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METRO/MAKRO

Wholesale food for HoReCa and traders

Assistant Category Manager - m/w/d, Fleisch

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDüsseldorf, GermanyNo salary listedRemote

About the Job

Requirements

  • Completed university degree with relevant professional experience in retail.
  • Strong affinity for merchandise and enthusiasm for one or more food categories, ideally meat.
  • Strong communication skills, assertiveness, and a confident professional presence.
  • Very good proficiency with Microsoft Office and merchandise management systems.
  • Business-fluent German at C2 level and good English at B1/B2 level.
  • Strong organizational ability, teamwork, strategic and analytical competence, market and competitor observation skills, and customer focus.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the day-to-day business economics of product categories, including assortment design and optimization and processing price baskets and price comparisons.
  • Prepare, conduct, and document annual supplier meetings and interim negotiations, and identify and implement market trends.
  • Conduct tenders and electronic sourcing, and maintain purchasing and sales prices as well as supplier and article listings.
  • Act as a contact for wholesale markets and industry partners, represent the Category Manager, and visit national and international trade fairs.
  • Create and evaluate statistics and analyses.

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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