Design Coordinator

Picnic Technologies; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fresh Lunch, coffee, and snacks

Health insurance discount & bike plan

Relocation assistance

Learning & development opportunities

25 holidays

Phone and laptop provided

Job summary

Picnic Technologies in Amsterdam seeks a Design Coordinator to act as the central hub between product, design, and suppliers, ensuring on-time launches and smooth packaging transitions.

You thrive in fast-paced environments, are highly organized, and can confidently challenge stakeholders to meet deadlines, while communicating progress clearly and maintaining visual standards across private label packaging.

Qualifications

• You have at least 2 years of experience in a project management or coordination role.
• You are a natural spider in the web, easily connecting different teams and processes.
• You are super structured and thrive in environments with many moving parts and strict deadlines.
• You can stand your ground and confidently challenge people when they are not sticking to agreements.
• You are a great communicator who combines organizational skills with a proactive, "get-it-done" mindset.
• You are fluent in English; fluency in Dutch is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cross-team collaboration: Work closely with category managers, design team, and suppliers to ensure seamless switches of packaging.
• Dynamic planning: Plan design capacity based on upcoming product launches and adjust planning based on shifting urgency.
• Quality & compliance control: Check designs to ensure changes are applied and comply with packaging laws and regulations.
• Visual excellence: Maintain high visual standards while keeping brand alignment for final artwork.
• Fierce accountability: Challenge stakeholders to meet deadlines and provide complete project documentation.
• Transparent communication: Keep all stakeholders updated on timings, planning, and deadlines.

Skills

Project coordination

Cross-team collaboration

Structured planning

Assertive communication

English fluency

Dutch preferred

Job description

In a nutshell

Are you the ultimate spider in the web who thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment?

At Picnic, we deliver groceries to thousands of households every week. But behind every flawless delivery is a massive operation of creating and improving products. With over 3,000 private label articles, continuous improvements to recipes, and innovative designs, we handle a high volume of packaging updates as well as many new innovative product launches.

We need someone to be the central hub between our teams—someone who can chase people down when needed so we can keep to strict deadlines, ensure seamless product transitions, and maintain quick launch times.

Tricks of the trade

As a Design Coordinator, you are at the heart of our private label packaging process. Your mission is to keep the engine running smoothly. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Cross-team collaboration: Work closely together with category managers, the design team, and suppliers to ensure seamless switches of packaging.
• Dynamic planning: Plan design capacity based on upcoming product launches and dare to adjust planning based on shifting urgency.
• Quality & compliance control: Help check the designs to ensure all changes are correctly applied and strictly adhere to relevant packaging laws and regulations.
• Visual excellence: Maintain a sharp eye for packaging aesthetics, ensuring all final artwork meets high visual standards while remaining brand-aligned.
• Fierce accountability: Dare to challenge stakeholders if they are not keeping to their deadlines or not providing complete documentation to start projects.
• Transparent communication: Ensure all stakeholders are kept up to date on timings, planning, and deadlines at all times.

Your superpowers

• You have at least 2 years of experience, preferably in a project management or coordination role.
• You are a natural spider in the web, easily connecting different teams and processes.
• You are super structured and thrive in environments with many moving parts and strict deadlines.
• You can stand your ground and confidently challenge people when they are not sticking to agreements.
• You are a great communicator who combines organizational skills with a proactive, "get-it-done" mindset.
• You are fluent in English; fluency in Dutch is highly preferred.

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.
• Relocation
  If you’re moving from another country to join Picnic we make it as smooth as possible for you. We’ll cover your flight costs for you and your partner and kids, your first month's rent and moving costs (up to €2000), and help you with the 30% tax ruling setup and application.
• Learning & development
  You’ll get ample opportunity to work on yourself at Picnic. 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.