METRO Cash and Carry is represented in 26 different countries, with more than 750 wholesale stores and with 119 000 employees, being one of the leader commercial groups in the world and the biggest sales division of the Germany-based METRO Group: customer focused, international and innovative. METRO Group celebrated it's 50th anniversary in 2014.

Our business concept is to help our customers to succeed with their own business. We aim to become the champion for independent businesses. Day in, day out, our self-service wholesale stores offer a customer-tailored assortment and innovative concepts.

METRO Cash & Carry Hungary opened its doors in 1993 as the first international wholesaler in Hungary. Now we have 13 stores nationwide serving our Customers' complex commercial and gastronomy activities.

We are looking for an enthusiastic professional to join our team in our

Own Brand Manager (Budaörs)

position.

To manage

• The development of an own brand strategic frame and execution plan

• Definition of own brand product development processes in full alignment with corporate quality assurance standards and local regulations

• Implementation of own brand assortment enlargement: revise and optimize the own brand range in line with local and corporate own brand positioning strategy considering target group needs, profit expectations, store formats and competitors

• Product packaging development

• Follow-up of price (re)negotiations and lead e-auctions

• Own brand supplier selection

• Internal and external own brand communication to support own brand visibility in close cooperation with Branding

• Implementation of corporate activation tools

• Solid market knowledge: observes and analyses competitors and market trends; regularly visits stores and customers

• Relevant master data and product availability efficiency

• Reporting of main OB KPIs and project tracking

• Manage ad hoc projects (events, conferences)

• Cooperation with cross-functional teams

To lead

• A team of own brand specialists

• The development of an engaged buying and sales own brand ambassador community

• College or university degree (preferably commercial, economic or marketing fields)

• At least 3 years of relevant buying, deep knowledge of the assortment

• P&L driven person with result orientation, solution focus, strong analytical and strategic competencies

• Ownership, entrepreneurship, willingness to handle calculated risks

• Strong leadership capabilities to build up performance culture

• Excellent communication – negotiation skills, fluent in English and Hungarian

• Reliable level MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) skills

• Horizontal and vertical development potentials in a multinational company

• An opportunity to work together with various functions inside the company as well as with customers worldwide

• Dynamic, performance-oriented team

• Expand your knowledge in the retail sector

• Competitive remuneration package

• Home office opportunity

• Supportive and trust-based company atmosphere 

Sector(s):

• Marketing, Media, PR
• Marketing
• Brand and Product Manager
• Sales, Trade
• Commercial Assistant

Experience required:

• 3-5 years professional experience

Required Qualification:

• College degree

Required language level:

All of these are:

• English (higher advanced/fit for negotiation)
• Hungarian (higher advanced/fit for negotiation)

Employment type:

• Full time

Job location:

Budaörs, 2040, Keleti utca 3.