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REWE Group Austria

Runs supermarkets, discount stores and drugstores

Finance Transformation Expert

Full-Time
€70k/yr
Senior
Bachelor's
Wiener Neudorf, Austria
In Person
Business & StrategyBusiness Operations

About the job

Requirements
  • A degree in a business field, or relevant vocational training combined with professional experience.
  • At least five years of professional experience in business and transformation projects and/or management consulting.
  • Comprehensive business knowledge, understanding of broader economic relationships, and holistic process thinking.
  • Very good communication skills in German and English, with confidence in presentations and facilitation.
  • Strong conceptual and analytical abilities and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently and in a structured, team-oriented manner.
Responsibilities
  • Lead demanding business, transformation, and operational excellence initiatives, supporting their implementation through successful transition into operational business; provide methodological support to project leads and business units on change and development initiatives.
  • Analyze existing end-to-end processes, identify optimization opportunities, and develop sustainable solutions to improve efficiency, quality, and customer value, with a focus on standardization, digitization, and continuous improvement.
  • Develop well-founded decision materials, analyses, and recommendations for management, and derive concrete optimization measures and implementation initiatives.
  • Support the introduction of new processes, organizational structures, and ways of working, ensuring a sustainable transition to regular operations with business units.
  • Further develop standards, methods, and governance in project, process, and operational excellence management, contributing to more professional cross-functional collaboration.
  • Advise leaders and business units on organizational change, process optimization, and implementation of strategic initiatives, and foster structured, solution-oriented collaboration.
  • Define suitable metrics with business units, measure the success of implemented measures, and drive ongoing development of processes and ways of working.
  • Work closely with Operations, business units, IT, and other internal stakeholders; coordinate cross-functional initiatives and ensure successful implementation across end-to-end processes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in finance and accounting is desirable.

About the company

REWE Group Austria runs supermarkets, discount stores and drugstores that sell groceries and everyday household goods to consumers. Its retail businesses combine different store formats with online shopping, while a shared organization handles purchasing and the movement of products to local shops. The group buys goods for resale through its stores and also operates wholesale and tourism businesses. Organized under REWE International AG, it manages the Austrian business and international grocery operations elsewhere in Europe as part of the German REWE Group. The Austrian business traces its roots to a Vienna shop opened in 1953 and is headquartered in Wiener Neudorf, Lower Austria.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Wiener Neudorf, Austria

Founded

1953

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What believers are saying

  • Graduates get broad management training: REWE offers a 15-month program with store experience, rotations and an overseas project.
  • Entry routes extend beyond university: REWE apprentices choose from 20 occupations on its Austrian careers site.
  • The product range has owned alternatives: REWE sells organic, budget and household lines under its own brands.

What critics are saying

  • Leadership representation trails the workforce: REWE reports 59.4% women in defined management roles, versus 69.5% of employees.
  • Logistics depends on outside hauliers: REWE moves 65% of freight itself and outsources the rest.
  • A long logistics rebuild lies ahead: REWE budgets EUR 600 million for ALPHA, with completion planned for 2030.

What makes REWE Group Austria unique

  • Food production stays in-house: REWE cuts and packages meat at its Eberstalzell plant for its Austrian stores.
  • Loyalty reaches beyond one chain: REWE says its jo Bonus Club rewards work across 16 partner companies.
  • Local entrepreneurs run part of the network: independent ADEG merchants operate stores and employ their own teams.

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