Private Label Specialist
Key Skills
Job Description
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. The role of Private Label & New product Specialist focuses on analytical, strategic & creative projects. In this role, you will be responsible for developing new Picnic products that bring a smile to your face. You will manage the entire process of the development of our private label products from A to Z, from analysing range strategies to product tasting to international sourcing to design creations. Together with a passionate team, your goal will be to stay of top of trends and market developments, select the best products for the best prices and make sure that they come into store with a stunning design. You 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
- Category expertise: Build and develop a deep understanding of your category through a combination of Picnic data, customer insights and supplier input.
- Tender strategies: Define clear negotiation strategies to ensure competitive conditions with our suppliers.
- Supplier negotiations: Run (international) tenders and negotiations with suppliers from start until signed contract
- Commercial opportunities: Keep an eye open for commercial opportunities and use a data-first approach to identify category innovations.
- Team collaboration: Work together with your category team to bring the best to our customers.
- Margin & pricing: Perform margin and pricing analyses.
- Sustainable packaging: Research and develop sustainable packaging options.
- Product creation: Create beautiful and affordable products designed for the home, not for the shelf.
Your superpowers
- MSc. degree with exposure to analytical problem-solving
- Up to 4 years work experience in an analytical and consumer-centric environment
- Strong conceptual, project management and stakeholder management skills
- A genuine passion for food, consumer products and design
- Commercial drive, a nose for opportunities and not afraid to negotiate
- Versatile multitasker with a can-do attitude, work proactively and be able to switch between strategic and operational work
- Persistence and enthusiasm to drive projects to a successful end result
- Analytical mind but not afraid of getting creative
- Fluency in 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.
Core Responsibilities
You will manage the end-to-end development of private label products, from range strategy and international sourcing to product design and pricing. You will also collaborate with a team to identify commercial opportunities and negotiate competitive terms with suppliers.
Requirements
The ideal candidate holds an MSc degree and has up to 4 years of experience in an analytical, consumer-centric environment. You must possess strong project management skills, a passion for food and design, and the ability to balance strategic and operational tasks.
Benefits
- Fresh lunch
- Coffee and snacks
- Health insurance discount
- Bike plan
- Learning and development
- Personal development courses
- Access to psychologists
- 25 holidays
- Travel expenses coverage
- Pension plan
- Company phone
- Company laptop
About Picnic
Industry: Retail
Company size: 5,001-10,000 employees
At Picnic, we’re a team of inventors, builders, dreamers, and best-in-class operators! With our app-only business model and custom-built in-house supply chain, we're revolutionizing the way people buy groceries and eat every day. We're growing across the Netherlands, Germany, France, and beyond. One of the things that makes Picnic different is that we handle almost everything ourselves: from forecasting and building automated warehouses to designing custom electric vehicles and writing our own software. It gives us total freedom to experiment with bold, new ideas (which we do a lot!). We love to challenge ourselves and learn by doing. The best way to grow here? By taking ownership from day one and pushing boundaries every single day. As a diverse team of over 85 nationalities, there’s always something happening - whether you’re into sports, board games, charity work, dancing at our legendary Picnic festival, or licorice tasting (yes, really!). Our scale-up culture means you get to own your work and bring fresh ideas to life. If you’re looking to make a real impact, reach out. We’d love to hear from you!