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Category Manager
 

Commercial 📍Amsterdam 

 


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.

Tricks of the trade

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Category understanding: Build and develop a deep understanding of your category through a combination of Picnic data, customer insights, and supplier input.
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Commercial opportunities: Keep an eye open for commercial opportunities and track promising category innovations.
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Supply chain optimization: Understand the end-to-end supply chain and identify opportunities to improve the range, product quality, and profitability.
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Packaging and design: Evaluate packaging design and create beautiful and affordable Private Label products.
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Supplier negotiations: Manage various stakeholders, including design agencies and the supply chain, and run negotiations with suppliers from start to signed contract.
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Supplier relationships: Build strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations while resolving operational challenges.
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Category improvements: Create and execute a pragmatic plan to drive category improvements.

Your superpowers

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Master’s degree with exposure to analytical problem-solving
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1-4 years of work experience, preferably as (junior) category manager and/or buyer in a commercial and analytical environment 
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Commercial drive, a nose for opportunities and not afraid to negotiate 
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Persistence and enthusiasm to drive projects to a successful end result
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Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills
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Drive to deal with day-to-day operations, swift problem-solving skills
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A genuine passion for food and/or consumer products 
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Fluent in Dutch and English 

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. 

 

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