Category Manager | Consumer

Picnic; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fresh Lunch, coffee, and snacks

Health insurance discount & bike plan

Learning & development opportunities

25 holidays

Travel expenses covered

Pension plan

Phone and laptop provided

Job summary

A leading grocery delivery service in Amsterdam seeks a Category Manager to oversee their product category. In this role, you'll enhance customer satisfaction and profitability by analyzing data, negotiating with suppliers, and driving improvements in product quality. Ideal candidates will have a Master’s degree, 1-3 years of experience in a similar role, and a passion for food and consumer products. The position offers excellent growth opportunities within a data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience as a (junior) category manager or buyer.
• Strong persistence and enthusiasm to drive projects to success.
• Genuine passion for food and consumer products.

Responsibilities

• Oversee product category to improve customer satisfaction and profitability.
• Analyze data and insights to drive commercial actions.
• Evaluate packaging design and manage supplier relationships.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Commercial drive

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Fluent in English

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

As a Category Manager at Picnic, you’ll take full responsibility for your product category, with the goal of making customers happy and improving profitability.

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. And you're responsible to do this for your product category. With your team you take full responsibility for your category, with the goal to make customers happy and improve profitability.

At Picnic we differentiate ourselves in data. We have state of the art data-warehouses and all our insights and initiatives start with data driven understanding. Key to your success as a Category Manager is your ability to work alongside analysts to draw key observations and translate the insights into commercial actions.

Tricks of the trade

• 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 track promising category innovations.
• Understand the end-to-end supply chain and identify opportunities to improve the range, product quality, and profitability.
• Evaluate packaging design and create beautiful and affordable Private Label products.
• Manage various stakeholders, including design agencies and the supply chain, and run negotiations with suppliers from start to signed contract.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations while resolving operational challenges.
• Create and execute a pragmatic plan to drive category improvements.

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. We’re hiring for this role throughout the year as part of our ongoing growth and expansion.

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

You’ll 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.