Job Description

Category Lead, pandamart (Singapore)

\xe2\x80\x9cTo be the most loved everyday food and groceries destination!\xe2\x80\x9d - 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!

We are looking for enthusiastic problem solvers to join us in scaling our platform, to digitalise businesses in Asia, uplift rider livelihoods and build a hyper-convenient platform for our customers. 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. Our diverse and high-performing team comprises people from more than 60 nationalities, and we welcome all experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives.

The role will be based in Singapore and has managerial responsibilities. The Category Lead will drive the development and growth of certain categories at pandamart - foodpanda\'s Quick Commerce arm.

The mission is simple: \'Do whatever it takes to be recognized as a destination for groceries delivered at home in 1 hour in Singapore\' which includes managing multiple categories on a day to day, thinking disruptively about big bets that will resonate with customers and continuously testing new ideas at a very fast pace.

The candidate should have experience analyzing new business opportunities and building strong partner relationships, driving significant top and bottom line results, and be comfortable managing multiple responsibilities within a fast-paced and changing environment. He or she is interested in creating a top notch customer experience, stays on top of industry and competitive trends, and is able to execute at both tactical and strategic levels to achieve long-term growth.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the P&L owner across different categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact foodpanda business
• Develop and execute optimal category strategy, pricing, promotions, range, availability, and cost prices to expand both sales and margin
• Innovate in the category by defining a pipeline of \xe2\x80\x9cbig bets\xe2\x80\x9d and continuously testing new ideas that are scalable and drive stickiness with customers
• Source and build strong supplier base to negotiate terms improvement, secure supplier advertising spend, and ensure a reliable and operationally effective flow of goods
• 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 commercial team and work closely with marketing and supply chain to forecast demand and ensure consistent supply
• Work cross functionally with Regional, Central, Product, Supply Chain, Sales Operations and Marketing to deliver strategic projects

Job Requirements:

• 6 years experience in merchandising / buying and category management / business management or consulting with a proven history of delivering results
• Experience in managing a team
• Strong self drive to get things done in a changing and ambiguous environment
• Solid problem solver - conceptual and with analytics
• Superb business judgment with a track record of successful negotiations and overall relationship management (both internal and external)
• Organized and structured
• Strong analytical skills
• Very strong communication skills (both oral and written)
• Mastery of Excel, PowerPoint and at ease with new tools
• Bachelor\'s Degree

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.

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