Buyer

About this role

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, you're 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 opportunities…that’s 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 Master’s degree with exposure to analytical problem-solving 1-3 years of work experience, preferably as (junior) category manager and/or buyer in a commercial and analytical environment Commercial drive, a nose for opportunities and not afraid to negotiate Persistence and enthusiasm to drive projects to a successful end result Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills Drive to deal with day-to-day operations, swift problem-solving skills A genuine passion for food and/or consumer products Fluent in English (Dutch, German or French is a plus!) Note: This is not a one-time hire.