Senior International Grocery Category Manager (m/f/x)

Responsibilities

• Spearhead Matrix Leadership & Trust: Act as a senior leader and cultivate deep trust with executive stakeholders and lead alignment with Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA), Supply Chain Operations (SCO), and Product teams to ensure our "One Team" mentality scales across the business.
• Champion NID & Menu Expansion: Partner strategically with culinary and product leadership to integrate New Ingredient Development (NID) at a portfolio level, ensuring our international supply base is equipped to support HelloFresh's future menu complexity.
• Execute Complex Contracts: Lead the drafting, negotiation, and execution of complex, high-value supplier agreements and long-term Joint Business Plans (JBPs).
• Deliver Market Intelligence: Serve as the internal subject matter expert on global grocery commodity trends, private label dynamics, currency impacts, and regulatory shifts. Translate insights into actionable procurement and pricing strategies that keep HelloFresh competitive across all markets.

Requirements

• Experience : 6-8+ years of strategic procurement or sourcing experience, with a proven track record specifically in long shelf-life food categories.
• Strategic Vision : Experience in designing and executing multi-year category strategies and transforming supply chains (e.g., transitioning from wholesale to direct-to-producer models).
• Advanced Negotiation : Expert-level negotiation skills, with experience in managing multi-million-euro portfolios and closing complex, long-term international contracts.
• Leadership Presence : Demonstrated ability to influence at the executive level and lead complex matrix teams.
• Deep Subject Matter Expertise: Deep, systemic understanding of global supply chains, logistics, risk management, and market economics.
• Data-Driven Mindset : Ability to synthesize complex macro-data into clear, strategic roadmaps and business cases.
• Location : Prinzenstraße 89, 10969 Berlin
• Hybrid Working Policy
• We offer a hybrid working policy for eligible roles, allowing flexibility to work from home and in the office. For more details on eligibility and how this applies to the role you're applying for, please consult with your recruiter.
• Next steps : Your application will be reviewed and if successful, a member of the Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch within 2 weeks.
• If you are currently a HelloFresh employee, please make sure you have discussed your application with your Line Manager.

Benefits

Additional Information

As the Senior International Category Manager for Groceries (GRO), you are a strategic leader steering our 2026+ "Refresh" strategy across international markets. You will own a complex, high-impact portfolio, designing long-term sourcing strategies that elevate product quality, scale our weekly menu, and drive structural ingredient variety. You will be a standard-bearer for our GRO vision - to source products that meet customer expectations of quality & convenience at the best cost. In this senior role, you will go beyond execution to focus on strategic ownership, cross-functional leadership, and fundamentally transforming the supply chain.

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