HelloFresh: Join one of the World’s fastest growing scale-ups

At HelloFresh, our mission is to change the way people eat - forever. From our 2011 founding in Europe’s vibrant tech hub Berlin, we’ve become the global market leader in the meal kit sector and inspire millions of energised home cooks across the globe every week.

We offer our meal kit boxes full of exciting recipes and thoughtfully sourced, fresh ingredients in 14 countries, operating from offices in Berlin, New York City, Sydney, Toronto, London and Copenhagen - and shipped out more than 250 million meals in 2019. 

Our more than 5,000 employees are the heart and soul of our highly international, fast-paced, and dynamic environment where innovation and smart, fast action is encouraged.

We want you to join us and help take HelloFresh to the next level - as a company in its growth phase this is a great time to join. Career and development opportunities are endless. We will encourage you to make an immediate impact in your area of work as well as empower you to grow your career with us.

The job

For our young and passionate team, we are looking for several category managers/project managers who will be an integral part of a fast-growing scale-up, making sure we can provide high quality ingredients and sustainable packaging for our customers across the Nordics.

We seek candidates that will bring an analytical, structured and proactive way of working, focused on delivering results in a high-paced environment. Our ideal applicant has experience in purchasing and/or product development in the food industry but is hungry to take on a challenge and make an impact at a fun, fast-growing, mission-driven meal kit delivery service business.

On a day to day basis you will be handling and building our supplier network while engaging closely with our culinary department to build the best meal kit in the market. You will also have access to our international procurement team who can support you with deep category knowledge.

You will be based out of our Nordic head office in Islands Brygge, Copenhagen with ~40 colleagues and report to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise our supplier network for 2-3 of our food and packaging categories

• Independently plan and lead category strategy, cost savings, product development and value engineering initiatives

• Develop new supplier relationships, from identifying potential suppliers through to negotiating new agreements

• Identify and implement commercial opportunities through a data-driven approach

• Identify and implement initiatives to optimise procurement processes

• Support Buyer(s) in managing the weekly supply of our ingredients to ensure our customers receive high-quality ingredients in time

• Solve problems on-the-go in a fast-paced environment

Who we are looking for

• University graduate in Business/Management, Economics or related fields with excellent grades

• ~1.5-4 years of professional experience in a high performance culture environment, ideally with experience from/exposure to procurement of food products

• A strong analytical and commercial mindset - strong command of Excel/GSheets is a must

• Strong project management skills with a proven track record of ‘getting things done’ - a structured and detail oriented approach to work

• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple priorities while adhering to time-sensitive deadlines

• Professional proficiency in Swedish, Danish and/or Norwegian is a big plus

• Knowledge and passion for food

We offer you a chance to make a difference in a fast growing technology company

• The chance to have a serious impact on one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Europe in an exciting growth phase

• Direct, high impact on our product and operations setup from day one

• A vibrant, international environment with mission-driven colleagues

• A guaranteed steep learning curve & boost for your career

• Competitive compensation and plenty of room for personal growth

• Benefit from our selection of employee perks (significant reduction on your HelloFresh boxes, development initiatives, high-end tech equipment, free drinks and snacks in the office, etc.)

Are you up for a challenge?

We will be conducting interviews on an ongoing basis and will close down the position once the successful candidates have been found.

Please submit your complete application below including your earliest starting date.