At Picnic, we are revolutionising the way people buy groceries with our innovative and sustainable app-only service. We do almost everything in-house, developing cutting-edge technologies and processes to ensure we continue to grow rapidly without missing a beat.

Are you a passionate Recipe Developer with a keen business sense? We are offering you the opportunity to join the diverse team at our Amsterdam HQ and make a real difference in our scale-up environment.

In a nutshell

We are continuously evolving our service to make our customers’ lives easier and more enjoyable. That’s why we added recipes to our app, showing customers all kinds of tasty and healthy meals they can prepare with our products.

Are you passionate about cooking and full of creativity? Are you able to truly understand our customers and create recipes and meal solutions based on their needs? Are you hands on and ready to do all that it takes to make Picnic the #1 destination for family recipes and meals? Then you might just be the Recipe Developer we are looking for!

What you’ll do

• Gain a deep understanding of our customers and the types of meals that suit their lifestyles
• Continuously create new recipes; so our customers can find recipes that best fit the price, quality, and health needs of an average Dutch family
• Use the full potential of the Picnic assortment and push category management to take the range to the next level for recipe creation
• Ensure that the photography, presentation and description of recipes in our app is attractive and clear as possible

⭐ About you

• You hold a Bsc. degree in a food related or commercial field, or the equivalent professional track record to substitute for that
• You have 2 to 4 years of professional experience in a commercial environment and a proven track record in recipe development
• You live and breathe food and cooking and you love presenting your creations in the most appealing way
• You are well versed in using data to consistently improve the recipes you develop
• You understand the expectations and habits of the Dutch market in terms of food
• You are fluent in Dutch and English, the working language with your German and French and other international colleagues

Picnic Perks

Every expert was once a beginner!

You’ll get plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself and grow, including the Picnic Tech Academy, Lunch & Learn sessions, and tailored soft skills training. We also offer free professional weekly language courses.

Make a difference

You’ll work in an awesome scale-up environment with the freedom to drive your own projects and create a visible impact. Our fully electric vehicles and sustainable business model mean you’ll also be contributing to making the world a better place!

Teamwork makes the dream work

With more than 80 nationalities across 3 countries, you’ll be part of a diverse company with plenty of cool stuff to get involved with, from board game evenings to after-work drinks to our company ski trip and more!

You are what you eat

You’ll get freshly prepared, healthy lunches and snacks (with plenty of vegetarian, vegan, and halal options). Coffee snob? Don’t worry, our amazing Picnic barista has you covered.

Stay healthy

Mental health is important. As well as having the option to speak with Picnic colleagues who act as confidential advisors, our collaboration with OpenUp gives you easy access to professional psychologists, along with workshops and materials. There are plenty of sports communities and events to get involved with, from tennis to yoga to climbing!

Attractive package

We offer competitive compensation and a pension plan that looks out for your future self as well as 25 vacation days per year, so you can recharge your batteries

Work-life balance

Where possible, we like to enable people to work in ways that suit their working styles, which is why we have a hybrid-working model.

Commitment to equal opportunities

Picnic is an equal opportunity employer—this means that all decisions regarding applications will be based on qualifications and merit. Applicants will be regarded independently of age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, civil status, religious beliefs, physical or mental disability, or any other factors protected by law.

At Picnic, we celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves.

With a data-driven approach, an app-only store and a fleet of electric vehicles, Picnic has become Europe’s fastest growing online supermarket.