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Job Description
In a nutshell
Products are the core of our business. We aim to offer the best product range to make sure we always deliver the best quality. As Buyer youre responsible to do this for your category. With your team you take full responsibility for your category with the goal to make customers happy and improve profitability. Picnic is data-driven and complex - from pricing strategies forecasting warehouse automation to the ever-expanding growth of our company we are constantly faced with new challenges and opportunitiesthats where you come in! We are on the hunt for an ambitious buyer with superb category management and negotiations skills while building lasting relationships with suppliers. You also offer entrepreneurial realistic and practical business opportunities. Have a forward-thinking idea Tell your team modify it evaluate experiment and then make a real impact in our company!
Tricks of the trade
- Negotiation strategies: Define clear negotiation strategies to ensure competitive conditions with our suppliers.
- Supplier negotiations: Run negotiations with many suppliers from start until signed contract.
- Category expertise: Build and develop a deep understanding of your category through a combination of Picnic data customer insights and supplier input.
- Commercial opportunities: Keep an eye open for commercial opportunities and use a data-first approach to identify category innovations.
- Category improvements: Create and execute a pragmatic plan to drive the category improvements.
- Supply chain: Understand the end-to-end supply chain and identify opportunities to improve the range product quality and profitability.
- Team collaboration: Work together with your category team to bring the best to our customers.
Your superpowers
- BSc. or MSc. degree in Business Administration (Business) Economics or equivalent
- 2-6 years of experience as a Buyer and/or Category Manager in a similar industry
- Lots of energy persistence and drive to ensure successful end result of many projects simultaneously
- You know how to get the best best deals and are able to understand and assess whats on the nego table
- Go getting mentality hands-on and nothing is impossible mindset
- Excellent people knowledge and skills; you understand who youre talking their interests and how to build relationships
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills
- Fluency in Dutch and English
Picnic perks
Fresh Lunch coffee and snacks
Our offices are equipped with fully-fledged coffee bars and a kitchen and chefs. They prepare delicious fresh and warm lunches every day so you can keep your energy up.
Health insurance discount & bike plan
We have a partnership with CZ (a health insurance provider). Picnic employees get a discount on CZ insurance packages between 5% and 15%. Furthermore through our partnership with Lease a Bike you can rent-to-own a new (e)bike at a discounted rate
Learning & development
Youll get ample opportunity to work on yourself at Picnic. We offer personal development through Lepaya courses Academy trainings and more. Interested in improving your mental wellbeing Through OpenUp you get free access to trained psychologists and many courses.
All the rest
At Picnic you get 25 holidays we cover your travel expenses and offer a pension plan. And your phone and laptop are on us as well.
Employment Type
Full Time
