Senior International Grocery Category Manager (m/f/x)
Hellofresh•3h ago
Berlin, Berlin, GermanyHybridFull-timeSenior Level6+ yrs exp
- 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
- 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
- fundamentally transforming the supply chain.
- What You'll Do
- Lead Portfolio Strategy & Value Creation: Define and execute the multi-year sourcing strategy for a complex long shelf life product portfolio. Unlock macro-level sourcing opportunities and drive systemic cost efficiencies, optimizing the total cost of ownership across the global network. Lead initiatives to continuously improve the quality, customer value
- overall performance of the product portfolio, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure we deliver best-in-class solutions.
- Drive Supply Chain Excellence: Lead complex, high-stakes negotiations and forge long-term strategic partnerships with third-party warehousing (3PW) providers. Design and optimize supply chain structures that maximize efficiency for ambient goods - improving inventory turns, reducing handling costs
- ensuring seamless integration across our distribution network.
- 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)
- Product teams to ensure our "One Team" mentality scales across the business.
- Master Strategic Risk Management: Design the overarching strategy for supply risk management across long shelf life categories, including commodity price volatility, supplier concentration risk
- currency exposure. Build highly resilient supply chains capable of weathering macroeconomic disruptions, trade policy shifts
- 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
- regulatory shifts. Translate insights into actionable procurement and pricing strategies that keep HelloFresh competitive across all markets.
- What You'll Bring
- 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.
Required skills
strategic procurementsourcingnegotiationsupply chain managementrisk managementmarket intelligence