Future Leaders Graduate Program - Commercial

Picnic; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fresh lunch, coffee, and snacks

Health insurance discount & bike plan

Learning & development (Lepaya courses

OpenUp mental health access

25 holidays, travel expenses coverage,

Phone and laptop provided

Job summary

Picnic is launching a Future Leaders Graduate Program (Commercial) to develop Junior Business Managers who will dive into data, negotiate with suppliers, and shape next-gen products that delight customers. You’ll start in Buying, Category Management, or Private Label based on strengths, with ownership from day one.

Expect a multi-faceted role across data analysis, supplier relations, and product strategy, with the chance to pivot focus areas over time.

Qualifications

• MSc in Business, Economics, Analytics, Food Retail, or related field.
• Practical experience via internships or student activities required.
• Strong analytical mindset with a commercial instinct.
• Able to juggle multiple projects—structured, persistent, calm under pressure.
• Excellent relationship skills and clear communication across teams.
• Fluent in English; Dutch a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Category management: analyze data, trends, and supplier insights to guide strategy and product choices.
• Data-driven buying: use sales and pricing data to identify winning products and innovations.
• Lead supplier negotiations from outreach to contracts.
• Collaborate on Private Label development from packaging to market positioning.
• Evaluate product performance and identify gaps or overlaps to improve assortment and margins.
• Partner with supply chain, design, and analytics to align goals and drive operational excellence.
• Build and execute category improvement roadmaps balancing customer experience and commercial impact.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Commercial instinct

Relationship building

Ownership

Multi-project management

English fluency

Education

MSc in Business or Economics

Job description

Future Leaders Graduate Program (Commercial)

We're looking for driven and curious future commercial leaders to join Picnic as Junior Business Managers. You'll work in the beating heart of our assortment strategy - diving deep into data, negotiating with suppliers, and creating the next product that makes customers smile.

You'll start in one of our Commercial positions (Buying, Category Management, or Private Label) based on your strengths and interests, and shape your role from there. No fixed rotation. No waiting. Just real ownership from day one!

Tricks of the trade

Depending on your focus area, here's what you could be doing:

Category management: Dive into customer data, market trends, and supplier insights to build a razor-sharp understanding of your category. Use this to guide commercial strategy and product choices.

Data-first buying decisions: Use customer behavior, sales trends, and pricing data to identify winning products and smart category innovations.

Supplier negotiations: Prepare and lead negotiations that secure the best terms. From initial outreach to signed contracts, you'll own the process end-to-end.

Private Label development: Collaborate on the creation of Picnic’s own products - from sustainable packaging and pricing to quality checks and market positioning.

Product & range optimization: Evaluate product performance and identify gaps or overlaps. Spot opportunities to improve assortment, margin, or availability.

Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with supply chain, design, and analytics teams to align commercial goals with operational excellence.

Category improvement plans: Build and execute clear improvement roadmaps, always balancing customer experience, commercial impact, and long-term category health.

And the best part? You can pivot between focus areas over time. Your growth is not linear, it's yours to shape.

Your superpowers

Finishing (or recently completed) an MSc in Business, Economics, Analytics, Food Retail, or a related field.

Practical experience gained via internships, student organizations, or extracurricular activities are mandatory - ideally within a Start up/FMCG/retail

A sharp analytical mindset with a commercial instinct; able to connect the dots between data and action

Able to juggle multiple projects without losing focus - structured, persistent, and calm under pressure

Known for building strong relationships and communicating clearly across diverse teams and stakeholders

Always scanning for opportunities - whether it's a smarter way to negotiate, a better price, or a product with untapped potential

Naturally curious and quick to take ownership; not afraid to get stuck into the details

Fluent in English; Dutch is a bonus, not a must

You love food, retail, tech - or all three!

This is the start of a real career - not just a job or a rotation. You'll build, learn, and grow with a team that thrives on doing things differently.

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.