Manager, Category Management

• Full P&L responsibility for the assigned category, including revenue, margin, wastage & other supplier income.
• Develop and execute aligned category strategy to meet with KPIs
• Ensure pandamart has the right selections 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 fulfilment 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 Commercial and work closely with marketing and supply chain to forecast demand and ensure consistent supply
• Partner with Operations 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, Imports, Pricing, Strategy, Finance, Trade Marketing, and Marketing to deliver strategic projects that allow pandamart to offer the best customer experience.

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant.

• 6+ years' relevant work experience, preferably in FMCG, retail, account and category management.

• Candidates with less experience will be considered as Associate Managers

• Demonstrated track record of successful negotiations, influence and overall relationship management (both internal and external).

• Ability to work autonomously in a highly demanding and often ambiguous environment, with 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.

• Proficient in MS Office & G-suite

“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!

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.