Internship Opportunity: METRO School of Commerce

Short company description

METRO is a global leader in wholesale food and non-food distribution, serving the needs of hotels, restaurants, catering businesses (HoReCa), and independent traders.

In 2025, we were awarded the Top Employer Romania and Europe certification for the fifth consecutive year. This certification places us among the top employers locally and in Europe. Globally, we are present in 35 countries, with 150,000 employees. We are passionate about supporting the growth of over 24 million customers, which means 24 million different challenges, ambitions and dreams.

METRO Romania was the pioneer in introducing the cash & carry sales system in Romania, in October 1996. Today, METRO Romania means:

More than 4,000 employees
30 distribution centers across the country
An annual turnover of 10.5 billion lei, marking a 9% growth from the previous year.
A total sales area of 190,000 square meters
GASTRONOMETRO – Our Culinary Training Center at METRO Militari, a symbol of culinary excellence, where our specialists provide cooking courses and gastronomic consulting services to over 7,500 clients.
LaDoiPași – The franchise network developed by METRO, now the largest network of independent stores in Romania, with over 2,400 locations.
The global employer branding campaign "Shape the M" in Romania - a recognition of the contribution each METRO employee makes to the success of the company.
We are professionals working for professionals. We do business with passion. It's about speed, results, courage and team spirit.

Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of METRO's culture, philosophy and recruitment practices. We are committed to fostering an environment that respects the diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds of our employees and to promoting an inclusive, fair and accessible workplace. This includes employees of all races and ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities and sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, military background and socio-economic status or any other legally protected factor. We ensure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. At METRO, recruitment and hiring processes have been designed to ensure diversity by giving equal opportunities to all individuals, regardless of their diverse perspectives and backgrounds.

Requirements

If you are a very organized, social and communicative team player, with strong analytical and communication skills; if you speak fluent English and see solutions everywhere, then you are our favorite choice!

Responsibilities

During the internship with us, you will benefit from
• Insight and access to latest-hour tools and practices as learning resources
• Relevant, useful learning experiences by training on-the-job
• Exposure to a professional, customer-centric corporate environment that fosters valuable principles such as ethics, sustainability & success through excellence
• Active, top notch support for shaping a coherent, consistent career trajectory, by mentorship & career counseling services
• Network with key people of an employer of choice, discover inspirational pathways open by role models
• Cross-function cooperation by close interaction with other departments
• Your share of tasks in a multitude of tactical and strategic activities and projects, in accordance with the company’s policy and procedures
• Induction training covering all head office departments and stores, aimed to facilitate professional and social insertion
• The opportunity to develop a career within a top multinational company and receive an employment offer, following the activity assessment

Other info

Corporate Presentation
METRO Cash & Carry România launched its operations in Romania in October 1996, featuring as the first multinational player to introduce on the Romanian market a new wholesale system - cash & carry.
In the following years, the company focused its activity on network expansion, reaching a total of 32 distribution centres, with a total surface of 190.000 sm. Since its entry on the Romanian market, METRO Cash & Carry streamlined its activity to provide to its professinal customers a rich assortment of products, with an optimal quality-price ratio.
In April 2010, METRO Cash & Carry Romania introduced a new concept, METRO Punct, a tailor-made format to accommodate Trader & HoReCa customers. METRO Punct constantly features multiple promotional offers, solutions & professional consultancy, as well as customer loyalty programs, in view of enhancing its customers’ business success. Customers can thus benefit from the company’s products and services, effectively and swiftly, hence maximising time and other resources use and return rate.
Six of the 32 distribution centres are METRO Punct. At national level, stores are thus distributed: 5 centers in Bucharest, 2 centers in each of the following cities: Brasov, Constanta, Timisoara, Pitesti, one center in each of the following: Cluj, Bacău, Iaşi, Craiova, Baia Mare, Galaţi, Ploieşti, Oradea, Sibiu, Suceava, Tg. Mureş, Arad, Deva, Brăila, Satu Mare, Piatra Nemţ, Buzău, Târgovişte şi Turda.