Lead, Category (Grocery/Food categories)

Delivery Hero
Malaysia
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 6-8 yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Negotiation","Communication","Teamwork","Strategic thinking"]

Lead a Category Management team to accelerate growth for grocery/food portfolios, owning GMV, margins, and availability. Drive category penetration, optimize assortment with FMCG partners, execute pricing and campaigns, and manage JBPs. Partnership-driven, data-informed leadership to deliver revenue targets and minimize waste in a fast-paced, digital retail environment.

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Lead, Category (Grocery/Food categories)

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Job Summary

Lead a Category Management team to accelerate growth for grocery/food portfolios, owning GMV, margins, and availability. Drive category penetration, optimize assortment with FMCG partners, execute pricing and campaigns, and manage JBPs. Partnership-driven, data-informed leadership to deliver revenue targets and minimize waste in a fast-paced, digital retail environment.
Location: Malaysia
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Growth & GMV: Take full accountability for your category portfolio’s sales. Drive category penetration and hit revenue targets, driving order penetration and basket value.
  • •Commercial Margins: Monitor & drive healthy margins for your categories. Grow retail media revenue.
  • •Assortment & Suppliers: Run constant range optimization. Onboard high-growth SKUs and delist slow-movers. Lead negotiations and Joint Business Plans (JBPs) with FMCG brands.
  • •Pricing & Campaigns: Execute the pricing strategy for your categories to stay competitive. Coordinate with suppliers to align their promo spend with our campaign calendar.
  • •Availability & Waste: Own Weighted Availability (In-stock) to ensure top SKUs are never missing. Manage inventory health to minimize shrinkage and wastage.
  • •Team Leadership: Lead and coach a team of Category Managers. Monitor KPIs and drive a culture of high performance and accountability.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Meal AllowancePandaflexEquityRsusCorporate Perks

Key Requirements

  • •6–8 years of experience in Category Management, Buying, or Merchandising within Retail or FMCG.
  • •Industry experience: grocery or food-related experience (Fresh/Grocery/Ultra Fresh)
  • •Commercial Drive: proven ability to scale categories (GMV) while managing margins and commercial income.
  • •Negotiation Power: experience in managing large-scale supplier relationships and locking in JBPs.
  • •Operational Rigor: strong understanding of in-stock management (Weighted Availability) and waste control.
Experience:6-8 yearsRetailFMCGGrocery
Skills:LeadershipNegotiationCommunicationTeamworkStrategic thinking
Languages:English

Company Brief

Delivery Hero
Global online food-ordering and local delivery platform operating multiple regional brands (e.g., Foodpanda, Glovo, Talabat) across 50–70+ countries, supplying food and quick-commerce deliveries via marketplace and logistics services.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
Founded: 2011
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