International Category Manager (Associate experience) - (M/F/X)

The role

You will develop and implement category strategies across European markets. You will manage supplier relationships, lead negotiations, and drive cost savings through data-driven decisions.

What you will do

• Build and roll out category strategies across European markets
• Manage key supplier relationships and lead negotiations
• Identify and deliver cost reduction opportunities
• Develop cost models and run make-or-buy analyses
• Monitor key commodity prices
• Forecast future cost pricing using data and Generative AI tools
• Track market trends, regulatory changes and emerging technologies
• Drive short-term procurement projects and support long-term initiatives
• Mentor junior team members, interns and working students

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree from a top-tier college or university
• Minimum of 3 years of strategic procurement or production experience
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong communication skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Capability to excel in flexible global team structures
• Comfortable contributing to and managing projects
• Strong at devising creative solutions to supply issues
• Convincing track record of successful negotiations with external partners
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Excellent English proficiency
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 25% of the time

Nice to have

• Degree in business, engineering, supply chain, finance, or science
• Experience in the food or food-packaging industry
• Experience as a management consultant with a focus on operations
• Another European language

Benefits

• Serious impact role
• Vibrant and international environment
• Steep learning curve
• Competitive compensation
• Reductions on HelloFresh boxes
• Alan Blue insurance
• Swile (tickets restaurant)
• GymLib
• Reductions on transport

About the company

HelloFresh is a foodtech company in Europe.