Category Young Talent - Fresh Graduate

As a leading international food wholesaler, we at METRO are specialized in catering to the needs of hotels, restaurants, caterers (HoReCa), independent merchants (Traders), and more. We are also more than a supplier which inspires the gastronomy sector in more than 30 countries with approximately 15 million customers worldwide!  With its 35 years presence in our country, METRO Türkiye is operating in 20 cities, with 36 stores and over 4.000 employees.

We are a purpose driven company; we value Turkish cuisine and develop our community by supporting our chefs, leading the market with several sustainability projects, diverse and inclusive structure, digitalization projects, agile innovative approaches and pioneer the sector.

We furthermore take pride in our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion at METRO Türkiye with our movement "Muftağımızda Eşitlik Var (MEV)". We aim for a more equal and more inclusive future with the diversity of our employees whose gender, place of birth, age, lifestyle, religion, perspective, experience and talents differ from each other.

We place diversity, equity and inclusion at the center of our business strategy and implement our recruitment policies accordingly by creating equal employment opportunity for all.
*METRO Türkiye is one of the WEPs Signatories.

We have great news for those who wants to shape to their career in a global company and inspire the Gastronomy sector.

If you are fresh graduated from university preferably in Engineering, Economics, Business Management, Statistics or similar fields and interested in with category management this is the right career opportunity for you to carry yourself to the next step!

• 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, follows benchmarks and prepares reports on MS Excel & PowerPoint about outputs of analyses to support category management.
• Deciding product assortment in line with trends and customer expectations.
• 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.

• Strong communication skills in English
• Self-disciplined, result oriented, multitasking
• Desire for being a part of our #ONEMETRO team
• Strong analytical skills, challenging and precise
• Ability to manage cross-functional relationships and collaborate in a creative, team-oriented environment
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills for a sustainable and powerful relationship with customers

What we offer you :

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!

• A tasty on-boarding journey & employee experience
• Learning & growing opportunity in a dynamic and respectful work environment
• We’re always caring and supporting our colleagues with our well-being package
• We have special offers & employee discount for you
• Shuttle & food expense & health assurance

Let’s Join the M and start to shape your career!