ESA is a member-owned distribution cooperative serving approximately 7,000 automotive and motorcycle dealers across Switzerland from 11 regional centers. The tech stack is SAP-dominant (ERP, warehouse management, and Fiori UI), with Adobe for marketing collateral and Atlassian for internal collaboration — a profile typical of large logistics operations focused on process standardization. Active hiring in logistics and sales, combined with documented pain points around resource planning and process automation, suggests the cooperative is scaling fulfillment capacity while modernizing legacy systems.
Notable leadership hires: Team Lead Warehouse Logistics, Managing Director
Founded in 1930, ESA operates as a purchasing and distribution cooperative for the Swiss automobile and motorcycle trade. The organization serves approximately 7,000 member-owners through a network of 11 locations nationwide, employing around 680 staff (including apprentices) to deliver parts and supplies up to three times daily to dealer members. ESA offers both consumables and capital equipment through a unified supply chain. The cooperative's business model centers on pooling procurement power and distribution logistics across dealer networks in Switzerland and Germany.
SAP (including S/4HANA and EWM warehouse management), Microsoft Office suite, Teams, Jira, Confluence, and Adobe Creative Cloud for marketing and design work.
Headquartered in Burgdorf, Berne, Switzerland. ESA operates 11 distribution centers across Switzerland to serve its dealer member network.
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