Receptionist

Are you a friendly, helpful and well organized individual looking for a new opportunity? Are you looking for a part-time opportunity that still comes with meaningful responsibilities in helping our colleagues and welcoming many external visitors to our site each day?

In this role, you will take part in the professional operation of the company’s reception, which includes the support of visitors, handling of incoming telephone calls and faxes as well as the timely and efficient organization of individual business travels (international). You will be in contact with our travel office and keep travelers up to date on the details of their trips. This is a role that calls for some flexibility as it will work around 50% of a full schedule, with the possibility of a full schedule to cover for colleagues on annual leave.

If this sounds like the role for you, we welcome you to join us as a Receptionist/Travel Booker at our office in Baar, Switzerland

**Specific responsibilities**:

- Professionally handle incoming telephone calls and their passing-on to the correct team member with absolute priority.
- Handle Visitor Management including visitor badge handling. Ensure missing badgers are locked.
- Organize individual business travels (flights, hotels, visa, car rental, taxis) in a professional and cost-effective manner, and in line with relevant company policies.
- Handle Travel expenses for High level executives in a timely manner according to the Emerson Travel Expense Guidelines.
- Support hosted meetings and their participants with Taxi and Hotel reservations as requested.
- Handle courier shipments to other Emerson offices.
- Emerson internal communication of bank holidays and prepare tape for bank holidays.
- Vacation Back-up of full time receptionist during 6 weeks per year.

**For this role you will need**:

- Commercial apprenticeship or equivalent.
- 3-5 years’ experience in comparable position.
- Fluency in German and English.
- Digital literacy (good ability to use Microsoft Office tools).
- Experience with handling business travel is an asset.
- Open-minded personality with good communication skills.
- Good manners and high level of customer orientation.

**Our Offer to You
**By joining Emerson, the skills and business insight gained can serve as an invaluable foundation toward developing your career within our global organization. We offer plentiful opportunities for advancement and support this through our formal personal development planning process.

At Emerson, we are committed to fostering a culture where **every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives **. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that inspires innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.

We encourage and support several Employee-led Resources Groups that promote a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Our global Women in Stem initiative gives you the opportunity to connect with local peers that share the same interest, to promote the diversity & inclusion and early STEM education and to benefit from professional development to access leadership opportunities.

Our LGBTQ+A Group empowers our workforce regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation, and supports the inclusion and professional development of all employees.

This philosophy is fundamental to living our company’s values and our responsibility to leave the world in a better place.