Head of Commercial (Category Management) - pandamart

• Drive overall commercial & expansion strategies across our pandamart categories and initiatives

• Leveraging market data, analysis and category insights to identify business opportunities for sustainable growth of the pandamart business

• Develop and execute optimal category strategy, pricing, promotions, range, availability, and cost prices to expand both sales and margin

• Identify and close key range and assortment gaps to ensure high quality and good value goods available to our customers year-round

• Understand customers’ needs and formulate the corresponding range and pricing strategies for the designated categories in maximizing customers’ satisfaction and category performance

• Source and build strong supplier base to negotiate terms improvement, secure supplier advertising spend, and ensure a reliable and operationally effective flow of goods

• Employ data-driven decision making to drive the category. Ensure Foodpanda categories has the optimal selection and strategically competitive prices in the market through local and international sourcing

• Work cross-functionally with Regional, Supply Chain, Operations, and Marketing to deliver strategic projects including managing inventory level & shrinkage, forecasting market demand, etc. 

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant.

• Over 8 years of experience in merchandising/buying and category management / business management or consulting with a proven history of delivering results

• Candidate from FMCG, retail and ecommerce industry is highly desirable

• Strong business judgment with a track record of successful negotiations 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 and highly motivated 

• Great communication skills (both oral and written) are a must.

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, fast learner of new tools 

“To be the most loved everyday food and groceries destination!” - that’s our mission at foodpanda (small ‘f’).

foodpanda is the largest food and grocery delivery platform in Asia, outside of China. Operating in more than 400 cities across 11 markets, we continue to expand and grow in our core food delivery business, as well as in new verticals like grocery deliveries, with a strong tech infrastructure at our core. From our restaurants-partners, cloud kitchens and cloud grocery stores — foodpanda is just one tap away, getting everything you need into your hands quickly and conveniently!

If you love working with technology to create solutions and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get things done, you will find your tribe here at foodpanda. foodpanda comprises of people from more than 60 nationalities, and we believe in winning through diversity.
foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s leading local delivery platform operating in 70+ countries worldwide

What We Offer

• 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!

foodpanda is operated by Delivery Hero Group (“DH Group”) - the world’s leading local delivery platform, operating in 70+ markets across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Delivery Hero started as a food delivery service in 2011 and now employs 40,000+ people globally. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes. 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.