ child allowance from us.
Appreciation Throughout the year, there are always small tokens of appreciation. In addition, we invite you annually to staff and team events.
Attractive discounts on products With us, you benefit from attractive discounts on books and games. You can also purchase our products at greatly reduced prices in the employee outlet.
Reka money and half-fare travelcard We support you with 20% towards the purchase of Reka money and reimburse you the costs of your half-fare travelcard after deducting a deductible.
Free parking Our location is easily accessible by public transport as well as by private vehicle. You can park your car with us free of charge and we also offer the possibility of an e-charging station for cars and bikes.
Catering options Snacks, drinks and a selection of meals are available 7x24h in our catering offer from Felfel.
Home office options In accordance with our internal guidelines and the supervisor, it is possible for you to perform part of your work from home.

What awaits you
With us, you take on a versatile and responsible role in a lively environment. Your work directly contributes to the efficient management of our stock assortment and ensures that our customers always have access to an attractive and available book selection.

Interested?
We are happy to receive your application with CV, cover letter, diplomas and all certificates digitally via our application tool. Applications by post or email will not be processed for data protection reasons and will be deleted without notification.

Do you have questions about the recruitment process? Then Gabriela Bischoff, HR Business Partner, is happy to assist you at +41 (0) 62 209 26 26.

Do you have questions about the role? Then Sandra Wachsmuth, Head of Purchasing, is happy to assist you at +41 (0) 62 209 26 26.
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Workplace

Book Centre AG (BZ)
Industriestrasse Ost 10
4614 Hägendorf
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