Facilities Manager

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Breitling stands apart with its watches unapologetically dedicated to authentic adventures, in the air, at sea or on land. We are currently looking for aFacility Managerto our #Squad of Infrastructure & Facilities in Grenchen. You as Facility Manager are a hands-on personality who actively promotes topics, works independently, and can communicate and convince at different levels. It would be great to have in our team an energetic professional with a proven expertise at multi-tasking.

Your responsibilities:

• Organize and coordinate the office administration procedures for maximum effectiveness, efficiency, and the safety for all facilities in Grenchen
• Support company operations to sustain office systems and supervise direct reports
• Closely coordinate with the HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) Manager on all relevant topics
• Ensure sustainability measures are followed
• Execute and leads various small and big projects, and ensures budget remains inside the approved sum
• Collaborate with the various heads of the company
• Coordinate projects with colleagues from other locations
• Streamline administrative procedures and identifie opportunities for process and office management improvement
• Develop budgets and implement them accordingly in the field of responsibility
• Organize the space efficiently and assign working areas to new squad members in coordination with the respective heads
• Implement new policies, rules and regulations and ensure they are followed
• Organize onboarding and training sessions for new employees

Your profile:

• You are experienced with minimum 5-8 years ideally in a similar role or equivalent in an international and fast paced environment
• You have completed manual or technical basis schooling and/or a commercial background (apprenticeship) with further training in the field of facility management or a university degree in business administration or similar
• You have know-how & first experience in workplace setups
• You are determent, resilient and assertive personality with high self-competence
• You have very good organizational skills and solution-oriented approach
• Good business understanding
• You enjoy working in a diverse team
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in German and French, as well as very good knowledge of English (B2-C1)
• Ideally experienced with ERP tools (SAP, strategic)
• It would be great if you have completed vocational facility management, and/or workplace courses
• Driving license (cat. B) is a must

Your competencies:

• Strong business acumen and a strong commercial focus
• Proven ability to take leadership of a project from conception to completion with minimal supervision
• High social competence and drive to work on senior level with senior leaders
• Intellectually sharp with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

At Breitling, we are:

• Entrepreneurially-minded
• Doers and results-driven
• Innovative thinkers
• Explorers and experimenters
• Ethical and inclusive
• Inspired by heritage and craftsmanship