Assistant Manager, Category

“To be the most loved everyday food and groceries destination!” - that’s our mission at foodpanda (small ‘f’).

foodpanda is the largest food and grocery delivery platform in Asia, outside of China. Operating in more than 400 cities across 11 markets, we continue to expand and grow in our core food delivery business, as well as in new verticals like grocery deliveries, with a strong tech infrastructure at our core. From our restaurants-partners, cloud kitchens and cloud grocery stores — foodpanda is just one tap away, getting everything you need into your hands quickly and conveniently!

If you love working with technology to create solutions and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get things done, you will find your tribe here at foodpanda. foodpanda comprises of people from more than 60 nationalities, and we believe in winning through diversity.
foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s leading local delivery platform operating in 70+ countries worldwide

The pandas have embarked on an inspiring journey to serve “Meal for Every Table.” This adventure began in the bustling hub of our Delivery Heroes, Vendor Partners, Suppliers, Pandamarts, and Passionate Homechefs, all united by the dream of delivering joy through delicious food & more. Together, our pandas face challenges, bring innovations, and with unwavering determination and heart, they strive to deliver Meal for Every Table. 

Join us on our journey as we aim to connect with 25% of Pakistan's population, delivering more than just meals, uplifting lives, and driving positive transformation throughout the nation. Come onboard as a “Assistant Manager, Category” and play your part in the “Q-Commerce Domain.” 

On this journey, you will report to “Assistant Manager, Category”,

Your Responsibilities will include: 

• Defining the products in categories based on local market needs and identifying suppliers and establishing the relationship, negotiating terms & conditions, ordering and reordering processes.
• Ensure the right speed-to-market of offers and solutions to stay competitive
• Seize new opportunities with a clear view on how to get there.
• Keep in touch with external trends and benchmarks and able to translate it into future plans 
• Competitors analysis
• Is familiar with strategies, strengths and opportunities of our business and of main competitors.
• ​​​​​​​Inventory managements Imports polices & procedures , nonfood items, packaging & Quality attributes

Your role in this journey requires the following:

• A graduation degree from a reputable institution 
• 2-4 years years or more experience in analytical roles involving excel, SQL or Tableau. 
• Comfortable using business intelligence tools (e.g. Power BI, Google Data Studio)
• Proficient in predictive modeling and forecasting via Excel or other tools
• Highly organized and self-disciplined, able to work on multiple projects in a self-structured and well-prioritized way
• Extremely analytical, data-driven & with a keen eye on process improvement
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with a problem-solving attitude is the cornerstone of your personality
• You must be adept at G-Suite

What does your playfield look like?  

• We work in a flexible but fast paced environment.
• We start and end with customers to deliver exceptional service.
• We love to innovate, prioritize, decide, and deliver. 
• We love what we do, and we don’t rest until our targets are achieved.. So if you’re also someone who is driven until the dream is achieved, come join us.