The role
As Senior/Lead Category Manager - Nordics you will lead the category strategy, develop partnerships with key suppliers, act as the senior point of escalation, and drive process improvement initiatives across the category.
We are looking for an ambitious, confident, entrepreneurial and high-spirited procurement professional with both the analytical and soft skills to tackle tough challenges and work with suppliers in our procurement process, specifically for cheese and related ingredients.
Above all, we are looking for people who will make HelloFresh better. We believe there are many different ways of developing skills and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.
What you’ll do
- Lead the scouting, development, and relationship management for our supplier network in our Nordics markets (SE, DK, NO)
- Work closely with the strategic procurement team to build strong long-term relationships and negotiate favorable terms for procurement of cheese products
- Look to develop and optimize our supplier network as well as new or alternative suppliers
- Work with suppliers to ensure on-time, on-spec deliveries or discuss shortages/missed deliveries
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders such as product operations, supply chain operations, and SPOQ teams to improve workings between Procurement and other teams
- Create ongoing data analysis & category reviews to drive performance strategically and achieve ambitious targets
- Lead and influence a variety of stakeholders within the business specifically for procurement
What you’ll bring
- Knowledge and interest in food markets, agricultural goods in the Nordics
- Masters degree in Supply Chain / Procurement / Business (or similar)
- 6+ years of strategic procurement / supply chain / commercial consulting experience, in the food sector (ideally proteins)
- Experience working in a diverse and high-performing team
- Prove track record of building strong supplier relationships
- Extensive experience in setting a category strategy and driving continuous improvements within a category
- Quantitative and analytical experience, including solid comfort with Excel
- Proactive, flexible, ambitious, and assertive: you take ownership of your work
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Up to 25% (Flexible)
What we offer
- A diverse and vibrant international environment of 35+ different nationalities
- The chance to have a significant impact on one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Europe
- A significant discount on your weekly HelloFresh box or Factor_ meals
- Learning and development opportunities
- Subsidized healthy lunches everyday in our Copenhagen office
- Comprehensive relocation assistance to move to the Nordics plus visa application support
- Mental health resources through online subscriptions
- Monthly pension scheme including health insurance benefits
- Additional perks: Discounts for our neighboring gyms, company events and parties, fruit & snacks in the office and free Friday bar
Are you up for a challenge?
- Apply with your CV (In English please)
- If we see a match, you’ll have a call with one of our recruiters to share more about what you can bring to the team
- Are both sides still positive? Then we proceed to the assessment stage to assess key skills required for the job
- We will be conducting interviews on an ongoing basis and will close down the position once the successful candidate has been found.
