Category Manager

About the Position

We are looking for a Category Manager to join our team at Talabat, part of the Delivery Hero Group. This role involves full ownership over category management, including assortments, pricing, offers, and supply.

Responsibilities

• Full Ownership: Oversee category management aspects such as assortments, pricing, offers, and supply.
• Economic Performance Monitoring: Monitor the economic performance of assigned departments/categories across sales, gross margin, profit and loss, and ensure consistency with the company's commercial strategy.
• Commercial Strategy Implementation: Ensure proper implementation of the commercial strategy and strategic guidelines, including categories plan and pricing strategy.
• Ops Team Collaboration: Provide input to the Ops team on flows, adjacencies, tools, templates, fixtures, etc.
• Supplier Management: Review and resolve any issues with local suppliers.
• Assortment Management:
  • Ensure cost efficiency across consumers that meets their needs/wants.
  • Define and maintain the local assortment and integrate the basic assortment for the department/categories.
  • Provide regional teams with information regarding products and quantities needed for international and regional contracts.
  • Select local suppliers, negotiate, and purchase in line with expected needs guided by standards such as cost price, discounts, rebates, payment terms, etc.
• Pricing:
  • Price items based on pricing guidelines and recommended prices for PL/Imported items.
  • Collect market prices and conduct country price audits.
• Promotions:
  • Identify local promo products and price each item.
  • Submit forecasting/relevant reordering information to replenishment.
  • Develop the country promotion calendar.
  • Follow up and ensure effective execution of all activities required for each promotional event.
  • Analyze and provide inputs for more effective promotional activities such as consumer preferences, local competitors, and trends.

Requirements

• At least 5+ years of experience in progressive development and management of multiple product categories, matured by working for large retailers (FMCG), in an international setting.
• Experience in building teams and leading cross-functional projects at scale.
• Detail-oriented, structured, and able to prioritize effectively.
• Willing to do anything necessary for the project to succeed, including working on the warehouse floor or taking customer calls.
• Ability to interact with senior-level executives and manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Fluent English and Arabic would be highly advantageous.

Nice to Have

• Robust interpersonal and intercultural skills.
• Ability to inspire several teams and stakeholders to rally behind a mission.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a pioneering local delivery platform.
• Be part of a global company operating in around 65 countries worldwide.
• Competitive benefits and professional growth opportunities.

About the Company

Talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform. Our mission is to deliver an amazing experience-fast, easy, and to your door. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.