Executive Assistant / Reception & Administration

Locally rooted, regionally connected

The LAVEBA Cooperative - the likeable Eastern Swiss trade and service provider with well-known brands such as LANDI, Volg, AGROLA, UFA and LAVEBA Shop - has been successfully serving its members and customers for over 125 years. We live our values and are sustainably reliable, successful together and focused on people. With around 700 employees in the areas of retail, agriculture, energy and real estate spread across various locations, the company, headquartered in Neumarkt St. Gallen, is an integral part of the Eastern Swiss (rural) economy.

We actively promote the professional development of our employees. Due to the internal job change of our executive assistant, an attractive vacancy has arisen which we would like to fill with a competent and motivated personality.

• Administrative and organisational support of the executive management, especially the chairperson of the executive management.
• Preparation of correspondence, presentations and other business documents.
• Independent organisation as well as preparation and follow-up of meetings, workshops and events.
• Reception and care of visitors as well as operation of the telephone switchboard and handling of central e-mail inboxes.
• Organisation and coordination of everyday office life, including mail processing, office supplies management and care of meeting rooms and communal areas.
• Participation in projects and taking on special tasks on behalf of the executive management.
• Contributing to the optimisation of administrative processes and promoting efficient collaboration with internal and external contacts.
• Administrative support in the daily business of the agriculture division, including receipt and processing of orders and purchases as well as maintenance of master data.
• Leadership, training and supervision of apprentices.

• Completed commercial basic training EFZ or an equivalent qualification. Further training as an executive assistant, management assistant or administrative clerk is an advantage.
• Alternatively, a completed degree in business administration with corresponding practical experience.
• Alternatively, several years of professional experience in a comparable role in reception, secretariat or administration.
• Trainer course or willingness to complete it.
• Confident German language skills as well as pronounced organisational and administrative abilities.
• High service orientation, professionalism and enjoyment in dealing with different stakeholders.
• Independent, structured and reliable working style.
• Absolute discretion and a high sense of responsibility when handling confidential information.
• Communicative, engaging personality with a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach to work.

• Varied tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility
• A collegial and appreciative atmosphere with flat hierarchies
• A challenging role with plenty of scope for creativity
• A future-oriented company that sets groundbreaking goals with its partners
• Attractive employment conditions
• Workplace in the heart of the city of St. Gallen

For further information, please contact:
Peter Eisenring, Head of HR Department,058 400 66 24, peter.eisenring@laveba.ch

Would you like to work actively, varied and with great personal responsibility? Then we look forward to receiving your online application. Click on "APPLY".

LAVEBA Cooperative, HR Department, Vadianstrasse 29, P.O. Box, 9001 St. Gallen
Tel.: 058 400 66 24, hr@laveba.ch