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METRO/MAKRO

Wholesale food for HoReCa and traders

Buyer

Procurement & SourcingPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeNanterre, FranceIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least five years of experience in a similar function.
  • Experience managing purchasing categories related to Facility Management.
  • Proficiency in Excel and knowledge of Power BI.
  • Professional-level English.
  • Proficiency with a procure-to-pay tool, or willingness to learn one quickly.
  • Analytical and synthesis skills to process a wide variety of information.
  • Negotiation skills at local and international levels.
  • Rigor, dynamism, and curiosity.
  • Autonomy and proactivity, with a strong interest in innovation.
  • Team spirit and interpersonal skills to develop a strong internal network and challenge existing practices.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with technical teams, points of sale, legal, and finance.

Responsibilities

  • Support internal clients in expressing and analyzing their needs.
  • Challenge existing practices and identify optimization and innovation opportunities through market sourcing, supplier benchmarking, purchasing communities, and technical and regulatory developments.
  • Manage end-to-end tender processes, including specifications, analysis, contracting, deployment, contract monitoring, and spend measurement.
  • Negotiate and apply a total cost of ownership perspective.
  • Propose optimization approaches across the purchasing cycle and associated processes.
  • Manage purchasing projects and ensure smooth information-sharing, particularly internationally.
  • Deploy certain Group contracts locally.
  • Develop synergies with other METRO entities.
  • Participate in deploying SAP Ariba in France, including new catalogs and future functionalities.
  • Analyze spending and service providers, optimize spend, and secure purchasing.
  • Manage supplier performance and optimize the service-quality-to-price ratio.
  • Ensure internal client satisfaction regarding costs, quality, lead times, and service levels.
  • Analyze supplier risks, including dependency, financial stability, and corporate social responsibility, and implement suitable contract management.
  • Ensure compliance with internal procedures to limit legal risks, including illegal labor lending, marchandage offenses, and misclassification.
  • Contribute to deploying the purchasing policy.
  • Propose and participate in continuous improvement of processes and the Internal Purchasing service.

About the Company

METRO/MAKRO

Wholesale food for HoReCa and traders

METRO supplies food and related products to professionals, including hotels, restaurants, caterers (HoReCa) and independent traders, through large physical stores and a delivery network. Its product access combines in-store shopping with Food Service Distribution (FSD) and a digitally connected experience, plus METRO MARKETS, an international online marketplace for professional customers that has grown since 2019. The company’s approach extends across more than 30 countries and relies on a multichannel model to reach about 15 million customers, supported by a workforce of over 85,000 and a 2023/24 sales figure of €31 billion. METRO prioritizes sustainability and reports recognition from indices like MSCI, Sustainalytics and CDP. The goal is to meet professional customers’ needs with reliable, scale-enabled wholesale distribution and digital marketplaces that enable efficient purchasing while expanding international reach.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Düsseldorf, Germany
Founded
1964

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