FSD Category Executive

METRO Grossmarket Bakırköy Alışveriş Hiz. Tic. Ltd .Şti.

With around 750 stores in 25 countries, 21 million local and global customers and more than 110,000 employees from 150 nations, METRO Cash & Carry is one of the most internationalized wholesalers in the world and is looking for "FSD (Food Service Delivery) Category Executive" who eats and breathes wholesaling and is determined to shape his/her life.

Qualifications:

• University degree in related departments
• Min 3 years of offer, buying and/or sales experience
• Fluency both writing and speaking in English for steering global projects
• Good command of MS Office applications, advanced level of Excel for making executive summaries and supporting strategic decisions
• No military service obligation for male candidates
• Strong in negotiation of contracts
• Strong analytical, communication, crisis management and problem solving skills for a sustainable and powerful relationship with customers
• Being food lover for enjoying every second of work life
• Having self confident
• Open to exploring new trends and learning 

Job Description:

1. According to the category strategy, with a customer centric approach, deciding product assortment in line with trends and customer expectations

2. Leading day-to-day business relationship with the key suppliers through supporting activities including contracting, ordering, communication of demand, volume, delivery time changes, follow up back orders

3. Conducting market research on regular basis to analyze new suppliers, products and competitor trends

4. Preparing monthly reports about category operations to review sales performance analysis and taking necessary actions

5. Participating in our projects discovering Turkish cuisine and promote better quality standards

6. Providing communication between the category and the stores

7. Working collaboratively with Sales, Operation, Offer Management, Finance, Marketing, Gastronometro and Supply Chain in order to reach category targets.