Head of FSD Portfolio Management (all genders)

As Head of FSD Portfolio Management, you will play a central role in shaping and driving the strategic development of METRO’s international Food Service Distribution (FSD) business. In this highly impactful position, you will: 

• Advise and support FSD top management in strategy development, translating strategic priorities into actionable initiatives and leading their execution. 

• Steer the performance of selected FSD companies through regular reviews, datadriven insights, and targeted improvement measures to enhance financial and operational results. 

• Prepare and guide the management of FSD companies through major investment decisions (e.g., warehouse expansions, IT infrastructure upgrades), ensuring sound business case development and execution readiness. 

• Foster best practice and knowledge sharing across the FSD portfolio and between FSD companies and METRO central functions, supporting the ONE METRO approach. 

• Identify, quantify, and drive synergy opportunities across the FSD portfolio, promoting integrated ways of working and operational excellence. 

• Contribute to FSD-related M&A projects, including the commercial due diligence of target companies, synergy assessments, and post transaction integration planning. 

• Provide expert commercial input for valuation models (e.g., DCF) together with internal stakeholders. 

• Lead post-merger integration of acquired FSD companies, coordinating functional workstreams and ensuring synergy realization. 

• Advance the digital transformation of FSD companies by supporting the optimization of key processes, tools, and performance management frameworks. 

• Establish and manage interfaces between assigned FSD companies, METRO Corporate Functions, and peer FSD units to ensure alignment and adherence to METRO standards and guidelines. 

• Prepare and present project updates and strategic insights to senior stakeholders, including the METRO AG Board.