Category Manager

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant
• 4+ years' relevant work experience, preferably in FMCG, retail, account and category management
• Beer, Wine, Spirits category merchandising experience would be an advantage
• Demonstrated track record of successful negotiations, influence and overall relationship management (both internal and external)
• Strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills
• Ability and desire to contribute to wider team performance and culture
• Strong analytical skills
• Great communication skills (both oral and written) are a must
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, fast learner of new tools

• A dynamic and challenging work environment.
• A company committed to developing you personally and professionally.
• A great working atmosphere with regular company and team events.
• A vibrant and international team committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Responsibility from day one in a fast growing and global company.
• Other benefits include free food, health and dental insurance, and learning and development opportunities!

Our parent company, Delivery Hero, is a global leader in the food delivery industry processing over 3 million orders every day and operating in 40+ markets in the world, with 18,000 employees and approximately 500,000+ restaurant partners.

The Manager, Category Management will be responsible for strategic planning, assortment development, pricing, promotions, supplier management, and overall P&L ownership for BWS categories within pandamart’s online grocery business.

• Full P&L responsibility for the category, subcategory, including revenue, margin, wastage & other supplier income
• Must develop and execute optimal category strategy, pricing, promotions, range, availability, and cost prices to expand both sales and margin
• Ensure pandamart has the widest selection and best prices in the market through international sourcing, recruiting marketplace sellers and leveraging competitive intelligence
• Work with existing vendor base to negotiate cost, funding and terms improvement, secure supplier marketing and advertising spend, develop new incentive programs, and ensure a reliable and operationally effective flow of goods to our fulfillment centre
• Work to develop new sourcing and extended range to ensure we have high quality, good value goods available to our customers year-round
• Employ data-driven decision making to drive the category. Provide insight to the head of merchandising and work closely with marketing and supply chain to forecast demand and ensure consistent supply
• Partner with the Operations & Supply Chain team to manage inventory levels and wastage.
• Contribute to pandamart growth by optimising and streamlining Category management. Help to design systems and processes to minimise time spent on day-to-day tasks and allow more time for strategic thinking
• Work cross functionally with Supply Chain, Operations, Pricing, Strategy, Finance, and Marketing to deliver strategic projects allowing pandamart to offer the best customer experience