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Trainee programme

Trainee programme

The Valora trainee programme is an entry-level training and development programme for qualified university graduates. The aim is the sustainable promotion of young talent over the long term.

The trainees prepare for a year for future roles in the retail sector. The trainee programme has been firmly established at Valora since 2008. During the initiation phase, trainees acquire an insight into our company's different areas and sales formats. They also get to know all the important experts and interfaces, thus developing a network. The focus of the trainee programme is on-the-job training accompanied by individually selected training measures.

Trainee

Ready for your initial post-study professional experience?

Start: 1 September
Through the Valora trainee programme, we make a long-term and sustainable contribution to promoting young talent. We offer you a platform to launch your career as a potential specialist and manager.
  • You will do the following
    • Become familiar with the different areas and sales formats as well as important contact people and interfaces
    • Develop specialist and managerial competence through diverse assignments in projects and daily business operations
    • Gain experience in two to three departments with a focus on different areas (a placement abroad is also possible)
    • Engage in cross-sectoral cooperation and enjoy the opportunity to develop a comprehensive network
  • Your training could be structured as follows

    Initiation programme

    Department:Different departments incl. working in sales outlets or shadowing the sales managers
    Contents:Become familiar with the different areas and sales formats as well as important contact people and interfaces


    1st stage

    Department:Retail projects
    Contents:e.g. optimisation of an ordering process
    Duration:Four months


    2nd stage

    Department:Retail Service Project
    Contents:e.g. introduction of a new product
    Duration:Four months


    3rd stage

    Department:Valora Digital
    Contents:e.g. needs analysis for customers
    Duration:Four months
  • Your profile
    • Degree from a university or a university of applied sciences, preferably in business administration, trade, logistics, personnel, business informatics or similar within the past two years
    • Initial professional experience from placements during your course of study
    • Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
    • Ambition and an entrepreneurial mindset, plus a can-do attitude
    • Team spirit and social skills
    • Confident delivery in German, plus good knowledge of English and French an advantage
  • Advantages that we offer you
    • Project responsibility in cooperation with your mentor
    • Personal development opportunities
    • Insights into different sales formats and departments
    • Networking within the entire Valora Group
    • Steep learning curve

Further information

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact us at: berufsbildung@valora.com.

You can find available apprenticeships on our careers page: https://career.valora.com/en.

Contact

Human Resources

Berufsbildung
Hofackerstrasse 40
CH-4132 Muttenz

E-mail: berufsbildung@valora.com

Application

This is a 12-month trainee programme with a fixed start date: 1 September

Our open trainee positions are advertised in our job portal.

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