Senior Category Manager Supermarket

Company Description

Glovo 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 around 65 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.

Job Description

YOUR MISSION

Own and grow your categories end-to-end, building a fast, reliable grocery experience in our darkstore supermarkets. You will define the assortment, shape the customer offer, and drive commercial performance—directly impacting how customers shop and how the business scales. 
 

As a part of the team, you will:

• Own your categories end-to-end: define and execute the category strategy across assortment, pricing, and in-app visibility to drive AOV, gross margin, and category penetration. 

• Build best-in-class assortment within our darkstores: identify opportunities, follow trends, manage product lifecycle, track and action underperforming products.

• Lead supplier relationships: negotiate yearly contracts, improve commercial terms, and secure funding for promotions and campaigns.

• Collaborate with the Brand Ads team to plan and execute in-store campaigns and promotions.

• Work cross-functionally with Operations and Demand Planning to ensure strong execution, availability, and positive customer experience.

• Oversee UX and Pricing of your categories.

• Support and mentor junior team members or interns.

Qualifications

You have

• At least 4 years of experience as a category manager or category buyer, preferably in FMCG within an e-commerce environment. 

• Strong negotiation skills; expert understanding of terms, conditions, and contracting techniques for managing risk.

• Analytical mindset: ability to interpret data, analyze reports, and translate insights into clear action plans 

• Strong prioritization and time management skills, with a focus on high-impact initiatives 

• Willingness to roll up sleeves to get things done

• Comfortable working in a fast-changing, high-growth, and high-performance start-up with a fast pace

• Native-level Spanish and fluency in English. 

Additional Information

At Glovo, your success is defined by both results and behaviors. We hire for excellence in craft and for the Leadership Principles that shape how we think, decide, and collaborate. What you achieve matters and how you achieve it defines us. Together, they move the business forward and deliver great experiences. Learn more about our Leadership Principles here.

Here at Glovo, we thrive on diversity, we believe it enhances our teams, products, and culture. We know that the best ideas come from a mashup of brilliant diverse minds. This is why we are committed to providing equal opportunities to talent from all backgrounds – all genders, racial/diverse backgrounds, abilities, ages, sexual orientations and all other unique characteristics that make you YOU. We will encourage you to bring your authentic self to work, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard.

Feel free to note your pronouns in your application (e.g., she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).

So, ready to take the wheel and make this the ride of your life?

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