Sales Assistant (Dry Food)

Responsibilities

• Act as a direct contact and advisor for customers regarding dry food products (snacks, grains, canned goods, beverages, etc.)
• Provide professional customer service and advice to gastronomy and wholesale clients
• Manage stock replenishment to ensure well-filled and organized shelves
• Present goods attractively and implement promotional measures
• Ensure quality assurance by monitoring legal and regulatory standards such as HACCP and expiration dates

Requirements

• Ideally completed vocational training in retail or gastronomy (e.g., Chef, Restaurant Specialist, Wholesale or Retail Merchant)
• Open to career changers (Quereinsteiger) who are willing to undergo training
• Previous experience in the food retail sector is a plus
• Strong customer orientation and passion for retail
• Willingness to work in a two-shift system

Benefits

• Fair working conditions under a collective agreement
• 30 days of vacation
• Christmas and holiday bonuses plus collective agreement surcharges
• Predictable working hours in a 5-day week
• Attractive company pension scheme with employer contribution
• Monthly meal allowance (for tariff employees)
• Employee discounts in METRO markets and partner network benefits
• Free coffee and water
• Individual training and development opportunities

About the Company

METRO Deutschland GmbH operates 102 wholesale markets and 11 delivery depots across Germany, serving approximately three million customers from the gastronomy and wholesale sectors.