Senior Buyer

Company : Picnic

Job Type : Full Time

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Number of Applicants

000+

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Job Description - Senior Buyer

In a nutshell

Products are the heart of our business. As a 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. Picnic is fast-paced, data-driven, and complex - from pricing strategies and forecasting to warehouse automation and rapid company growth - providing endless opportunities to make an impact. You’ll combine commercial insight, negotiation expertise, and supplier relationship management to shape your category and deliver measurable results.

Tricks of the trade

Negotiation strategies: Define and execute sophisticated negotiation strategies to secure competitive terms and long-term value with suppliers.

Supplier management: Lead supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and resolve operational challenges efficiently.

Category expertise: Develop deep knowledge of your category using data, customer insights, and supplier input to drive growth and innovation.

Commercial opportunities: Identify, evaluate, and implement commercial initiatives to maximize profitability and customer satisfaction.

Category improvements: Design and execute pragmatic improvement plans to optimize assortment, quality, and performance.

Supply chain: Work closely with the end-to-end supply chain to identify opportunities for operational efficiency.

Cross-functional impact: Collaborate with analysts, marketing, and other teams to bring strategic initiatives to life and deliver results.

Your superpowers

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

4-6 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

Fluency 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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