Country Manager Netherlands
Taster has created comprehensive and highly successful digital restaurant brands that offer high-quality meals and consistently excellent customer service.
Country Manager Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands / Commercial / Full Time
The online food delivery space has seen enormous growth in recent years and has driven the success of some of the biggest names in tech today. Digital food brands devised from the ground up for food delivery and optimised through technological innovations are the next frontier for the online food delivery market, which is expected to be worth $365 billion by 2030.
At Taster, we create iconic food, designed to be delivered. Our ambition is to build the world’s largest restaurant group through a powerful platform of digitally native food brands.
Since inception, we raised over $50m from top US and European VCs, launched 4 markets (France, UK, Spain and Belgium), scaled to over 45 European cities and partnered up with over 200 restaurant owners & food entrepreneurs who are operating our brands.
Taster is at the intersection of food and technology - we firmly believe that innovation drives better customer experience, increased choice and allows a sustainable economic model for the whole food industry – we are at the forefront of this revolution and we are looking for hungry people to join us!
For more information about our brands, please visit www.taster.com
We’re growing rapidly and looking for a talented Country Manager
Taster is seeking an autonomous Country Manager to lead our expansion into the Netherlands. As the Country Manager of this key growth market, you will be responsible for the commercial success of the market, as well as building and support a local team. You will join our growing International team, working cross-functionally with our global teams in UK and France. You will report to the GM, International.
What responsibilities we’re looking for in this role
You will be responsible for the NL P&L and a lean Sales, Operations & Supply Chain team on the ground in Amsterdam
You’ll be accountable to achieve revenue and profit growth
Grow Taster to a market-leading position through developing and executing country business plans
Hire and inspire a cross-functional and matrix team, providing leadership and direction on the business to Global teams
You will advocate for Taster on the ground, leading the sales efforts to onboard Kitchen Partners and ownership of the entire sales funnel
You’ll work with our Global Marketing team to drive the local B2B and B2C marketing plans
You will need to think tactically day-to-day to move the business forward, as well as being strategic and making decisions for the long game
Collaborate with our Innovation teams to localise products to your markets and build NPD pipelines
Be the custodian of Taster’s exceptionally high standards of quality both in terms of food and operations in your market
Execute local kitchen launches to the highest standards and work with kitchen partners to maintain this standard
What qualifications we are looking for in this role
7+ years experience with a background in startups /scale-ups either in commercial or general management roles
Ideally experience in the food industry - nice to have
Proven track record of managing a P&L at country/ regional/ category level
Highly commercially focused with a passion for numbers - you relish the opportunity to dig into the numbers, gain insights and execute plans to address the opportunities that exist within them
A passion for driving businesses forward, being pragmatic and problem solving
Being a team player and excellent communicator
Dutch and English language is a must
What Taster can offer you:
● The chance to join the fastest-growing food startup backed by Top Venture Capital firms.
● Opportunity to unleash your potential and develop within a dynamic environment surrounded by a cross-border team of industry veterans and food aficionados.
● A competitive salary & quarterly bonus schemes
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Taster is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace. To facilitate this, we actively promote a culture of inclusivity internally and encourage those from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities with us. Additionally, we routinely review our hiring practices to eliminate bias in the hiring process.
If you need assistance or accommodation during the hiring process due to a disability, please contact us at people@taster.com.
- Department
- Commercial
- Locations
- Amsterdam
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
Amsterdam
Perks & benefits
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Reward ✉️
We offer industry competitive salaries, plus quarterly bonuses -
Balance ⚖️
Enjoy time working from both our modern office and from home -
Technology 🖥️
Your choice of Mac or PC laptop -
Socials 👍
Regular social activities to get together as a team
Our culture
We enjoy working with people who think outside the box and come up with fresh ideas and concepts - keeping the end vision in mind.
We maintain a one team mentality at Taster and we strongly believe in celebrating our successes! We always motivate, encourage and support each other at work, and outside of work we enjoy regular team drinks and social lunch times.
About Taster
Taster was founded in 2017 and has grown to:
200 coworkers
4 countries
25 cities
6 street food brands
100+ digital restaurants
4.5+ customer rating
Country Manager Netherlands
Taster has created comprehensive and highly successful digital restaurant brands that offer high-quality meals and consistently excellent customer service.
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