Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the food wholesale industry? Look no further than METRO! As a leading international food and non-food wholesaler, we specialize in meeting the unique needs of hotels, restaurants, caterers, and independent merchants. With around 17 million customers worldwide, our multichannel approach allows for easy purchasing both in-store and via delivery, all digitally connected. We're also proud to be developing our online marketplace, METRO MARKETS, to serve our professional customers which has been growing and expanding continuously since 2019. Moreover, at METRO, sustainability is a top priority considered in all our actions, and we've been recognized for our commitment to it by several sustainability indices and rankings. We operate in over 30 countries, employing more than 93,000 people globally, and our sales reached €29.8 billion in the most recent financial year, aiming to continue our journey of successful growth.

Join our team as we strive to meet our ambitious growth goals with our “sCore” strategy which is closely accompanied by our Fundamentals. These shared values guide us every day and begin with a commitment to our core mission of being the best wholesale company we can be. The basis for this is our ONE METRO spirit - where everyone is needed, and everyone stands together, working with curiosity, determination, courage, commitment, and trust. Come grow with us at METRO! More information is available via careers.metroag.de

The purpose of the role is to support the development and deployment of supplier master data strategy thereby enhancing METRO procurement efficiency by enable faster supplier onboarding, ensuring data availability, quality, and mitigating risks.

a. Data Governance:

• Support SAP MDG-Supplier and METRO Link supplier portal development and implementation projects across METRO Business Units.
• Assist in the development, adaptation, and implementation of corporate supplier master data standards.
• Maintain documentation of master data processes/workflows, data taxonomies/catalogs, develop requirement specifications.

b. Data Quality Management:

• Provide guidance on data quality management, enhance data quality standards, conduct data profiling, and define new data quality rules and metrics.
• Monitor data quality in finance (SAP ECC/S4) and commercial (Oracle) systems of METRO. Identify errors, coordinate corrective actions with responsible METRO Business Units and IT service providers.

c. Stakeholders Management:

• Collaborate with an international group of data stewards and specialists from all METRO Business Units to understand their data requirements and challenges.
• Liaise with METRO Corporate commercial and financial functions on supplier master data topics.
• Provide guidance to IT service providers on supplier master data standards, procedures, and best practices.

• University degree of economics, business informatics, information technology or equivalent job experience.
• 3-5 years relevant experience in Master Data Management in an international, distributed environment.
• In-depth knowledge of data governance, data management, data quality management as well as the conception and implementation of data strategies.
• Experience with SAP ECC, S/4HANA or MDG in terms of master data management.
• Attention to Detail: a meticulous approach to data management to ensure accuracy and completeness of master data record
• Communication Skills: Effective communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams
• Time Management: Efficiently managing multiple data-related tasks and projects, prioritizing work to meet deadlines.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify data issues, root causes, and implement appropriate solutions.
• Proactivity: High level of own initiative and assertiveness to drive change and engagement.
• Very good written and spoken German and English language skills.

• To be part of a fast-growing international team that has significant scaling ambitions across multiple markets.
• Work-Life Balance: Trusted working hours, 30 days of vacation and home office options
• Further training: A comprehensive further training offer over an own training team as well as an own annual training budget
• Well-being: Health programs, a free fitness studio on our campus and regular employee events
• Comfort: Very good public transport connections and free parking spaces including charging facilities for e-mobility. Two canteens with a varied selection of meals and discounts in our stores and at many partner companies
• Candidate has great perspective in further pursuing his career within Metro Group with our fast growing various fields and functions after completing the assignment.