Buyer

Company : Picnic

Job Type : Full Time

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Number of Applicants

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Job Description - Buyer

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. As Buyer, you're responsible to do this for your category. With your team you take full responsibility for your category, with the goal to make customers happy and improve profitability. 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 an ambitious buyer with superb category management and negotiations skills while building lasting relationships with suppliers. 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!

Tricks of the trade

Negotiation strategies: Define clear negotiation strategies to ensure competitive conditions with our suppliers.

Supplier negotiations: Run negotiations with many suppliers from start until signed contract.

Category expertise: Build and develop a deep understanding of your category through a combination of Picnic data, customer insights and supplier input.

Commercial opportunities: Keep an eye open for commercial opportunities and use a data-first approach to identify category innovations.

Category improvements: Create and execute a pragmatic plan to drive the category improvements.

Supply chain: Understand the end-to-end supply chain and identify opportunities to improve the range, product quality and profitability.

Team collaboration: Work together with your category team to bring the best to our customers.

Your superpowers

BSc. or MSc. degree in Business Administration, (Business) Economics or equivalent

1-3 years of experience as a Buyer and/or Category Manager in a similar industry

Lots of energy, persistence and drive to ensure successful end result of many projects simultaneously

You know how to get the best 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 people knowledge and skills; you understand who you’re talking, their interests and how to build relationships

Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills

Fluency in Dutch and English

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.

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