Senior Buyer

In a nutshell

Products are the heart of our business. As Senior Buyer, you take full responsibility for driving the success of your category, ensuring we offer the best range, quality, and value to our customers. With your team, you manage your category end to end, with the goal of making customers happy and improving profitability. Picnic is fast-paced, data-driven, and complex, from pricing strategies and forecasting to warehouse automation and the continued growth of our company, we are constantly faced with new challenges and opportunities…that’s where you come in! We are looking for an ambitious senior buyer with strong category management and negotiation skills who knows how to build lasting supplier relationships. You spot practical commercial opportunities, turn insights into action, and help shape the future of your category. Have a forward-thinking idea? Bring it to your team, sharpen it together, test it, and make a real impact across the business!

Tricks of the trade

• Define and execute clear negotiation strategies to secure strong commercial terms and sustainable value with suppliers.
• Lead supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and resolve operational challenges efficiently.
• Build and deepen your category knowledge through a combination of Picnic data, customer insights, market understanding, and supplier input.
• Spot commercial opportunities and use a data-first approach to identify innovations and growth potential within your category.
• Create and deliver pragmatic plans that improve assortment, product quality, and overall category performance.
• Understand the end-to-end supply chain and identify opportunities to improve availability, efficiency, and profitability.
• Work closely with your category team and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver the best outcomes for customers.

Your superpowers

• MSc. degree in Business Administration, (Business) Economics or equivalent.
• 4+ years of experience as a Buyer and/or Category Manager with a proven track record within retail, wholesale, or FMCG manufacturing environments.
• Lots of energy, persistence and drive, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver strong results.
• You know how to get the best deals and are able to understand and assess what’s on “the nego table”.
• Go-getting mentality, hands-on and nothing is impossible mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; you understand who you’re talking to, what matters to them, and how to build strong relationships.
• Fluency in English (Dutch, French or German is a plus!).

Picnic perks

• 🥗 Fresh lunch, coffee, and snacks.
• 🚴🏼‍♂️ Health insurance discount & bike plan.
• ✍🏼 Learning & development.
• 25 holidays, travel expenses, pension plan, phone, and laptop.