Shop Manager (Trainee Program) 80-100%

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 to us? Then we are looking for you in our Business Unit Trade & Agriculture for our trainee program as

Shop Manager (Trainee Program)

We are convinced that personal experience on the sales floor is an essential foundation for future leadership tasks in a LAVEBA shop. Our structured training program allows you to get to know all the tasks that await you as a shop manager in everyday life. In this role, you will be responsible for a LAVEBA gas station shop after completing the trainee program. Respect for this task? Don’t worry – our experienced managers and colleagues within the LAVEBA network will support you throughout the entire training and beyond.

• You have completed basic training in retail or a comparable education
• You have already gained initial leadership experience and enjoy leadership and collaboration
• You are strong in communication, committed, and demonstrate high social competence
• You are an organizational talent, used to working independently, and gladly take on responsibility
• You seek challenges and act as an entrepreneur within the company
• You are flexible and mobile with your car within the framework of the trainee program and feel at home in Eastern Switzerland
• You bring flexibility and shift work hours between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. as well as weekend shifts are no problem for you

• Career start with leadership tasks in retail
• 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 LAVEBA shops 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 a shop manager

Our offer:

• Active coaching by our Head of LAVEBA Shops
• Attractive compensation with above-average social benefits
• Agrola fuel card for free private and business use
• Various other employee benefits
• Scope for design and career opportunities within LAVEBA as a future leader

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