Global Food Procurement Leader

vor 3 Wochen

Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland METRO AG Vollzeit

Job Title: Global Food Procurement Leader

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Global Food Procurement Leader to join our team at METRO AG. As a key member of our global procurement team, you will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of our global food procurement strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage a small team of procurement experts and support the coordination of cross-functional teams through the Own Brand process.
  • Negotiate global service contracts with strategic suppliers to drive joint business growth.
  • Analyze international market trends and align with sourcing teams in our countries to derive creative and beneficial business solutions.
  • Develop, negotiate, and implement the Global Own Brand Range in our 22 countries.
  • Align with our country subsidiaries to harmonize the product range and leverage scales.
  • Monitor supplier production capacity and coverage rate and track e-sourcing status and report data.
  • Steer and maximize the implementation of agreed services in line with countries' value creation plans.
  • Execute performance review meetings with all strategic suppliers.
  • Review key performance indicators and ensure accurate reporting.

Requirements:

  • University degree (or equivalent experience) with minimum 10 years relevant work experience preferably in buying food / FMCG on an international level.
  • Proven leadership experience in both team and functional management, with a demonstrated ability to guide, develop, and evaluate team performance to achieve operational goals.
  • Strong interest for food product development and sound understanding of HoReCa customer needs.
  • A strong negotiator with a proven track record in category management and condition-based supplier negotiations on both local and international level.
  • Proficient knowledge in MS Office products including Word, Excel, and Outlook (especially Excel at least VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables).
  • Proven skill set on how to lead diverse stakeholders.
  • Good communicator, who enjoys working with customers, suppliers, and other key stakeholders.
  • Ability to embrace diverse cultural environment across the organization.
  • Problem solving capacity and analytical thinking skills.
  • Willingness to travel (trade fairs, factory visits, country visits).
  • Fluent in English (both written and oral).

What We Offer:

  • A high degree of personal responsibility, the opportunity to grow personally and to motivate yourself professionally.
  • Work-life balance: trust-based working hours, 30 days of vacation and options for mobile working.
  • Continuing Education: A comprehensive continuing education offering through our own training team as well as our own annual training budget.
  • Well-being: Health programs, a free gym on our campus, regular employee events.
  • Comfort: Very good transport connections and free parking including charging facilities for e-mobility. Canteen with a varied and sustainable range of dishes as well as discounts in our stores and at many partner companies.
  • Company pension plan: subsidy to provide for your age.

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