Senior Buyer
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Job Location:
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
08-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
In a nutshell
Products are the heart of our business. As a Senior Buyer you take full responsibility for driving the success of your category ensuring we offer the best range quality and value to our customers. Picnic is fast-paced data-driven and complex - from pricing strategies and forecasting to warehouse automation and rapid company growth - providing endless opportunities to make an impact. Youll combine commercial insight negotiation expertise and supplier relationship management to shape your category and deliver measurable results.
Tricks of the trade
- Negotiation strategies: Define and execute sophisticated negotiation strategies to secure competitive terms and long-term value with suppliers.
- Supplier management: Lead supplier relationships negotiate contracts and resolve operational challenges efficiently.
- Category expertise: Develop deep knowledge of your category using data customer insights and supplier input to drive growth and innovation.
- Commercial opportunities: Identify evaluate and implement commercial initiatives to maximize profitability and customer satisfaction.
- Category improvements: Design and execute pragmatic improvement plans to optimize assortment quality and performance.
- Supply chain: Work closely with the end-to-end supply chain to identify opportunities for operational efficiency.
- Cross-functional impact: Collaborate with analysts marketing and other teams to bring strategic initiatives to life and deliver results.
Your superpowers
- BSc. or MSc. degree in Business Administration (Business) Economics or equivalent
- 4-6 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
- 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- HR Sourcing
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- ERP Systems
- negotiation
- Materials Management
- Manufacturing
- MRP
- Contracts
About Company
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