Project Lead

Metro Global Solution Center (MGSC) is internal solution partner for METRO, a €29.8 Billion international wholesaler with operations in 31 countries through 661 stores & a team of 93,000 people globally. Metro operates in a further 10 countries with its Food Service Distribution (FSD) business and it is thus active in a total of 34 countries.

MGSC, location wise is present in Pune (India), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland). We provide IT & Business operations support to 31 countries, speak 24+ languages and process over 18,000 transactions a day. We are setting tomorrow’s standards for customer focus, digital solutions, and sustainable business models. For over 10 years, we have been providing services and solutions from our two locations in Pune and Szczecin. This has allowed us to gain extensive experience in how we can best serve our internal customers with high quality and passion. We believe that we can add value, drive efficiency, and satisfy our customers.

Website: https://www.metro-gsc.in
Company Size: 600-650
Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Type: Privately Held
Inception:  2011

• Support multiple business transformation program and project teams as a key contributor on complex problems focused on key strategic areas like Supply Chain, Store Management, Network and Sales 

• Collaborate and engage with project sponsors, project teams, country counterparts and leadership team at global Metro AG sites  

• Autonomously leads and completes assigned components of project activities and deliverables 

• Organize, plan and conduct workshops at different phases of projects 

• Lead and conduct necessary research activities required by projects 

• Regularly review progress and performance expectations with project sponsors and leadership teams, providing expectations, performance planning, feedback, training & development, and performance discussions. 

• Interacts with and identifies corporate and country requirements for various operations and projects, collects and compiles required data and information as inputs for projects

Educational & Professional Qualifications: 

MUST HAVE

• 5 years+ of experience in Project Management  

• Project management and structured problems solving skills 

• Excellent organization and communication skills 

• Strong grip on business operations 

• Comfortable working at the micro level with relentless attention to details 

• Green/Yellow Belt or a comparable certification 

• Ability to effectively engage with people at all levels of business 

• Proficient in MS Office Suite, MS Teams.

NICE TO HAVE 

• Lean, Six Sigma and/or PMP certification 

• Industry and domain expertise is a plus 

• Understanding of Digital Transformation, Automation