M

METRO/MAKRO

Wholesale food for HoReCa and traders

General Manager

Business Operations +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRudolstadt, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • The candidate must have leadership experience in a retail context and a cooperative, motivating leadership style.
  • The candidate must have completed commercial vocational training or business administration studies, together with experience as a market manager, store manager, branch manager, or sales department manager.
  • The candidate must be customer-oriented and able to support gastronomy and hospitality customers in achieving their goals.
  • The candidate must have expertise in handling food and an affinity for freshness, enjoyment, and cooking.
  • The candidate must have sales ability and be skilled at building networks.
  • The candidate must demonstrate entrepreneurial thinking, strategic foresight, and awareness of trends and innovations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the wholesale market as a senior leader with responsibility for customer orientation and team performance.
  • Motivate and support approximately 20–40 employees in their personal and professional development.
  • Manage work processes across the individual departments and develop process-optimization measures.
  • Use business experience and financial metrics to directly drive the market's business success.
  • Analyze, control, and further develop marketing strategies.
  • Act as a strategic partner to the corporate headquarters and coordinate with other METRO and METRO Gastro markets in the region.
  • Represent the market at major events and with important customers.

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

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at METRO/MAKRO

See more jobs