Job Description

At METRO, we’re more than a global food wholesaler. We are ONE METRO: a diverse team of over 85,000 colleagues across more than 30 countries, united by one mission: enabling our 15 million customers to create meaningful moments in hospitality and independent trade. 

We shape the M with passion, commitment, and growth mindset. This means taking on responsibility, making our company your company and creating a business together that remains true to its roots but always seeks new solutions.

Your new role:

In the global headquarters we source a selection of goods that are offered to and sold by all our country subsidiaries worldwide. For our Food category, we are currently looking for an Expert in Global Procurement Food, limited for 24 months (all genders), who brings our assortment to the next level. You analyze the international assortment, align with the sourcing teams in our countries, and derive creative and beneficial solutions. You keep close track on supplier production capacity and coverage rate and check e-sourcing status and report database (prices, volumes, supplier contracts). Lead the global relationship between international teams of strategic suppliers, Metro HQ stakeholders and various METRO country companies ensuring the suppliers perform in line with our company strategy.

Where your expertise is needed:

• Performance: Define, develop, negotiate, implement, and review the performance of a Global Own Brand Range in our countries.
• Harmonization: Continuously align with our country subsidiaries to harmonize the product range and maximize its potential.
• Process-Management: Coordinate global cross functional teams (Quality, Packaging, Supply Chain, Marketing) through a clear and pre-defined Own Brand process.
• Negotiation: Analyze and compare RFQ inputs from suppliers to negotiate the best quality/price ratio.
• Strategy: Negotiate global service contracts delivering conditions against services designed together with our country’s international supplier strategies and joint business plans.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

• Education: University degree (or equivalent experience) with minimum 2 years relevant work experience, preferably in buying food commodities / FMCG on an international level.
• Expertise & Personality: A strong negotiator with a proven track record in category management and condition-based supplier negotiations on both local and international level and strong interest in food product development and good understanding / willingness to learn HoReCa customer needs as well as openness to be motivated to get to know the B2B Food Wholesale sector, willing to accompany the development of our Global Strategy, following our Fundamentals with problem solving capacity and analytical thinking skills.
• Digital skills: Proficient knowledge of MS Office products including Word, Outlook and strong knowledge in Excel.
• Communication: Good communicator, who enjoys working in teams with internal colleagues from both HQ and countries, suppliers and manufacturer being fluent in English (both written and oral).
• Flexibility: Problem solving capacity and analytical thinking skills.

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Work-life balance: Flexible working hours in agreement with your line manager, 30 days of holiday.
• Training: A comprehensive training offer via our own training center or externally.
• Well-being: Health days with lots of health checks and information about your well-being, company medical care including a range of preventive services, such as flu shots, OTHEB employee assistance program.
• Exciting life on campus: Free gym and sports classes, Rioba coffee bar, canteen with discounted meals for employees, many campus events.
• Discounts: discounted Jobticket as well as discounts in our wholesale stores and at many partner companies.
• Comfort: Good transport connections, free parking spaces, JobBike.
• Company pension plan: You will receive a contribution to your company pension.
• Family driven: Three daycare centers for children on campus, support of holiday camps for children of employees.