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Teampicnic · Amsterdam
<h3><strong>In a nutshell</strong></h3> <p>What’s it like to manage the commercial engine of Europe’s fastest-growing online supermarket? At Picnic, we don't just buy products - we redefine how food reaches millions of homes by building smarter assortments, negotiating hard with global brands, and launching our own Private Label lines. 🥑🥐🍎</p> <p>As part of our <strong>Category Management - Future Leaders Graduate Program</strong>, you’ll take full end-to-end commercial ownership from day one. You’ll sit at the intersection of quantitative analysis, supplier negotiations, and product strategy.</p> <h3><strong>What you will actually do</strong></h3> <p>This is not a rotation program or an advisory role. You won't just recommend what to sell - you will own the P&L of your category and execute every step yourself:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Category Strategy & Improvement Plans: </strong>Build and execute clear commercial roadmaps for your category - analyzing performance gaps, setting growth targets, and continually balancing customer experience, gross margin, and long-term category health. </li> <li><strong>Supplier Negotiation:</strong> Prepare and lead negotiations that secure the best terms. From initial outreach to signed contracts, you'll own the process end-to-end </li> <li><strong>Data-Driven Assortment Strategy:</strong> Dive deep into customer purchase data, elasticity models, and unit economics to prune underperforming SKUs and introduce winning products.</li> <li><strong>Private Label Development</strong>:Collaborate on the creation of Picnic’s own products - from sustainable packaging and pricing to quality checks and market positioning </li> <li><strong>Margin & Price Execution:</strong> Continuously monitor cost changes, inflation impacts, and competitor pricing to protect margins while keeping Picnic unbeatable on price.</li> <li><strong>Cross-Functional Rigor:</strong> Partner with supply chain, design, and analytics teams to align commercial goals with operational excellence.</li> </ul> <p><strong><br></strong><strong>Your superpowers</strong></p> <p>We set a high bar. We look for top-tier candidates who combine sharp quantitative thinking with a natural commercial drive and zero hesitation to pick up the phone and negotiate.</p> <ul> <li>Finishing (or recently finished) an<strong> Msc </strong>in Business, Economics, Finance, Econometrics, Supply Chain, Food Retail, or a related field (0–1 year of full-time work experience)</li> <li>Practical experience gained via internships, student organizations, or extracurricular activities is mandatory - in <strong>fast-moving, high-intensity environments</strong></li> <li>Comfortable working with <strong>complex data</strong> to drive tangible business outcomes, whether that’s uncovering growth levers or building a winning negotiation strategy. </li> <li>You enjoy <strong>negotiating</strong>. You hold your ground with experienced suppliers, build long-term value, and back up your positions with hard data.</li> <li>You don't hand off contract administration, cost recalculations, or SKU setups to someone else - you <strong>execute every detail of your strategy yourself</strong>.</li> <li>You <strong>constantly ask</strong> <em>"Why does this product cost X to produce?"</em> and <em>"Why are we not carrying category Y?"</em></li> <li>Fluent in English (Dutch or German is a strong advantage for local supplier negotiations).</li> </ul> <h3 data-path-to-node="2">Not sure which track fits you best?</h3> <ul> <li data-path-to-node="3,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node="3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Choose Category Management</strong> if you are driven by <em data-path-to-node="3,0,0" data-index-in-node="60">products, supplier negotiations, unit economics, and food trends.</em></li> <li data-path-to-node="3,1,0"><strong data-path-to-node="3,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Choose Strategy </strong>if you are driven by <em data-path-to-node="3,1,0" data-index-in-node="43">app user behavior, digital storefront optimization, and campaign execution.</em></li> <li data-path-to-node="3,2,0"><strong data-path-to-node="3,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Choose Analytics </strong>if you are driven by <em data-path-to-node="3,2,0" data-index-in-node="44">solving complex business problems, data modeling, and technical implementation.</em></li> </ul> <h2>Picnic perks</h2> <p><strong>🥗Fresh Lunch, coffee, and snacks</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>🚴🏼♂️Health insurance discount & bike plan</strong></p> <p>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</p> <p><strong>✍🏼 Learning & development </strong></p> <