Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Recruiter)
If you’re a passionate Recruiter, we’re offering you the opportunity to join the diverse team at our Amsterdam office and make a real difference in our scale-up environment.
Recruiting is a core strategic driver of our success. We are looking for the best talent recruiter that finds exceptional talents to drive our ambition and scale our business to the next level.
🥜 In a nutshell
Picnic is tech-driven, but it all starts with the right people in. As a recruiter with a proven track record, you’ll fit into our fast-paced rhythm with ease. You thrive when taking responsibility and are motivated to find the brightest minds to join us.
You’re approachable, open-minded, and have a sharp business sense. You know exactly the profile that we’re looking for and understand how vital it is to hire the perfect match. Our recruitment team consists of 35+ colleagues split in four main domains (Technology, Strategy & Analytics, Supply Chain & Operations and Business).As a Talent Acquisition Specialist you’ll have a key role in our rapidly-growing company, you’ll help build the best milkman on earth by hiring the best talents out there. You’re ready to become a Picnic ambassador and ensure a smooth recruitment process for each candidate.
🎯 What you’ll do- Find and hire exceptional talent together with your fellow recruiters and sourcers
- Lead the end-to-end recruiting process, from CV screening to final negotiation, and give ultra-sharp assessments of skills and a candidate’s potential fit for Picnic
- Build a robust pipeline of top candidates for immediate or future onboarding
- Develop innovative strategies to find new talent
- Bachelor’s degree
- 0-4 years of experience in recruitment, preferably in a fast-paced international environment
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Stellar writing, speaking, and listening skills in English and Dutch or German
- A passion for people, recruitment, and creating a great candidate experience
- A creative and innovative approach to talent acquisition
📖 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.
- 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!
- 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’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.
- 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!
- We offer competitive compensation and a pension plan that looks out for your future self.
- Where possible, we like to enable people to work in ways that suit their working styles. Our teams generally like to work 4 days at the office (the tasty lunch and Barista-made coffee may be a factor).
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.