We are wholesale. We are where people and opportunity meet.
At METRO, we’re more than a global food wholesaler. We are #OneMETRO: a diverse team of over 84,000 colleagues across 34 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 DescriptionSupplier Master Data Expert plays a key role in the international rollout of Global Supplier Master Data template in terms of requirement gathering, template localization, deployment activities, and post-go-live stabilization. The role works closely with IT, business stakeholders, regional teams, and external service providers to deliver scalable and compliant master data solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Global Rollout and Business Deployment Activities
- Manage international SAP MDG-S rollouts in specific business units.
- Support deployment phases and coordinate with stakeholders.
- Support rollout planning, deployment governance, issue tracking, and risk mitigation activities.
- Support business users and collect feedback during stabilization.
- Capture and assess business requirements against global template.
- Coordinate various testing and defect handling activities.
Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
- Collaborate with Squad Leads to ensure business outcomes are reflected in delivery priorities
- Track business value realization and KPI improvements resulting from supplier master data initiatives.
- Translate business requirements into scalable business process requirements.
- Define and optimize Supplier Master Data business processes incl. other partner systems and alignment with technical team.
- Drive harmonization, automation, and standardization across global supplier data processes.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, compliance, and user adoption.
International Change Management
- Monitor adoption and collect user feedback to drive continuous improvement
- Support organizational change activities associated with global rollouts.
- Develop training documentation, process guides, and user support materials.
- Deliver knowledge transfer sessions and support regional key users during deployment activities.
- Support SLA/KPI monitoring and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in Supplier Master Data Management, SAP MDG-S, or related master data governance environments.
- Proven experience supporting global SAP MDG-S rollouts and deployment activities.
- Expertise in managing and governing supplier master data across the entire supplier lifecycle, from onboarding through ongoing maintenance to offboarding.
- Experience working with SAP Business Partner-based supplier master data processes in S/4HANA or MDG-S environments.
- Experience working with global templates and localization requirements.
- Ability to work autonomously in global and cross-functional environments.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills.
- Conflict management and problem-solving skills.
- Strong analytical skills to assess business impact and prioritize initiatives.
- Work-life balance: Flexible working hours in agreement with your line manager, 30 days of holidays.
- Training: A comprehensive training offer via our own training center 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in Supplier Master Data Management, SAP MDG-S, or related master data governance environments
- Proven experience supporting global SAP MDG-S rollouts and deployment activities
- Expertise managing and governing supplier master data across the entire supplier lifecycle (onboarding to offboarding)
- Experience with SAP Business Partner-based supplier master data processes in S/4HANA or MDG-S environments
- Experience working with global templates and localization requirements
- Strong communication, facilitation, conflict management, and problem-solving skills
- Strong analytical skills to assess business impact and prioritize initiatives
- Ability to work autonomously in global and cross-functional environments
What We Do
METRO AG is a leading international wholesale and retail group offering food and non-food products under brands like METRO and MAKRO. It serves hotels, restaurants, caterers, and grocery stores, and develops digital solutions for its wholesale business.
