Business Support Assistant

About us:  

Passion for food. Hunger for tech. We make METRO digital.  

Today technology is driving the world. And at METRO.digital we are driving the technology for one of the leading international wholesalers specializing in food - METRO. From e-commerce to checkout, to delivery software, we work on a wide range of products to make each day a success for our customers and colleagues. With passion and ownership, we build the future of wholesale.   

You are driving to create smart solutions for customers around the globe? You want to grow in a flexible environment? Let the right career opportunity find you and join us!  

How will you make an impact

Join our organization as a Business Support Assistant, helping our teams deliver more by taking care of essential administrative and operational activities. You will be a reliable support partner who keeps things running smoothly while working closely with department leadership. This role offers opportunities for learning, growth, and development in a dynamic environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, operational, and coordination support for the department/organization;
• Manage calendars, meetings, travel, reporting, onboarding, team communications, budget tracking, and coordination across projects and stakeholders to ensure smooth day-to-day operations of the department and its teams;
• Independently manage and coordinate standard operational and administrative activities, ensuring processes and timelines are executed efficiently and in compliance with organizational standards.
• Organize and coordinate internal and external meetings, workshops, and team events, including scheduling, communication, and logistics management.
• Support contract administration and invoicing processes in close collaboration with Finance/Accounting and Legal teams to ensure timely processing and compliance.
• Coordinate onboarding activities for new team members, including access provisioning to required tools, systems, communication channels, and organizational resources.
• Coordinate procurement activities and orders, ensuring efficient collaboration with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Support financial administration activities, including accruals, purchase orders, invoice processing, and coordination with Accounting teams.

• Ability to respect deadlines and prioritize a busy workload;  
• Curious, self-motivated, willingness to learn and enthusiastic;  
• Strive for improving existing processes; 
• Ability to work independent on standard tasks; 
• Motivation to achieve consistently high quality results;  
• Good verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills;  
• Very good fluency in English, German is a plus (written and verbal); 
• Has very good knowledge of handling business tasks and is able to apply this to more advanced operational tasks. 

What we offer at METRO.digital? 

• Hybrid and agile work: thrive in a flexible, multicultural environment.

At METRO.digital, we promote work-life balance through a hybrid working model. You’ll be part of self-organizing, multicultural teams that collaborate in an agile setup.

• People development: when you grow so do we!

We want you to become the best version of yourself with individual and company-wide programs and trainings for people development. Focused among other on development, leadership, appreciation ... it´s time to upskill your career.

• Support with individual solutions: we are people-caring!

We offer support whenever you need it - at every stage of your professional journey.

Want to know more about all our benefits? Discover more here. 

Let´s connect soon. Apply for the role now!   

Position grade within our career framework: Business Support MD3