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Business Analyst

Posted 25 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 5 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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Why Picnic

At Picnic we’re rethinking how people buy their food. We offer a smart app that provides quick and easy grocery shopping to over 100,000 households across 30 cities. Cutting-edge technology, efficient planning from our team and a fleet of electric vans provides less food waste and fewer food miles!

We offer the cheapest groceries on the market, and we don’t cut corners on quality. Picnic is not your run-of-the-mill supermarket - we know that it’s possible to be both competitive and sustainable!

Picnic is the world’s fastest growing online supermarket so we’re always on the hunt for like-minded people to join us! Do you want to be part of the grocery revolution?

Your role

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 business analysts who present their understanding of what drives consumer behaviour and operational efficiency. You’ll glean actionable insights from large data sets - but your eyes won’t be glued to data all day! 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!

Your responsibilities

  • Drive implementation and improvement of projects from kick-off until the final whistle
  • Design, implement and evaluate numerous experiments
  • Optimize tools, systems and business processes
  • Relentless focus on creating habit-forming product ideas

You

Your first-class analytical skills combined with a creative and problem-solving mindset brings original design. You don’t only see numbers in data sets, but opportunities.

As an innovative thinker you constantly generate your own ideas. You’re also ambitious – you come up with smart solutions, not easy ones.

Superior presentation and communication skills allow you to convert complexity into digestible information for your team. You are confident and take ownership of your projects, but also collaborate with and motivate your colleagues!

Basic requirements

  • Master’s degree in Engineering, Econometrics, Mathematics, Physics or equivalent
  • 1-5 years of experience in a role such as strategy consulting
  • Excellent Excel and data analysis skills
  • Fluency in both verbal and written English

Desirable requirements

  • Knowledge of SQL/ Tableau or Python
  • A holder of an EU work permit

Picnic’s Perks

Picnic offers you the opportunity to work in a start-up culture where everything you do matters. In our modern Amsterdam office, you will have the freedom to experiment and evolve your own projects as well as the chance to test them on real customers.

You will be part of an international, all-star team of ground-breaking entrepreneurs, brilliant engineers, and data wizards that work with desire and dedication each day. But don’t worry, at Picnic groceries aren’t a chore – we play as hard as we work!

Our mission is to make grocery shopping simple, fun, and affordable for everyone. Beyond that, we love working towards a greener future by using cutting-edge warehouse technologies and running a 100% electrical fleet of delivery vans. Are you ready to join this unique technology-first venture?

FMCG
Amsterdam
Active in 3 countries
4,500 employees
50% men - 50% women
Average age is 28 years

What employees are saying

Matthijs Roobeek

Growth Analyst

Matthijs Roobeek

As Picnic is relatively small, and because we’re growing so fast – you’re given responsibility straight away. Two weeks after I started, I was doing the order forecasts. That’s a lot of responsibility. Many of our processes rely on the forecasting; the products we buy, the shoppers…

Frederic Knaudt

Founding Team Member Germany

Frederic Knaudt

When building companies from scratch, you discover the key ingredients for a successful business. I’ve learnt that it’s about having a clear goal, being focused and working with the right people. I’m part of the team that is building Picnic in Germany and this is the approach…