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Learning & Development

How you can grow at METRO

At METRO, we support your development from day one. You can build your skills, discover your strengths and grow throughout your career. Whether you work in one of our stores or in our offices, we offer growth opportunities that reflect your goals and the requirements of your role. With more than 17,000 learning solutions available globally, you can access a wide range of training courses and workshops, with dedicated academies and internal development programmes available depending on your path.

Build your expertise in different areas

Depending on your role and business area, you can access dedicated learning initiatives and academies to strengthen your skills in key areas of our business.

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Operations & Ultra Fresh Academy

The Operations & Ultra Fresh Academy supports employees in building skills for store operations, Ultra Fresh and multichannel fulfilment. Depending on the role and business area, learning can cover topics such as customer focus, operational efficiency, product availability, team leadership, service quality, freshness and reliability. Participants gain practical knowledge that supports their everyday decisions and tasks. 

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Finance Academy

The Finance Academy is dedicated to nurturing talent and cultivating leadership within the finance function. It helps finance colleagues strengthen their financial acumen and performance management capabilities through specialised learning tailored to different roles and experience levels. The focus is on practical development that shows how financial knowledge contributes to business success and helps employees make informed decisions across METRO.

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Sales Academy

The Sales Academy supports more than 8,000 sales colleagues and leaders across METRO. The learning programmes strengthen customer engagement, sales effectiveness, and growth by building the skills needed to understand customer needs and deliver tailored solutions. Through initiatives such as the METRO Selling Process and Sales Coach certification, the academy equips the sales community to drive sustainable performance and sales excellence. 

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Supply Chain Academy

The Supply Chain Academy, a global platform for knowledge and collaboration, addresses the key challenges of METRO’s supply chain and supports the capabilities needed for our business. It offers employees working in supply chain-related roles a practical learning curriculum with the goal to improve processes, increase efficiency, and foster a co-creation way of working to help the supply chain perform better across the business.

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P&C Academy

The People & Culture Academy supports the continuous development of METRO’s global People & Culture function. Through a partnership with AIHR (Academy to Innovate HR), it provides P&C colleagues with access to targeted learning programs, digital certifications, and resource libraries. AIHR’s online learning platform offers a flexible learning environment to define your P&C career path, identify development opportunities, set learning goals, and build a personalized learning journey.

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Offer Management Academy

The Offer Management Academy strengthens the skills of procurement teams across METRO entities. Through training in assortment management and supplier negotiations, it helps colleagues support METRO’s wholesale transformation and strategic goals. Teams build the capabilities to make stronger offer decisions, deliver relevant customer assortments and create value for customers and the business. 

Internal development programmes

At METRO, you can develop leadership skills that support you in your current role and future development. If you are identified as talent ready for a next step, you may have the opportunity to take part in internal development programmes tailored to different functions and levels.
Finance Academy

Next Generation Finance

Next Generation Finance is an international talent development programme for finance professionals. Participants build leadership skills, business relevant understanding, and AI competencies to reinforce their role as finance business partners.
Contract

Next Generation Offer

Next Generation Offer is an international development programme for high-potential talents in procurement and category management. Participants strengthen the skills needed for future leadership roles, including strategic thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to drive business impact. 
Multichannel

Leading Multichannel Sales & Operations

An international talent development programme for leaders in sales and operations. Participants gain a broader view of the business and strengthen their ability to drive profitable sales, operational excellence and long-term impact. 
accelerate

Accelerate

Accelerate is a development programme for senior leaders from different business functions. It accelerates customer orientation, modern leadership, change management, digital agility, and strategic thinking.
Requirement

My Revolution

My Revolution is a development programme for talents from all functions on Campus. It focuses on self leadership, enhancing business skills and understanding customer perspectives, through a collaborative approach and leading projects.  
Salles excellence

Master in Sales Excellence

The programme is designed for sales force leaders who want to strengthen their leadership and deliver lasting business results. It focuses on advanced sales capabilities, strategic acumen and confidence in leadership. 
women in leadership

Leadership Catalyst

Cross-functional programme designed to support women in leadership to excel in their current and future roles.
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Future Leaders

International talent programme designed to foster leadership competencies, strengthen capabilities to lead and inspire teams, manage projects and enhance business knowledge.
Booster

Booster

International talent programme that aims to support senior executives to excel in their current and future roles, by boosting strategic capabilities to drive execution.