Category Manager

At Picnic, we’re revolutionizing the way people buy groceries with our innovative and sustainable app-only service. We do almost everything in-house, developing cutting-edge technologies and processes to ensure we continue to grow rapidly without missing a beat. If you’re a passionate Category Manager, we’re offering you the opportunity to join the diverse team at our office in Amsterdam and make a real difference in our scale-up environment.

🥜 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.

🎯 What you’ll do

• 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 keep track of promising category innovations
• Understand the end-to-end supply chain and identify opportunities to improve the range, product quality and profitability
• Run negotiations with suppliers from start until signed contract
• Build strong relationships with suppliers, and ensure that the day-to-day operations run smoothly while solving operational challenges
• Create and execute a pragmatic plan to drive the category improvements

⭐ About you

• Master’s degree with exposure to analytical problem-solving
• 1-3 years of work experience, preferably as (junior) category manager 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 Dutch and English