Category Manager - Grocery and Q Commerce Retail - Talabat - Dubai, UAE

• Manage full category ownership including assortment planning, pricing strategies, promotional campaigns, and supply availability.
• Monitor financial performance of assigned product categories including sales, gross margin, profit and loss performance, and stock turnover.
• Ensure alignment of category performance with Talabat's commercial strategy and regional business objectives.
• Develop and implement category plans including product assortment structure and pricing frameworks.
• Work with operations teams to improve store layouts, product adjacencies, tools, and merchandising templates.
• Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with local suppliers to ensure competitive pricing and strong vendor partnerships.
• Lead vendor contract negotiations and marketing agreements to achieve favorable commercial terms.
• Design and launch promotional campaigns and category marketing initiatives to increase sales performance.
• Analyze market trends, consumer behavior, and competitor pricing to refine category strategies.
• Conduct price audits and maintain competitive market pricing across grocery categories.
• Coordinate supply chain activities to ensure product availability from sourcing through store distribution.
• Develop promotional calendars and ensure execution of marketing initiatives across markets.
• Provide regional teams with product demand forecasts and support procurement planning.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in category management within FMCG retail or grocery distribution environments.
• Proven experience managing product categories across online and offline retail channels.
• Strong experience managing profit and loss performance and commercial category strategies.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers and building long term vendor partnerships.
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to interpret commercial data and market trends.
• Ability to design and implement promotional campaigns that drive category growth and profitability.
• Experience managing cross functional teams including operations, supply chain, and marketing.
• Knowledge of the UAE retail and supplier market with established vendor networks is advantageous.
• Fluency in English and Arabic with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Category management and assortment planning
• Retail pricing strategy and market analysis
• Supplier negotiation and vendor management
• Profit and loss management
• Promotional campaign planning
• Retail supply chain coordination
• Data driven commercial decision making

• Opportunity to manage high impact retail categories within Talabat's growing quick commerce platform.
• Work within a fast growing digital retail ecosystem shaping the future of grocery delivery in the region.
• Collaborate with international teams across Delivery Hero's global network.
• Competitive compensation and career advancement opportunities within a global technology company.

• Manage full category ownership including assortment planning, pricing strategies, promotional campaigns, and supply availability.
• Monitor financial performance of assigned product categories including sales, gross margin, profit and loss performance, and stock turnover.
• Ensure alignment of category performance with Talabat's commercial strategy and regional business objectives.
• Develop and implement category plans including product assortment structure and pricing frameworks.
• Work with operations teams to improve store layouts, product adjacencies, tools, and merchandising templates.
• Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with local suppliers to ensure competitive pricing and strong vendor partnerships.
• Lead vendor contract negotiations and marketing agreements to achieve favorable commercial terms.
• Design and launch promotional campaigns and category marketing initiatives to increase sales performance.
• Analyze market trends, consumer behavior, and competitor pricing to refine category strategies.
• Conduct price audits and maintain competitive market pricing across grocery categories.
• Coordinate supply chain activities to ensure product availability from sourcing through store distribution.
• Develop promotional calendars and ensure execution of marketing initiatives across markets.
• Provide regional teams with product demand forecasts and support procurement planning.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in category management within FMCG retail or grocery distribution environments.
• Proven experience managing product categories across online and offline retail channels.
• Strong experience managing profit and loss performance and commercial category strategies.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers and building long term vendor partnerships.
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to interpret commercial data and market trends.
• Ability to design and implement promotional campaigns that drive category growth and profitability.
• Experience managing cross functional teams including operations, supply chain, and marketing.
• Knowledge of the UAE retail and supplier market with established vendor networks is advantageous.
• Fluency in English and Arabic with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Category management and assortment planning
• Retail pricing strategy and market analysis
• Supplier negotiation and vendor management
• Profit and loss management
• Promotional campaign planning
• Retail supply chain coordination
• Data driven commercial decision making

• Opportunity to manage high impact retail categories within Talabat's growing quick commerce platform.
• Work within a fast growing digital retail ecosystem shaping the future of grocery delivery in the region.
• Collaborate with international teams across Delivery Hero's global network.
• Competitive compensation and career advancement opportunities within a global technology company.

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