Sr. Category Manager

About the Position

Sr. Category Manager

Muscat, Oman

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. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. 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.

We’re looking for a Senior Category Manager to join the team and focus on growing our own Grocery Store “tMart”, which is the region’s first cloud store concept offering 30-minute delivery of groceries at hypermarket prices. The service has expanded rapidly across Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman, and Iraq!

Responsibilities

• Lead within the team on developing a pricing strategy that meets our objectives by country
• Lead on identifying our target competitors, collecting retail audits, setting the pricing matrix, and support on testing and analyzing results
• Lead on Assortment Guidelines (Breadth & Depth)
• Lead on SKU Limit, Brand Limit, by category depending on Different Category Roles
• Develop reports to assess the performance of the categories covering low performing items, GMROI, Potential categories for assortment increase/decrease, Cohorts & Csat scores
• Do regular maintenance for the pricing strategies and resolve items with margin erosion, and items that jeopardize our price perception
• Lead on Identifying Brands that are Available in Targeted players in the market that might fit Tmart’s Concept and target customers
• Perform category performance reviews, by doing proper category rationalization exercises to identify items that need to be closed out and categories that require more listings
• Work with the team by identifying category roles and item roles by taking into consideration different market dynamics and consumer behaviors
• Lead discussions with price scrapping providers to enhance results and data accuracy
• Evaluate compliance with the pricing strategy based on pricing tools and guidelines
• Lead on implementing the promo trade plans and identify regional events
• Lead with marketing teams on communication channels for campaigns to reach existing and new customers
• Lead on assessing the performance & ROI of each campaign and support them on taking proper decisions
• Set proper targets for promo contribution depending on market dynamics and company objectives
• Coordinate with marketing teams on developing new marketing tools that help us acquire new customers and retain existing ones
• Lead on Supplier business reviews, Negotiate commercial agreements that enhance Tmart’s Profitability
• Work closely with the Regional commercial team to drive Affordability, profitability, and differentiated assortment

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.
• Willing to do anything necessary for the project to succeed.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.
• Robust interpersonal and intercultural skills.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a pioneering local delivery platform.
• Be part of a global team operating in around 65 countries.
• Competitive benefits and career 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. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. 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.