Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products.
The next Graduate Trainee Program will start beginning of September 2024 and the application is now open - click here to apply before January 14th, 2024.
We believe in sustainable growth through exploring different approaches, discovering new solutions and working together. Join us on our journey, where we invest in sustainable farming, efficient machinery, biorefineries, and delicious food. We're looking for curious, passionate talents to be part of our Graduate Trainee Program, offering a unique opportunity to explore various sectors, markets, and functions.
It could be...
Taking your skills up a notch
Level up your potential in our Graduate Trainee Program – a dynamic blend of fun and challenge. Share your ideas to develop, explore, and grow. Together, we find new ways to reimagine the world of grain!
Creating stuff that really matters
Everything we do is connected. And we are passionate about the opportunities to work together to find new solutions and to grow our sustainable business. Here, you can Influence society and people’s everyday lives!
Hanging out with brilliant people
One of the program's best perks is the network of brilliant minds it brings to the table. Here you grow connections, cultivate your curiosity, discover new perspectives and rub shoulders with the best.
Spotting different fields, no doubt
With businesses throughout the entire value chain, you will explore different sectors and businesses, and find your thing. Fuel your ambition and grow your experiences with our Graduate Trainee Program.
About the program
15 months of fun and challenge
As a Graduate Trainee in our 15-month program, you're in for an awesome start of your career. You'll join one of our sectors/companies within the Lantmännen Group and this will become your home base during the program, depending on the chosen track. After the program, you'll continue your career within your home company and work with stuff that really matters.
4 assignments across different fields
You'll explore four different fields – two within your home sector and two in other sectors or companies within the Group – gaining a diverse range of experience and skills. Expect varied projects and our goal is to include at least one assignment characterized by strong international collaboration or abroad placement. So, no doubt, you´ll be spotting different fields!
Trainings to level up your skills
Trainings are held in parallel with assignments to up your skills and provide a good platform and tools within areas such as leadership, change management, as well as personal development. Between assignments, you will meet your fellow Graduate Trainees and do study visits to further explore our business, share your experiences and learnings, reflect and recharge.
Strategic Group Assignment
The Strategic Group Assignments focus on key areas in the future development of Lantmännen. These strategic projects are often initiated by the Group Management Team and are done in smaller groups. During the program you will also grow your network of brilliant colleagues and make a real impact, both for our Group, but also on society and peoples’ everyday lives.
Sector Tracks
Graduate Trainee Program 2024 – 2025
In order to qualify, you should hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in the fields of Business, Engineering, or Agriculture with no more than three years of post-academic work experience – placing you at the doorstep of your career. For the different tracks, specific competencies are sought, please read more about these below and here you can apply.
Agriculture sector, Malmö - Business Development / Digitalisation track
To the core of Lantmännen, the Agriculture sector, we're in search of a graduate with a flair for business development and digitalization, whom will focus on enhancing our digital landscape and services. If you've studied industrial engineering/economics, or business, and are passionate about connecting diverse areas like the grain market, plant breeding, and feed business, this could be the perfect fit for you.
Biorefineries, Energy sector, Norrköping - Supply Chain / Operations track
Step into the dynamic world of Lantmännen Biorefineries, within in the vibrant Energy sector. We're not only about what we do; it's about how we do it. And we're on the hunt for a forward-thinking industrial engineering or engineering graduate who's ready to dig deep into operations, supply chain, and product engineering. Join us in crafting solutions for a greener, more sustainable society.
Cerealia, Food sector, Järna - Operations / Production track
Are you ready to dive into the delicious world of food at Lantmännen Cerealia, home to beloved brands like Start!, AXA and Kungsörnen? We're on the lookout for candidates who share our enthusiasm for production and operations. If you have a background in engineering with a focus on supply chain, operations, or production, you're a match. Join us for a fun and challenging journey in the food sector!
Group Functions, Stockholm - Finance track
For Lantmännen Group Finance we are looking for a graduate trainee with a finance and accounting or economics background. If you have a profound grasp and a passion for forecasting, planning, and closely monitoring the financial aspects of a business, you're exactly who we want. To truly shine in this track, skills in process optimization, including digitalization, are highly valuable. Let's enhance efficiency and chart new pathways together!
Swecon, Eskilstuna - Supply Chain track
Get ready to embark on Swecon's sector track, which is all about shaping the future of business development in supply chain, lean management, and process optimization to drive growth. We're searching for a candidate that have studied engineering or industrial engineering and management, and if you bring competencies in digitalization, energy transition, and e-mobility to the table, that's an extra bonus.
Swecon, Ratingen/ Düsseldorf - Sales & Marketing / Product Mgmt track
Join us on the exciting sector track with Swecon, where the spotlight is on future business development in sales and marketing to fuel our growth. We're on the lookout for candidates with a background in business management, industrial or mechanical engineering, and a passion for sales and marketing. And you need to be fluent in German for this track. Ready to take your career up a notch?
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Karl spent one of the four rotations within the Graduate Trainee Program at Lantmännen Unibake in Romania and summarizes his experience with the words: "The perfect match: a challenging yet incredibly developmental graduate trainee rotation!"
If you want to read the full article, you will find it here
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Time flies for Linn in the windy city of Chicago, being busy with analysing the market and in addition to work, Linn says: "It’s a great experience to learn more about this big country and its different cultures."
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To meet the people on site, and to listen to their work and understand the value each and every part contributes to within a full value chain company like Lantmännen is the best part of the Graduate Trainee Program.
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During my assignments, I have met many great leaders and I have had the opportunity to both see them "in action", but also hear them discuss and reason about their leadership. It has made me realize what I appreciate about good leadership.
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As a Graduate Trainee at Lantmännen, I got to do several interesting things – from working with Organic Grain and Transfer Pricing, to exploring Marketing at Unibake Belgium to learning more about Public and Regulatory Affairs. After the program I got the amazing opportunity to develop further in the role as Project Manager at Lantmännen Unibake in Copenhagen.
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As a former trainee I was intrigued to try out exciting positions within Lantmännen's grain value chain, both in Sweden, internationally and within B2B and B2C. I have now taken on a role, pushing me outside my comfort zone, but with the confidence of managers and supportive colleagues; "You can do this!"
The recruitment process
Application period
Our Graduate Trainee Program starts after the summer every second year - 2024, 2026 and so on. The application process for the coming program opens in the late autumn the year before. In order to qualify you need at least a Bachelor’s degree, preferably within Business, Industrial Engineering, Engineering or Agriculture.
The application is now open and the latest date to apply is January 14th, 2024.
Tests and phone interviews
After the application has closed, the process will move on to digital assessment tests and phone interviews, which are the next steps in the recruitment.
In-depth interviews
After tests and phone interviews, further assessment will take place. Based on a combined evaluation, a number of candidates will be invited to in-depth interviews.
Finalizing the recruitment
Further interviews with sector track representatives will be conducted, as well as an overall evaluation of the different parts of your application and assessment steps. The recruitment process will then be finalized and candidates will be offered to join the Graduate Trainee Program.
Meet some of our former Graduate Trainees
Plug in your headphones and listen to when Axel, Veronica and Alice leveled up their potential with Lantmännen's Graduate Trainee Program and how they are creating stuff that really matters.
Want to learn more? Watch Linnea, Mikkel, Robert and Sofia sharing their experiences from being part of the Graduate Trainee Program.
Since joining the Graduate Trainee Program, Linnea has contributed to our sustainable business in many ways. Learn more about her work from field to fork.
Meet Mikkel, through the program, he has found his true passion – working with sustainable development. A future job and a job for the future! Watch the film to get his full story.
Learn more about how Robert has fast tracked from Project Leader to Manager Digital Solutions. And it all started with the Graduate Trainee Program.
This is Sofia. Throughout the Graduate Trainee Program, she explored her competencies - leading to new experiences and growth. Listen to her story.
Karriärföretagen's student network consists of active students at Sweden's universities and colleges. The network members have selected the three trainee programs they feel are the most attractive, and here Lantmännen's Graduate Trainee Program has been voted as Sweden's 3rd most attractive trainee program 2023 among engineers.
If you wanna learn more about our Graduate Trainee Program, you will find more information here.
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Lantmännen's Graduate Trainee Program is certified by TraineeGuiden.
