(Senior) Category Manager (m/f/d)

  • Full-time

Company Description

Flink is revolutionizing how we buy groceries. We deliver a selection of 2.000 products to your home - in only 10 minutes. We put customers first and aim to achieve the best customer experience. We only source the highest quality products to ensure that the produce is fresh and nutritious. Founded by experienced ecommerce professionals and backed by some of the most renowned investors in Europe we are growing rapidly and have a great hunger to continuously challenge ourselves. We are a diverse team with a flexible and inclusive culture.

Do you want to be a part of this grocery revolution? Apply now and join Flink

Job Description

  • Lead purchasing for our nationwide assortment across all grocery and drugstore categories
  • Maintain relationships with our main suppliers, identify new suppliers and negotiate prices
  • Analyze key metrics to identify potential assortment improvements and derive strategies to improve supplier performance
  • Ensure we have a perfect balance between stock-outs and product expirations
  • Close cooperation with city managers and other category managers to ensure an optimal assortment in each location

Qualifications

  • Several years of experience in purchasing or category management in the grocery industry
  • Successfully completed a degree in business or a related field 
  • Very good market and product knowledge within the Dutch grocery industry
  • A commercial understanding paired with a good intuition and negotiation skills
  • You are assertive and resilient, while also being flexible and pragmatic
  • Very good communication skills, native in Dutch and fluent written and spoken in English

Additional Information

What we offer: 

  • The opportunity to work at one of the best funded startups in the Netherlands, aiming to completely redefine one of the largest categories
  • A great opportunity to grow within Flink: As we are growing so quickly new opportunities come every day
  • An awesome team spirit and an exciting workplace in the heart of Amsterdam with a dynamic and international environment.
  • Transparent company culture with flat hierarchies
  • A competitive salary and several other perks like a company boat (soon ;) ), Friday borrel and Monday team lunches
  • 20% discount on your own Flink grocery orders

It is our commitment that every applicant will be evaluated according to their skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion.

 

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