Senior Category Manager mwd

At Picnic were revolutionizing the way people buy groceries everyday with our innovative and sustainable concept. As part of our scale up phase were looking for Category Managers to join our team and unlock the full potential of Picnic in Germany!

We offer the option to shape and optimize various categories in fresh like dairy and meat and ambient.

In a nutshell

Did you know that...

• we are founded in 2015 and active in The Netherlands Germany and France counting 1000 talents in our central offices
• we operate with a fleet of electric vehicles (read) and do only nextday delivery that allows us to set up a sustainable supply chain model
• we raised 600M in our Series D round of funding to further build and grow the best milkman on earth

What challenges await you

As a Senior Category Manager youll play a central role in shaping and optimizing our assortment portfolio. Your expertise and passion for food combined with strong customer focus will drive the development of a wellbalanced product range. Your focus will be on:

• Using a datafirst approach to identify opportunities for your category
• Making the right tradeoffs for topics like pricing promotions availability in your product portfolio
• Working with supply chain customer service and marketing teams to assure best category performance
• Creating and executing a pragmatic plan to unlock the full potential of your category
• Working together with the category team to bring the best to our customers

Who you are

• Bachelor or Master degree preferably in an analytical business retail or equivalent education
• 5 years of working experience in category management and buying in the grocery or food industry (experience in fresh food industry is a plus)
• Fluent communication in German and English
• Strong analytical thinking: the ability to interpret and leverage KPIs and data effectively
• Commercial awareness: understanding customer preferences and negotiating optimal deals

Your benefits

• Join a fastgrowing business with significant upward potential and career growth
• Engage with talented Picnicers with a lot of international exposure
• Embrace the Picnic culture of wonderful free breakfasts and lunches memorable parties featuring the renowned Picnic band and even a company ski trip
• Travel throughout Germany with your Deutschland ticket
• Enjoy flexible working hours
• All other essential items: competitive salary 30 vacation days comprehensive pension plan laptop and phone

Discover an exciting career at Picnic where your expertise will make a meaningful impact on our assortment customers and overall success.

Please submit your application in English. Thank you!

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