Inside HOFER – Careers blog

Our employees’ children showed off their artistic talent in the HOFER drawing competition in the entry categories “Christmas with the HOFER bear” and “My mum/dad working at HOFER”. The top prize was a EUR 300 HOFER shopping voucher and a HOFER teddy bear. Special highlight: the winning drawing is featured on this year’s Christmas chocolate for our employees.

Stefan is one of our many great apprentices who rock our retail sales. In this interview, he reveals how he found his way to us, what his job entails and why it is such a good match for him.

Wow – we are proud to have won the Best Recruiters award in our industry! Click here to learn how we scored as an employer and how we improved our standing in the overall ranking.Wow – we are proud to have won the Best Recruiters award in our industry! Click here to learn how we scored as an employer and how we improved our standing in the overall ranking.

Our management internship is an opportunity for university students to gain one to six months of practical working experience alongside a seasoned Area Manager.

Equal pay for equal work? But of course. “Equal Pay Day” is a perfect occasion to explain our priorities at HOFER. We place great emphasis on diversity, equal opportunity, and above all, equal pay.    

HOFER CEO Horst Leitner was a guest speaker at the Management Center Innsbruck on 9 October 2020. Some 140 attendees were present to hear his live talk and get an exciting look behind the scenes of our company. Mr. Leitner’s presentation focused on the major influence of consumers in the food retail business.

Would you like to know how our new employer branding appearance was created? Learn more about our new motto and meet the employees who are featured as models in our new employer branding appearance.

Our HOFER team is based on cooperation and collaboration. Our daily team spirit offers a dependable work environment, in which our employees can grow and thrive.

The ALPHA Retail Network is all about digitisation, hardware and software. The 20,000 m² space is home to our innovative IT team and other departments working on the latest developments and technologies for HOFER.

HOFER Logistics coordinates the entire journey our products undergo on their way to individual stores. As Deputy Warehouse Section Manager, Peter is making an important contribution to this effort.

Raphaela started her career at HOFER with an apprenticeship in 2009. She continued her professional development until she was qualified to manage her own store. Today, she is a member of the Works Council and one of the faces of our new employer branding.

Tanja has been working at HOFER since 2004 and has gathered extensive working experience during that time. She now works as the Director of Finance and is also a model in our new employer branding campaign.

Andreas joined HOFER in 2017. As an IT Manager, he oversees exciting projects from our innovative ALPHA Retail Network site in Eberstalzell. As one of the models in our new employer branding website, he stepped in front of the camera for us.

You have (almost) completed your degree and are interested in joining HOFER as a manager? You are interested in working as an Area Manager at HOFER and have already researched the job description, but would like to ask a few burning questions? Then you may be able to find more information here!

Are you interested in an apprenticeship at HOFER and still have a few burning questions? This section summarises the most frequently asked questions and answers on apprenticeships at HOFER.