Business Expert End-to-End Planning (all genders)

Metro Ag; Düsseldorf; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Mobile working

30 days holidays

Health checks

Gym on campus

Discounted meals

Free parking

Company pension

Daycare centers

JobBike

Job summary

METRO is seeking a Business Expert End-to-End Planning to lead the Planning process and set a unified strategy across Metro/makro countries. You will drive the rollout of standard processes, enhance planning tools, and foster knowledge sharing among international teams, suppliers, and markets.

You will explore innovative use of AI to improve forecasting, training content, and performance KPIs while ensuring market and industry insights stay up to date.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in planning.
• University degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain management or another related subject.
• Experience in using RELEX and BLUE YONDER planning solutions.
• A solid understanding of international trade and supply chain processes.
• Proven Planning skills in dealing with challenging situations.
• Problem solving capacity and analytical thinking skills.
• Well-versed in handling of MS Office applications.
• Familiarity with analytics and reporting tools such as Google Analytics or Looker Studio.
• Fluent in English (verbal and written).

Responsibilities

• Steer global development of E2E Planning practice, define and execute strategic measures to improve forecast accuracy, availability and stock.
• Facilitate the adoption in all Metro countries of standard processes and IT solutions for Planning and create ground for further development and innovation
• Lead international Planning community (Key Users & Country Experts) and facilitate experience sharing between the countries.
• Leverage generative AI tools to improve productivity, knowledge management, training content development, and communication within the Planning area.

Skills

5+ years experience

English fluent

Problem solving

Planning

International trade

MS Office

Looker Studio

Google Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

RELEX

Blue Yonder

MS Office

Looker Studio

Google Analytics

Job description

Company Description

We Are Wholesale. We turn opportunities into results, shaping the future of wholesale.

At METRO, we’re more than a global food wholesaler. We are ONE METRO: a diverse team of over 85,000 colleagues across more than 30 countries, united by one mission: enabling our 15 million customers to create meaningful moments in hospitality and independent trade.

We shape the M with passion, commitment, and growth mindset. This means taking on responsibility, making our company your company and creating a business together that remains true to its roots but always seeks new solutions.

Job Description

As Business Expert End-to-End Planning you lead, develop, and facilitate the Planning process and provide a single point of contact to ensure high standards of E2E Planning across all Metro/makro countries. Within your role, you will lead the development of the Planning strategy, share, enhance and accelerate the Planning knowledge and best practices across the countries in respect of Process, Organization, People, System and KPI. You will manage the further development and improvement of the Planning tools. You facilitate their roll‑out and adoption in all countries and with all suppliers. You ensure up to date market and industry knowledge on E2E Planning and not only, able to develop and implement innovation and market best practice.

Where Your expertise is needed:

• Steer global development of E2E Planning practice, define and execute strategic measures to improve forecast accuracy, availability and stock.
• Facilitate the adoption in all Metro countries of standard processes and IT solutions for Planning and create ground for further development and innovation
• Lead international Planning community (Key Users & Country Experts) and facilitate experience sharing between the countries.
• Leverage generative AI tools to improve productivity, knowledge management, training content development, and communication within the Planning area.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands on Experience.
• University degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain management or another related subject.
• Experience in using RELEX and BLUE YONDER planning solutions.
• A solid understanding of international trade and supply chain processes.
• Proven Planning skills in dealing with challenging situations.
• Problem solving capacity and analytical thinking skills.
• Well-versed in handling of MS Office applications.
• Familiarity with analytics and reporting tools such as Google Analytics or Looker Studio.
• Fluent in English (verbal and written).

Additional Information

• Work-life balance: Flexible working hours with the option of mobile working in agreement with your line manager, 30 days of holidays.
• Training: A comprehensive training offer via our own training centre or externally.
• Well-being: Health days with lots of health checks and information about your well-being, company medical care including a range of preventive services, such as flu shots, OTHEB employee assistance program.
• Exciting life on campus: Free gym and sports classes, Rioba coffee bar, canteen with discounted meals for employees, many campus events.
• Discounts: discounted Jobticket as well as discounts in our wholesale stores and at many partner companies.
• Comfort: Good transport connections, free parking spaces, JobBike.
• Company pension plan: You will receive a contribution to your company pension.
• Family driven: Three daycare centers for children on campus, support of holiday camps for children of employees.

Ready to build what’s next? Find us at careers.metroag.de and follow us on Instagram (@metro_careers) and Linkedin (@METRO/makro).