Premium cigar and tobacco retailer with vertical integration from farming to 65+ flagship stores
Oettinger Davidoff is a family-owned premium tobacco and cigar business operating since 1875 with ~4,000 employees and ~500M CHF in annual sales. The tech stack is dominated by SAP (MM, SD) and Microsoft enterprise tools (Office, Teams, Intune), reflecting a traditional supply-chain and retail operation. Current hiring accelerates across sales (3 open roles), product, HR, and support—with notable focus on mid and senior levels—while pain points center on packaging cost control, multi-state compliance, supplier relationship management, and fragmented IT support across branch offices.
Notable leadership hires: Head of HR
Oettinger Davidoff Group produces, markets, and distributes premium-branded cigars and tobacco products under eight house brands (Davidoff, AVO, Camacho, Cusano, Griffin's, Private Stock, Zino, Zino Platinum) and acts as the sole agent for third-party brands such as Haribo across select markets. The company operates a vertically integrated supply chain—from tobacco cultivation in the Dominican Republic and Honduras through a global retail network of 65 Davidoff flagship stores and over 700 appointed merchants across 130+ countries. Founded in Switzerland and headquartered in Basel, the company remains privately held within its founding family. Operations span production, procurement, logistics, sales, and retail, anchored in a "crop to shop" model designed to control quality and margins across the full value chain.
SAP (MM, SD modules), Paylocity for HR, Microsoft Office and Teams, Intune, Power Apps, Jira Service Management, Windows and macOS, Active Directory, and PowerShell for automation.
The company operates vertical integration from tobacco fields in the Dominican Republic and Honduras through its own supply chain to retail, underpinning its "crop to shop" philosophy.
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