The digitalisation of the economy is progressing inexorably and qualitatively and is constantly leading to new fields of activity, processes and methods of working. PAPSTAR has also positioned itself professionally in the e-commerce sector so it can constantly streamline every online sales channel available to it. The new qualified position "Management Assistant in E-Commerce" (m/f/d) aims at a achieving commercial qualification in terms of digital business models.

DUTIES

• Evaluating, selecting and utilising online sales channels in a targeted manner
• Designing ranges of goods and services for online trading/retailing
• Use of project-oriented and team-based working methods on the web
• Designing phone, email or chat-based customer communications
• Preparing online marketing measures
• Processing goods and service contracts
• Developing  social media strategies
• Performing analyses
• Preparing regular reports
• Trend research

PAPSTAR employs industrial management assistants in order to plan, implement and monitor commercial areas of responsibility. The aim here is to incorporate all commercial aspects. The training syllabus covers professional advice and support for customers, using modern communication and media techniques through business management and analysing market potentials to identifying demand related to purchasing. In the era of globalisation, advanced skills in foreign languages are also a plus.

DUTIES

• Controlling business processes in the company
• Communicating with customers, suppliers and service partners
• Drafting enquiries and comparing estimates
• Handling the sale and shipment of goods
• Preparing the accompanying documents
• Organising the inspection and storage of goods
• Insights into the organisation of financial and business accounting
• Co-developing marketing strategies

The position of Office Management Assistant is a relatively young qualified occupation that is recognised under the Vocational Training Act (BBiG) and offered by PAPSTAR that combines the three professions of office administrator, office management assistant and office communications specialist. The goal of this qualification is to create an attractive, clearly structured and modern offering for various industries. It aims at acquiring comprehensive and systemic process-oriented competence.

DUTIES

• Commercial administrative tasks in various areas
• Processing orders
• Providing support to customers and sales reps
• Daily dealings with suppliers, branch offices and service partners
• Internal and external correspondence
• Organising and coordinating meetings and appointments

IT system integration specialists (m/f/d) analyse, plan and implement information and (tele)communication solutions. To do so, they network hardware and software components to form complex systems. Typical areas of application include data centres, networks, client-server systems, fixed networks and radio networks. Modern diagnostic systems help to troubleshoot application problems; PAPSTAR's defined field of activity also includes consulting and training tailored to usability.

DUTIES

• Conceiving and implementing complex systems
• Integrating  hardware and software components
• Initial start-up, installation and configuration of systems
• Using diagnostic systems to troubleshoot problems
• Developing system solutions
• Administrative duties

IT application development specialists master programming languages like others do foreign languages - as is also the case at PAPSTAR. With their help, they develop a wide range of in-house or customer-focussed software solutions. The defined area of responsibility in the field of application development covers the entire range of state-of-the-art IT technologies through complex expert and multimedia systems to technical, mathematical-scientific and commercial applications.

DUTIES

• Analysis and design in the activity field
• Program development and documentation
• Interface concepts and test procedures
• Deploying control mechanisms
• Full-scale quality assurance
• Online contracts for goods and services
• IT systems and databases
• User interfaces and customisations
• Software-based presentations
• Technical marketing

Transport and Logistics Services Management Assistants organise the dispatch, handling and, if necessary, storage of goods and monitor the interaction of the positions involved in a logistics chain. The state-recognised training occupation introduces the trainee to a wide range of tasks and offers good prospects for the future, not least because of this versatility. The range of tasks covers almost all operational areas at PAPSTAR. Successful completion of this training is the basis for qualified employment at our head office or at one of our foreign branches.

AUFGABEN

• Organisation of the shipment of goods
• Search for suitable routes and means of transport
• Evaluation of transport offers
• Regulating insurance for goods in transit
• Processing customer complaints and damage reports
• Preparation of accompanying goods, freight and custom documents
• Monitoring invoice processing and payment transactions
• General administrative activities

Logistics has always been one of the main pillars of the distribution concept. Our own fleet of ultra-modern trucks  - snow-white, they are a real eye-catcher on Europe's roads - makes sure that our goods are delivered on time and in the shortest timespan. The entire fleet is made up of low-emission Euro 6 vehicles only that can be loaded on two levels. Our aim with this is to make optimal use of the transport volume at all times. PAPSTAR constantly evaluates all available fuel-saving technologies and invests in the most advanced and resource-saving technologies on the market.

DUTIES

• Transporting goods to customers at home and abroad
• Transporting goods from suppliers to the central warehouse in Kall
• Checking, maintaining and caring for the vehicles
• Health and safety at work
• Environmental protection and road safety
• Preparing the cargo
• Driving vehicles on public roads
• Road traffic legislation
• Operational planning and logistics
• Customer-focussed manner
• Economical driving training courses

The position of Warehouse Logistics Specialist is a qualified occupation in the area of industry, trade and services. Warehouse logistics specialists work in the area of logistics planning and organisation. Their tasks include receiving, picking, loading, stowing, transporting and packing goods for freight forwarding. The strategically situated central and high-bay warehouse from PAPSTAR alone has 70,000 pallet and 100,000 carton storage spaces.

DUTIES

• Organising proper stock rotation for the products
• Intermediate storage and order picking
• Staging goods until re-dispatch
• Using computer-controlled warehouse management systems
• Using special floor conveyor technologies
• Using cutting edge communications systems
• Controlling storage systems
• Drafting the necessary financial papers
• Warehouse-related goods and information flow
• Storage and transport techniques

The primary tasks of warehouse specialists (m/f/d) include receiving and issuing goods, as well as the specific checking of warehouse inventories. The activities for incoming goods from PAPSTAR include receiving goods, inspecting the integrity and completeness of the delivery and the end storage of the goods.

DUTIES

• Capturing warehoused goods using a hand scanner
• Entering incoming goods in warehouse management systems
• Proper storage of products
• Independent performance of order picking and staging of stored goods
• Performing handovers to forwarding agents and carriers
• Using and selecting dedicated floor conveyor technologies