Edible Grocery Category Senior Executive

• Through a customer oriented approach, leading day-to-day business relationship with the key suppliers through supporting activities including contracting, ordering, communication of demand, volume, delivery time changes, issue resolution, follow up back orders
• Conducting market research on regular basis to analyze latest supplier, product and competitor trends
• Deciding product assortment in line with trends and customer expectations
• Preparing monthly reports about category operations to review sales performance analysis and take necessary actions
• Providing content for Metro’s marketing campaign tools to reach out over 1 million households
• Providing communication and coordination between the category and the stores
• Working collaboratively with Sales Department, Finance, Marketing, Logistics in order to reach category targets

• 3+ years of category management/purchasing experience (preferably in FMCG industry)
• Edible grocery products experience is a plus (especially all purpose of flour and olive oil)
• Strong attention to detail in a high-volume environment that requires extensive multi-tasking and multiple deadlines
• Ability to manage cross-functional relationships and collaborate in a creative, team-oriented environment
• Candidate must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, work well under pressure and prioritize multiple projects
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
• Having passion for a fruitful journey
• Good command of written & spoken English
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills for a sustainable and powerful relationship with customers
• Being food lover and interested in Gastronomy

METRO's Head Office follows a hybrid working model! We work remotely on Fridays, giving you the flexibility to work from anywhere. Plus, each year, you can choose two additional weeks to work remotely on your own terms!