Junior Category Buyer, Grocery

At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 17 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: GreenChef, EveryPlate, Chef's Plate, Factor, and Youfoodz.

**Join our HelloFresh Family**:
At HelloFresh, we change the way French people eat, thanks to our meal kits

Our ambition ? Revolutionize the everyday life of our subscribers, by promoting a more sustainable way of cooking and by helping them discover curated, creative and healthy recipes. The perfect mix between technology and gastronomy, for delicious moments with friends and family.

HelloFresh is present in more than 15 countries. France is a young market launched in 2019, and that is experiencing an impressive growth: we became leaders in our market in early 2021. All this makes it the perfect moment to join our team and lead a strong impact in one of the most promising French scale-ups

How do we make all this possible? Thanks to a team of talented and dynamic food lovers, an amazing culture and DNA, and a stimulating work environment.

**About the role**:
Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for our Grocery category (dry goods, spices, canned goods ). You will develop and manage the sourcing strategy and product development of your category, at country level, to make sure business needs and objectives are met, while ensuring optimal inventory levels in our French warehouse.

You will be working closely with the international expert of the category, supporting the optimization opportunities for packaging and ingredients, as well as managing multiple internal and external organizational relationships with stakeholders.

**What you will be doing**:

- Develop a sourcing strategy of your category: benchmark, product development and price negotiation.
- Lead the RFP process for your category : from the selection of suppliers to decision making based on RFPs responses.
- Monitor performance: track performance (error-rate, cogs) of your category, leveraging data to understand performance drivers and making action plans based on your findings.
- Coordinate supply from different countries, anticipate and manage the transport lead time and plan ahead to ensure a buffer stock and a smooth supply chain.

**What we are looking for**:

- Master Degree from a Top Business School/ University, Purchasing degree is a plus
- Min. 2-3 years of experience in procurement roles, preferably related to the food industry
- Ability to work through tough problems with a rigorous and pragmatic approach
- Ability to manage and juggle multiple projects and proven project management skills
- Strong at internal and external stakeholder management. Demonstrated ability to work in teams and in a fast paced and challenging environment
- Fluency in English and French - both written and spoken

**What we offer**:

- Plenty of room for personal growth
- A vibrant & international environment with a great culture & DNA
- Delicious reductions on our HelloFresh boxes
- A guaranteed steep learning curve & boost for your career
- A passionate, proactive and dynamic French team
- Employees perks (Mutuelle Alan Blue, reductions on transport, sports and yoga classes, SWILE card, training budget)

**The next steps**:
**About HelloFresh**:
We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We also aim to extend this commitment to the partners we work with and the communities we serve. We are constantly listening, learning, and evolving to deliver on these principles. We are proud of our collaborative culture. Our diverse employee population enables us to connect with our customers and turn their feedback into meaningful action - from developing new recipes to constantly improving our process of getting dinner to our customers' homes. Our culture attracts top talent with shared values and forms the foundation for a great place to work

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