Start: 01.10.2025
Duration: minimum 12 months, maximum 24 months
Working hours: 20h/week, 37.5h/week during lecture free period
What you can expect:
At Talent & Organizational Development, we are looking for an engaged student worker to support us in the development, maintenance and implementation of projects and programs. Our contribution to business success is enabling employees to implement the company strategy. We guarantee proximity to the business and professional quality standards throughout the whole learning experience. Our vision is to build a world-class talent and organization development function that drives business success through attracting/recruiting, developing, and retaining top talent, fostering a high-performance culture, exceptional talent & performance management, leadership, learning & development, and employer branding. The focus of your engagement will be talent & performance management as well as learning & leadership development.
Your key tasks and responsibilities:
- Process: Supporting the team in managing the global performance and potential assessment process.
- Digital: Supporting activities in the global performance and talent management IT system, e.g. report creation, activity tracking, maintenance of translations.
- Collaboration: Working together with functional experts for the continuous development and improvement of learning solutions and leadership programs.
- Programs: Supporting the team on a big scale implementation of concepts, learning solutions and leadership programs.
- Organizing: Supporting the organization of events and workshops.
- Communication: Supporting the communication and marketing of our offer within the company through a variety of innovative and creative communication activities in close cooperation with the Employer Branding team.
Company Description
METRO is a leading international food wholesaler which specializes in serving the needs of hotels, restaurants, and caterers (HoReCa) as well as independent merchants (Traders). Around the world, METRO has approx. 15 million customers who benefit from the wholesale company’s unique multichannel mix: customers can purchase their goods in one of the large stores in their area as well as by delivery (Food Service Distribution, FSD) – all digitally supported and connected. In parallel, METRO MARKETS is being developed as an international online marketplace for the needs of professional customers which has been growing and expanding continuously since 2019. Acting sustainably is one of the company principles of METRO which has been listed in various sustainability indices and rankings, including MSCI, Sustainalytics and CDP. METRO operates in more than 30 countries and employs over 85,000 people worldwide. In the financial year 2023/24, METRO generated sales of €31 billion.
At METRO, we have set ourselves ambitious goals with our “sCore” growth strategy which is closely accompanied by our Fundamentals. These shared values provide us with rules of conduct that are binding for everyone at METRO, in all countries and companies. Our commitment to wholesale is at the forefront of our mission, and we are constantly striving to improve. With our ONE METRO spirit, everyone stands together, bringing curiosity, determination, courage, drive, commitment, and trust. Find out more about METRO at careers.metroag.de.
Qualifications
What we are looking for:
- Enrolled student: You are enrolled in a Bachelor's or master’s program for a period of at least one year in the field of economics, educational sciences, People & Culture, or similar.
- Communication skills: You are fluent in spoken and written English.
- General skills: You love teamwork, open communication style and hospitality.
- Mindset: You have an entrepreneurial spirit with general economic understanding.
- Digital skills: You have excellent MS Office skills (especially in PowerPoint and Excel).
Additional Information
What We Offer:
- Work-life balance: Flexible working hours - up to 20 working hours/week - with the option of mobile working in agreement with your line manager, prorated holidays earned based on your contract and working time.
- Mentoring for the duration of your contract (max. 2 years).
- 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, discounts in our wholesale store, and many campus events.
