Assistant to the Head of Purchasing and the Purchasing Department

Assistant to the Head of Purchasing and the Purchasing Department (m/f/d – 80-100%) Die Intercoop House & Garden Cooperative (IC) is the leading purchasing organization for retail with a cooperative background in Europe. It has 13 members in 11 European countries. Together, our members operate over 5,000 stores throughout Europe and have an annual purchasing volume of over 3.0 . €. Die IC is based in Biel/Switzerland and has an exclusive network of agencies and agents worldwide. This ensures our members direct access to suppliers from a wide variety of regions worldwide. As a purchasing organization, die IC bundles approx. 400 suppliers from 31 countries. To strengthen our team, we are looking for an Assistant to the Head of Purchasing and the Purchasing Department (m/f/d – 100%) who not only performs classic assistant tasks but also acts proactively, develops topics independently, and acts as a trustworthy interface to the CPO. You support the Head of Purchasing and their team in coordinating the international purchasing activities of the Intercoop House & Garden Cooperative. To this end, you prepare discussion documents and create presentations and minutes. You organize and monitor appointment processes and coordinate meetings with national and international contact persons. To a limited extent, you also negotiate yourself with our business partners. You complete arising administrative tasks independently and reliably. Function as an "extended arm" of the Head of Purchasing / CPO Independent substantive preparation and follow-up of topics, presentations, meetings and decisions. Independent development of concepts and decision templates for the Head of Purchasing. Proactive identification and implementation of optimization potentials in daily business. Steering and monitoring ongoing projects in close coordination with the CPO. Coordination and communication with national and international business partners at the management level. Support in international purchasing activities Support for the Head of Purchasing and their team in coordinating the international purchasing activities of the Intercoop House & Garden Cooperative. Preparation of discussion documents as well as creation of presentations and minutes. Organization and monitoring of appointments and meeting processes. Coordination of meetings with national and international contact persons. To a limited extent, independent negotiations with business partners. Independent and reliable completion of arising administrative tasks. Analysis of offers, market and competitor data as well as structured preparation of the results to support well-founded strategic and operational purchasing decisions. Classic assistant and purchasing support tasks Administrative and organizational support for the Head of Purchasing and the purchasing team. Requesting offers from suppliers and service providers, partly independently, partly under guidance. Support in the implementation of internal and external working groups, committee meetings and the annual IC workshop / trade fair appearance. General administrative tasks and office organization Your profile Successfully completed commercial training or studies, ideally with a focus on purchasing, business administration or comparable. Ideally professional experience in the assistant field, preferably in an international purchasing environment. Strong independence, initiative and structured way of working. Strong communication skills and professional appearance at all levels. High degree of resilience and the ability to keep a cool head even in stressful situations. Very good knowledge of MS Office (esp. PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook). Business fluent German and very good English skills in speaking and writing; ösisch or further language skills are an advantage. Organizational talent with a high degree of discretion and reliability. Desire to also develop towards purchaser within the company. Strong analytical thinking skills as well as the ability to evaluate data and information in a structured manner and prepare it in an understandable way. Your next step Please send your application with CV, photo, certificates, references and diplomas under the note "Assistenz Einkaufsleitung/Einkaufsabteilung" to our HR. Further information can be found on our new career page: . jpid88cee3bjm jit0625jm jiy26jm