Category Manager Fruits & Vegetables (Qatar)

Role Summary

We are looking for a Category Manager - F&V (Fruits & Vegetables) to join the team in Qatar and focus on growing our own Grocery Store tMart which is the regions first cloud store concept offering 30-minute delivery of groceries at hypermarket prices. The service has expanded rapidly across Kuwait UAE Qatar Jordan Bahrain Egypt Oman and Iraq!

Whats On Your Plate

• Full Ownership over the category management role in terms of Assortments Pricing Offers and Supply. 
• Responsible for monitoring economic performance of the assigned departments /categories across sales gross margin profit and loss and consistency with the companys commercial strategy. 
• Ensuring proper implementation of the commercial strategy and strategic guidelines including categories plan and pricing strategy. 
• Providing input to the Ops team flows adjacencies tools and templates fixtures etc.
• Reviewing and resolving any issues with local suppliers. 

Assortment: 

• Ensuring cost efficiency across our consumers that meets their needs/wants. 
• Defining and maintaining the local assortment and integrating the basic assortment for the department/categories. 
• Providing regional teams with information regarding products and quantities needed for international and regional contracts. 
• Selecting local suppliers negotiating and purchasing in line with expected needs guided by standards such as cost price discounts rebates payment terms discounts etc. 

Price: 

• Pricing the items based on pricing guidelines and recommended prices for PL/Imported items. 
• Collecting market prices and conducting country price audits. 

Promos: 

• Identifying local promo products and pricing each item and submitting forecasting/relevant reordering information to replenishment. 
• Developing the country promotion calendar. 
• Following up and ensuring effective execution of all activities required for each promotional event. 
• Analysing and providing inputs for more effective promotional activities such as consumer preferences local competitors and trends. 

Qualifications :

What Did We Order

• Minimum 4 to 5 years of experience in Fresh Fruit & Vegetables (F&V) within the Qatar retail market is a must with a proven track record of managing multiple product categories in a large retail or FMCG environment.
• Demonstrated ability to drive category growth through assortment optimization innovation and seasonal planning including identifying new product opportunities and emerging consumer trends.
• Strong capability to analyze market trends customer buying behavior and competitor activities ensuring competitive pricing within the Qatar retail market.
• Experience in monitoring supplier performance based on quality service levels pricing and delivery with the ability to review negotiate and resolve issues with local suppliers directly.
• You have built teams and led cross-functional projects at scale.
• You are very detail-oriented structured and know how to prioritize you consider yourself as someone who delivers solutions and not bottlenecks to be solved.
• You are willing to do anything necessary for the project to succeed including working on the warehouse floor when short-staffed making a customer delivery or taking customer calls. No job is too insignificant no detail is too small for you.
• You are able to interact with senior-level executives and manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders. You are someone energized by the unknown and look forward to learning each day on the job with excellent analytical and communication skills and a hands-on approach to tools and data.
• You have robust interpersonal and intercultural skills and can inspire several teams and stakeholders to rally behind a mission.
• Language skills: Fluent English and Arabic would be highly advantageous.

Additional Information :

Join Our Vibrant Team in Oatar - Where Work Meets Innovation and Fun!

• Grow With Us: Were all about growth and recognition both professionally and personally. Your journey of development starts here.
• Diverse & Inclusive: With colleagues from across the globe our diversity is our strength. Everyones welcome in our inclusive environment.
• Make a Difference: Join the team behind the fastest-growing online food ordering network. Your work here really counts.
• Fun & Community: Our company events cultural outings and sports activities arent just fun; theyre a way to bond with our amazing team.
• Daily Perks: From fresh fruits and coffee in our lounges to wellness rooms weve got perks that make every day better.
• Health & Wellness: With sponsored healthcare and gym memberships we care about your wellbeing.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time