Buyer

At Picnic were revolutionizing the way people buy groceries with our innovative and sustainable apponly service. We do almost everything inhouse developing cuttingedge technologies and processes to ensure we continue to grow rapidly without missing a beat. If youre a passionate Buyer were offering you the opportunity to join the diverse team at our Amsterdam HQ and make a real difference in our scaleup environment.

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 datadriven and complex from pricing strategies forecasting warehouse automation to the everexpanding 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 forwardthinking idea Tell your team modify it evaluate experiment and then make a real impact in our company!

What youll do

• Define clear negotiation strategies to ensure competitive conditions with our suppliers
• Run negotiations with many suppliers from start until signed contract
• Build and develop a deep understanding of your category through a combination of Picnic data customer insights and supplier input
• Keep an eye open for commercial opportunities and use datafirst approach to identify category innovations
• Create and execute a pragmatic plan to drive the category improvements
• Understand the endtoend supply chain and identify opportunities to improve the range product quality and profitability
• Work together with your category team to bring the best to our customers

About you

• BSc. or MSc. degree in Business Administration (Business) Economics or equivalent
• 13 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 projects
• You know how to get the best best deals and are able to understand and assess whats on the nego table
• Go getting mentality handson 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

Every expert was once a beginner!Youll get plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself and grow including the Picnic Tech Academy Lunch & Learn sessions and tailored soft skills training. We also offer free professional weekly language courses.

Make a differenceYoull work in an awesome scaleup environment with the freedom to drive your own projects and create a visible impact. Our fully electric vehicles and sustainable business model mean youll also be contributing to making the world a better place!

Teamwork makes the dream workWith more than 80 nationalities across 3 countries youll be part of a diverse company with plenty of cool stuff to get involved with from board game evenings to afterwork drinks to our company ski trip and more!

You are what you eatYoull get freshly prepared healthy lunches and snacks (with plenty of vegetarian vegan and halal options). Coffee snob Dont worry our amazing Picnic barista has you covered.

Stay healthyMental health is important. As well as having the option to speak with Picnic colleagues who act as confidential advisors our collaboration with OpenUp gives you easy access to professional psychologists along with workshops and materials. There are plenty of sports communities and events to get involved with from tennis to yoga to climbing!

Attractive packageWe offer competitive compensation and a pension plan that looks out for your future self.

Commitment to equal opportunitiesPicnic is an equal opportunity employerthis means that all decisions regarding applications will be based on qualifications and merit. Applicants will be regarded independently of age gender identity or expression sexual orientation ethnicity skin color civil status religious beliefs physical or mental disability or any other factors protected by law.

At Picnic we celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves.