Recipe Developer

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!

Tricks of the trade

Create and develop recipes: Continuously create new recipes; so our customers can find recipes that best fit the price, quality, and health needs of an average Dutch family.

Understand customer needs: Gain a deep understanding of our customers and the types of meals that suit their lifestyles.

Optimize and innovate: Use the full potential of the Picnic assortment and push category management to take the range to the next level for recipe creation

Collaboration and communication: Collaborate with photographers, designers, copywriters, and analysts to deliver a inspiring recipes in our app

Food styling: Ensure that the photography, presentation and description of recipes in our app is attractive and clear as possible

Your superpowers

BSc. degree in a food related or commercial field, or the equivalent professional track record to substitute for that

1-2 years of professional experience in a commercial environment

Proven recipe development skills, demonstrated in a blog, social media accounts, or similar platform

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

Good understanding of the expectations and habits of the Dutch market in terms of food

Fluent in Dutch and English

Picnic Perks

🥗Fresh Lunch, coffee, and snacks

Our offices are equipped with fully-fledged coffee bars and a kitchen and chefs. They prepare delicious fresh and warm lunches every day so you can keep your energy up.

🚴🏼‍♂️Health insurance discount & bike plan

We have a partnership with CZ (a health insurance provider). Picnic employees get a discount on CZ insurance packages between 5% and 15%. Furthermore, through our partnership with Lease a Bike, you can rent-to-own a new (e)bike at a discounted rate.

🏠 Relocation

If you’re moving from another country to join Picnic we make it as smooth as possible for you. We’ll cover your flight costs for you and your partner and kids, your first month's rent and moving costs (up to €2000), and help you with the 30% tax ruling setup and application.

✍🏼 Learning & development

You’ll get ample opportunity to work on yourself at Picnic. We offer personal development through Lepaya courses, Academy trainings, and more. Interested in improving your mental wellbeing? Through OpenUp you get free access to trained psychologists and many courses.

All the rest

At Picnic you get 25 holidays, we cover your travel expenses and offer a pension plan. And your phone and laptop are on us, as well.

Please make sure to apply in English

A bit about us

When you join Picnic, you’re joining the shopping revolution, delivering groceries to millions of people across Europe, and we’re growing fast. Think super fresh products and personal service, but in a modern, sustainable way. And we’re the only ones in the world doing it all by ourselves. From our fully automated fulfillment centre to delivery algorithms and marketing campaigns: we do it all in-house. Our team consists of 85+ nationalities and we’re always looking for new talent. Ready for the ride?

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Recruitment Process

CV screening

Phone screening

Online assessment

Interviews

Assessment day

Closing interview

Commercial

📍 Hamburg

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