METRO/MAKRO

Wholesale food for HoReCa and traders

Category Specialist Commodities

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLahore, Punjab, PakistanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain from a recognized university.
Two to four years of experience in the relevant industry.

Responsibilities

Manage commercial key performance indicators, including sales, margin, and service charges.
Support sourcing excellence and supplier development, and source products.
Manage a smooth supply chain to maintain full shelf availability, proactively accounting for seasonal factors and other market shifts.
Conduct regular market and competitor surveys and respond promptly to counter competition.
Collaborate closely with the sales team to develop business-to-business customers.
Coordinate in-store merchandising with the merchandising team and store operations.
Manage promotions end to end, including finalizing promotional prices, following up on stock, executing at shelf, and conducting post-promotion analysis.
Ensure compliance with category-specific tendering and negotiation standard operating procedures.
Maintain records of audit-related materials, including tenders and negotiations, price confirmations, and supplier or article listing documents.
Initiate and design projects for commodity-related categories to drive significant top-line and bottom-line growth.

Job Description

Responsible for Commercial KPIs (Sales/Margin/SC etc.)

Sourcing Excellence/Supplier Development & support role for Sourcing of products.

Managing smooth supply chain for 100% Shelf Availability with pro-active approach considering seasonal factors or other dynamic market shifts.

Regular & frequent Market Surveys (Market/ Competitors) with immediate response to counter the competition.

Close collaboration with Sales Team for B2B customer development.

In-store Merchandizing in collaboration with Merchandizing Team & Store Ops.

End to End Promotions Management in collaboration with HO Colleagues (Promo prices finalization, Stocks follow-up, execution at shelf & post promo analysis).

Ensuring Compliance of Tendering & Negotiations SOPs (category specific).

Record Keeping of all Audit related materials e.g., Tenders/Negotiations, Price Confirmations, copies of supplier/article listing documents etc.

Initiating & devising new projects for Commodity related categories for significant growth in top line & bottom line.

Qualifications

Minimum bachelor's degree in business administration, Supply Chain from a recognized University.

Additional Information

2 to 4 years of experience in the relevant industry

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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