2027 Commercial Graduate Programme – Switzerland

Commercial Graduate Programme - Baar, Switzerland

We are one of the world’s largest globally diversified natural resource companies. We mine, refine, market and recycle a wide range of raw materials that have become an essential part of everyday life as we know it – and many of which play a key role in the energy and mobility transformation we are all striving for.

Our global headquarters are located in Baar, Zug, in the heart of Switzerland. Our Executive Board and all Group functions such as finance, compliance and sustainability are based at the company headquarters in Baar and so are our marketing departments for metals, minerals and coal.

The Glencore Graduate Programme

The Graduate Programme at our global headquarters aims at developing the next generation of Glencore professionals. The programme offers successful graduates the opportunity to understand different functions of the business through internal rotations and to advance their careers in a performance-driven culture.

Our graduates work directly with industry experts, are given real responsibility and as a result gain a variety of skills. Additionally – graduates receive training on topics like trading, traffic, finance, business analytics, networking and public speaking through best-in-class training partners.

All graduates are assigned a mentor to guide them through their development at Glencore. Our mentoring programme supports new joiners in understanding company culture and building their network across the organisation.

Our Commercial Graduate Programme

Based within our dynamic trading environment, our programmes are structured to bring out the very best in you and give you the opportunity to excel in a commercial role, working alongside the very best people in the business.

You will have direct exposure to the commercial teams and will be trusted with individual responsibility from day one.

The commercial programme is designed to prove your commercial aptitude and test your resilience as the front-line support within Logistics, Traffic, Risk, middle office, LME Desk Support, Business Development, with opportunities to rotate.

Entrepreneurial abilities, accuracy, and strong communication skills are the key ingredients for a successful career at Glencore.

Our Ideal Candidate:

• We are looking for students who are currently enrolled in or have recently graduated from a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, ideally in STEM, Finance, Economics or similar, and are available to start in 2027. 
• has an open, flexible and team-oriented personality with an interdisciplinary thinking and solution-oriented working attitude
• proficiency with IT applications, including advanced Excel and data-analysis tools; experience with Power BI and Python is desirable.
• self-driven with a positive attitude
• willing to embrace a diversity of tasks and responsibilities
• aims to improve processes and procedures to maximize efficiency
• high attention to detail and process-oriented
• able to display good time management and organizational skills
• able to work and communicate with people from various backgrounds inside and outside the Company
• Holding a Swiss work permit or passport holder of CH / EU

Benefits

• We are committed to providing benefits, which promote mental, physical, and financial well-being. From healthy meal options in our restaurants and bistros to free use of the in-house gym including sport classes with professional trainers.
• We reimburse public transport for commuting to work; alternatively, we offer free parking space.
• We provide tuition assistance for further education and training courses.
• We have a competitive parental leave policy. Our childcare benefits also include emergency childcare services and financial assistance towards daycare costs.
• Employees’ Swiss Pension 2nd pillar is fully paid by Glencore.