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METRO/MAKRO

Wholesale food for HoReCa and traders

Inside Sales Representative

Account ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHanover, GermanyIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • An ideal candidate has completed commercial vocational training, such as office management or wholesale, or alternatively has hospitality experience as a restaurant or hotel specialist or cook.
  • Career changers are welcome, and the employer provides support toward becoming a sales professional.
  • Ideally, candidates have initial experience in sales or telephone sales, including inbound and outbound sales, an interest in food, and confident use of Microsoft Office.
  • Candidates should communicate effectively, demonstrate sales aptitude, and be able to build networks.
  • Candidates should be friendly, customer-, service-, and quality-oriented, and able to adapt quickly to conversation partners.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary contact for regular customers and advise them by telephone about the product range and services.
  • Reliably and proactively support top regular customers by telephone.
  • Process orders for delivery customers and support them, coordinating closely with regional delivery locations.
  • Identify customer needs and proactively advise them on gastro-service solutions and promotional products.
  • Develop sales strategies with the field sales team to achieve assigned sales targets for the service area.
  • Regularly assess the success of sales measures and develop ways to optimize them.
  • Work as a team with field sales customer managers, the wholesale market, and delivery operations.

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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