foodpanda Pakistan Hiring for Category Manager – New Verticals – KHI Job at Karāchi Full Time

Position Title: Category Manager

Company: f ood panda

Location: Karachi

We’re looking for a highly driven and motivated Category Manager for our team in Pakistan. If you are looking for a place where you can gain hands-on exposure and have a direct impact, then this may be the place for you! The ideal candidate will have a track record as a significant individual contributor as well as a strong team player.

The role is based in Pakistan and will report into Head of New Verticals.

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

Ensure Pandamart categories have the best assortment and competitive prices in the market through local and international sourcing

Build a strong supplier base, negotiate and renegotiate optimal commercial terms, 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

Define the promotion strategy under consideration of the commercial and seasonal calendar.

Execute data-driven decision-making to drive the category growth

Provide insights to the marketing and supply chain teams to forecast demand and ensure consistent supply

Partner with supply chain team to manage inventory levels and wastage

Work cross functionally with Tech/Product, Supply Chain, Sales Operations and Marketing to deliver strategic projects

Area of influence: In a dedicated team, Category Manager will monitor, review, analyze and adjust the development of relevant key financial figures and value drivers and will be the SPOC for all questions regarding their respective category clusters:

Food:
Beverages

Snacks & Confectionary

Chocolates

Ice Cream & Desserts

Bakery & Breakfast

Dairy Edible-

Grocery Staples

Appetizers-Ready to Eat & Cook

Non Food

Health & Wellness

Baby Care

Personal Care

Personal Hygiene

Beauty

HouseHold Essentials

Kitchen Essentials

HouseHold Cleaning

Laundry

Pets

Stationery

Others

Fresh Food

Meat

Fresh Milk

Fruits & Vegetable

Dry Fruits & Nuts

Fresh Salad

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in any field from a reputable university

At least 3 years of progressive experience in roles of similar capacity, with direct experience in merchandising or buying, and category management

Possess a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact revenue, margin, shrinkage and other supplier income

Superb business judgment with a track record of making successful negotiations, building and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Able to work autonomously in a highly demanding and ambiguous environment

Highly numerate and comfortable giving insights drawn from data