Manager Portfolio Management - Delivery Companies (all genders)
METRO/MAKRO · Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Wholesale · 5,001-10,000 employees
About the role
The Manager Portfolio Management will support the strategic and operational development of international Food Service Distribution business units. Key tasks include executing strategy, analyzing performance, managing investment business cases, and coordinating post-merger integration.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 2–4 years of experience in strategy, consulting, or finance and hold a top-tier degree in Business, Economics, or Finance. Strong analytical skills, financial modeling proficiency, and the ability to work in international, cross-functional environments are required.
Benefits
Full description
Company Description
We are wholesale. We are Delivery Portfolio Management. 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 Description
As Manager Portfolio Management - Delivery Companies you will support the strategic and operational development of METRO’s international Food Service Distribution (FSD) business. In this role, you will: 
- Strategy Execution: Translate strategic priorities into actionable workstreams.
- Performance Analysis: Analyze company performance and provide insights for reviews.
- Investment Support: Build business cases and financial models for investment decisions.
- Knowledge Management: Facilitate best-practice sharing across functions and regions.
- Synergy & M&A: Identify portfolio synergies and support M&A due diligence.
- Integration Coordination: Manage post-merger integration tasks and track progress.
- Digital Transformation: Optimize processes, tools, and reporting frameworks.
- Stakeholder Alignment: Coordinate communication between central functions and local companies.
- Reporting: Prepare project updates and presentations for internal stakeholders
Qualifications
- Experience: 2–4 years in strategy, corporate development, consulting, or finance.
- Education: Top-tier degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field.
- Analytical Skills: Proven track record in strategic planning and financial statement analysis.
- Collaboration: Experience working in cross-functional, international, and multi-stakeholder environments.
- Soft Skills: Highly structured, proactive, with strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Technical: Proficient in MS Office; experience with AI tools is a plus.
- Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with the foodservice industry is an advantage.
Additional Information
- 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.
