Senior International Category Manager

About the role

As the Senior International Category Manager for Fresh Produce (PHF), you are a strategic leader steering the 2026+ "Refresh" strategy across international markets. You will own a complex, high-impact portfolio, designing long-term sourcing strategies that elevate product quality, scale the weekly menu, and drive structural ingredient variety.

What you'll do

• Define and execute multi-year sourcing strategy for a complex produce portfolio, unlocking macro-level sourcing opportunities and driving systemic cost efficiencies across the global network.
• Lead complex, high-stakes negotiations and forge long-term strategic partnerships to rapidly scale Direct-to-Grower models and optimize supply chain structures utilizing central cross-docking platforms.
• Act as a senior leader and mentor within the PHF team, upskilling junior buyers and regional teams while cultivating trust with executive stakeholders and FSQA and SCO leadership.
• Design overarching strategy for agricultural risk management, climate adaptation, and complex multi-region seasonality planning to build resilient supply chains.
• Partner strategically with culinary and product leadership to integrate New Ingredient Development at a portfolio level to support HelloFresh's future menu complexity.
• Lead drafting, negotiation, and execution of complex, high-value supplier agreements and long-term Joint Business Plans.
• Serve as internal subject matter expert on global agricultural macro-trends, currency impacts, and climate shifts, translating insights into actionable procurement and pricing strategies.

What you'll need

• 6–8+ years of strategic procurement or sourcing experience with proven track record in fresh produce, agriculture, or highly perishable food categories.
• Experience designing and executing multi-year category strategies and transforming supply chains (e.g., transitioning from wholesale to direct-to-grower/cross-docking models).
• Expert-level negotiation skills with experience managing multi-million-euro portfolios and closing complex, long-term international contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to influence at executive level and lead complex matrix teams; natural mentor who elevates performance of those around you.
• Deep, systemic understanding of global agricultural supply chains, cold-chain logistics, agronomic risk management, and market economics.
• Ability to synthesize complex macro-data into clear, strategic roadmaps and business cases.

What they offer

• Hybrid working policy allowing flexibility to work from home and in the office.
• Location: Prinzenstraße 89, 10969 Berlin.