Senior Category Manager (WM)

About Wolt

At Wolt we create technology that brings joy simplicity and earnings to the neighborhoods of the 2014 we started with delivery of restaurant food. Now were building the delivery of (almost) everything and youll find us in over 500 cities in 30 countries around the 2022 we joined forces with DoorDash and together we keep on dreaming big and expanding across the globe.

Working at Wolt isnt always easy but its definitely exciting. Here youll learn more build more and ship more than in most other companies. Youll be challenged a lot but also have a lot of fun on the way. So if youre a self-starter with drive and entrepreneurial spirit this could be the ride of your life.

Do you have a strong interest in category management with a great eye for detail Do you want to work in a high growth tech company with an extremely ambitious team redefining grocery shopping If this sounds like you then wed love to chat!

Role background

Wolt is a Finnish technology company and were best known for our food delivery 2017 Wolt operated in 4 countries and 10 cities across the Nordics. Fast forward to today were a team of 10000 people in 27 countries and over 500 cities servicing over 36 million registered users. As the platform economy is changing the ways consumers connect with restaurants and retailers were seeing a huge opportunity to be the industry leader with the amazing teams we have built globally.

The role you are looking at is a part of Wolt Market - our very own grocery stores that deliver unprecedented convenience and world leading customer experience. People across Greece can order their groceries and have them delivered to their doorstep in lightspeed.

We are looking for a Senior Category Manager to join our category team in Greece. You will continue to grow our assortment our trading plan (pricing promotions) build relationships and business plans with our retail partners and manage category performance in collaboration with the team.

As a Wolt Market Senior Category Manager you have ownership of category performance across ambient fresh and frozen food as well as non-food categories. You own the assortment trading plan and all supplier relationships for selected categories. You will have to work closely with our stores to ensure that we have the right assortment at every location and with our supply chain specialists to ensure that we are always in stock as well as with our retail partners to ensure we are constantly optimising our trading performance. You will also work closely with data teams to define and develop all necessary reporting data models tools and products to drive category performance in local stores.

What youll be doing

• Have full ownership of category performance including forecasting monitoring reporting on the business along with contributing to driving projects and trading strategy to achieve business goals.
• Define Wolt Markets assortment and constantly update it at a store level to meet customer needs and optimise order economics.
• Lead effective negotiations with suppliers to establish joint goals improve cost structure and sustainably grow the P&L.
• Influence the design of the categories as well as contribute to new product groups and improve the customer experience to deliver growth.
• Create business plans for new opportunities and develop and execute project plans for the launch of new features incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies.
• Work cross-functionally with counterparts across in-stock management marketing finance and retail systems to operate and grow the business.
• Continually improve and automate manual processes to enable you and your team to scale better as the business grows.

Our Humble Expectations

• Experience in a grocery retail key account management/consulting environment with a proven track record of delivering results.
• Experience in category management is a strong plus.
• Strong communication skills and experience negotiating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Team leadership experience is a plus.
• The successful candidate must be highly analytical self-starting and thrive in a high energy environment.
• Ability to think both strategically and operationally with an eye for detail.
• Fluency in Greek and English.

Next Steps

If you are excited about working in a high-growth environment taking ownership and being part of an extremely ambitious team then click below to apply and get the conversation going!

You will fit into a truly diverse team across 32 countries - what really matters to us is a caring and welcoming environment where we embrace uniqueness and celebrate diversity. Experience a company culture where we work on eye level decisions are made quickly and knowledge sharing as well as mentoring is on our daily agenda.

We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis so if this sounds like an opportunity you want to pursue apply today!

Please note that we do not accept applications coming through email due to GDPR. Make sure to apply through our careers page and send your application in English.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Were committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company industry and cities. Thats why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds experiences and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools resources and opportunity to excel.