Junior Product Manager w/m/d

About Inoverde

From A for Apples to Z for Zucchini – become part of Inoverde and, together with a dedicated team, bring fruit, vegetables, and potatoes from over 1000 Swiss agricultural businesses to consumers.

These tasks inspire you

In this versatile and networked role, you will plan and coordinate the procurement and management of our packaging material portfolio with over 300 items across our three fresh potato/storage vegetable locations. You will work closely with site managers, product management, and suppliers, taking responsibility for the procurement process and conducting price negotiations. Through ongoing monitoring of stock levels and forward-looking planning – especially in connection with promotional items – you will ensure the continuous availability of packaging material at all locations. Furthermore, you will contribute to the further development and innovation of packaging materials in collaboration with product managers and our customers.

We look forward to this profile

You are a structured, dedicated, and solution-oriented personality with assertiveness. Thanks to your organizational talent, you can confidently master short-term changes and unexpected challenges and set clear priorities. You have completed vocational training and a relevant further education, and ideally already have experience in a similar role (purchasing, disposition, supply chain). Good oral French skills are an advantage for communication with our colleagues in Western Switzerland.

Your Benefits

• Training and further education: We invest in the development of our employees. A broad internal training offer is open to everyone, and we support external further education.
• Attractive holiday arrangement: Our holiday arrangement guarantees all employees at least 5 weeks of vacation. From the age of 50, it is 6 weeks, and from the age of 60, it is even 7 weeks. In addition, it is possible to purchase additional vacation days.
• Family time: Mothers receive 100 percent of their insured salary during the 18-week maternity leave. The other parent enjoys 3 weeks of family time with full pay.
• Insurance benefits: We secure our employees with above-average social and pension benefits and offer special conditions on supplementary insurance with various health insurance providers for their entire family.
• Discounts and rebates: Our employees benefit from, among other things, discounts on shopping and refueling, credits on REKA money, and discounted mobile subscriptions for them and their families.
• Workplace and catering: Our employees work in new, modern office spaces, enjoy the offerings of our canteen, and benefit from free parking.

Our application process

1. Application: The application is very simple via the online form – an acknowledgment of receipt follows automatically.
2. Review: After careful review of all documents, you will receive feedback once the pre-selection is complete.
3. Interview: Congratulations! Your application has convinced us, and we will get to know each other in person during one or two interviews.
4. Offer: If it works out for both sides, a binding offer will follow.
5. Welcome: After that, it's time: Welcome to the team and here's to a good time together!

About us

Inoverde brings fruit, vegetables, and potatoes from over 1,000 Swiss agricultural businesses to end customers. At 14 modern locations, over 460 employees ensure the cultivation planning, acceptance, storage, and processing of products, guaranteeing reliable delivery to the retail and wholesale sectors as well as the food industry. We are part of the Swiss agricultural cooperative fenaco. This also includes other well-known brands such as UFA, RAMSEIER, Volg, LANDI, and AGROLA. Inoverde – that's also fenaco.