Manager, Category Management

foodpanda 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 over 70+ 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.

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

• 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.