LANDI Branch Manager (Trainee Program)

Locally rooted, regionally connected

The LAVEBA Cooperative - the friendly 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.

Do you want to contribute your talent and commitment with us? Then we are looking for you in our Trade & Agriculture business unit for our trainee program as

LANDI Branch Manager (Trainee Program)

We are convinced that personal experience on the sales floor is an essential foundation for future leadership tasks in a LANDI. Our structured training program allows you to get to know all the tasks that await you as a LANDI Branch Manager in everyday life. As a Branch Manager, you will be responsible for a LANDI operation with the areas of retail, agriculture, and energy after completing the training program. Respect for this task? Don’t worry – our experienced managers and colleagues within LAVEBA LANDI AG with its 18 LANDI operations in Eastern Switzerland will support you throughout the entire training and beyond.

• You have completed basic training in retail or in the agricultural environment (e.g., retail specialist, farmer EFZ, agricultural practitioner EFZ, gardener EFZ)
• You have completed further training with a business management background (e.g., retail specialist) or an equivalent education and feel confident dealing with numbers
• You have already gained some leadership experience and enjoy leadership and collaboration
• You are interested in retail and agriculture and want to deepen your knowledge in this area
• You are communicative, committed, and show high social competence
• You are an organizational talent, used to working independently, and like to take responsibility
• You seek challenges and act as an entrepreneur within the company
• You are flexible and mobile within the framework of the trainee program and feel at home in Eastern Switzerland

• Career start with leadership tasks in retail and agricultural environments
• Comprehensive training program (duration approx. 1 year, depending on experience level) with a structured onboarding plan, varied tasks, and a high degree of personal responsibility
• Opportunity to gain practical experience in various operations within LAVEBA LANDI AG in Eastern Switzerland and collect valuable experience
• Insight into the various business areas of the LAVEBA Cooperative Group in St. Gallen
• After completing the program and depending on availability, the chance to take on a leadership position as Branch Manager

Our offer:

• "Pleasantly different" team spirit in the LANDI operations
• Active coaching by our sales managers
• Attractive compensation with above-average social benefits
• Various employee benefits (e.g., free Agrola fuel card for business and private use)
• Scope for design and career opportunities within LAVEBA LANDI AG as a future leader

Curious? Our brochure gives you a detailed insight into the training – just take a look! LAVEBA Management Training Program

Convinced? If you want to work in a dynamic and results-oriented team, we look forward to your online application.

Do you have any questions? Then feel free to contact me:
Marc Messerli, Head of LANDI Market Department, Tel. 058 400 66 45 / marc.messerli@laveba.ch

LAVEBA Cooperative, HR Department, Vadianstrasse 29, 9001 St. Gallen
Tel. 058 400 66 24