Swiss Post sets a strategic course for modern, efficient mobility
The Swiss Post Group unit Mobility Services has developed its strategy. Swiss Post plans to adapt its range of services to meet changing and increasing requirements with services for its own logistics and for business customers. It also wants to make PostBus more efficient to achieve the cost savings required by the orderers, relieving the financial burden on the public sector. As a result, there will be job cuts in the management and administration areas of Mobility Services, which will be implemented in as socially responsible a manner as possible. A corresponding redundancy plan is already in place. The measures will have no impact on drivers or passengers, and customers will continue to benefit from public transport with the customary value for money.
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Expansion of sustainable services
As Switzerland’s leading bus company, PostBus aims to continue providing attractively priced, reliable and high-quality services for the public sector and passengers alike. For this reason, Swiss Post plans to become more efficient in the mobility sector and to reduce costs. In concrete terms, this means making savings in management and administration. By doing so, Swiss Post will contribute to the efforts currently being made by the Confederation, cantons and municipalities to reduce their costs. They are involved in ordering and financing regional passenger transport and local transport.
Expansion of sustainable services
Yet, mobility in Switzerland is also a growth market. Swiss Post sees opportunities to be successful by offering business customers attractive services such as in fleet management or with on-demand services for commuter mobility – and, in turn, make a monetary contribution to the financial independence of Swiss Post. As the country’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, Swiss Post is facing up to its responsibility in terms of sustainability. In future, the expertise that Swiss Post is acquiring in electric charging solutions as part of the transformation to e-mobility will also be available on the market. The company plans to found a joint venture with the Fenaco agricultural cooperative, with the aim of giving the Swiss public access to a nationwide network of fast charging stations under the brand PowerUp.
Christian Plüss, Head of the Mobility Services Group unit and CEO of PostBus, will oversee the reorganization until the end of January 2025 before handing over the reins as planned. “I’m confident that, with this reorganization, we’re setting a strategic course that will enable Swiss Post to be successful in public transport and in providing sustainable services to business and private customers. This includes reducing costs wherever possible to remain competitive, given the current financial situation of the public sector. Unfortunately, this will also have an impact on the number of jobs. Swiss Post will meet its obligations as a socially responsible employer at all times.”