Specialist, Category -Food

foodpanda 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 Responsibilities:
Deliver category performance to agreed KPIs, Sales, Orders, High Basket, and Gross Profit.
Supplier management with a manageable quality profile.
Negotiate with stakeholders to increase availability & margins through more profitable pricing strategy & volume target to execute precision merchandising with comprehensive clustering, space planning and assortment management capabilities.
Develop a products assortment and mix, including in-house products that will meet customer demand and financial objectives.
Drive more effective promotions for the categories that will support brand development and revenue growth.
Close monitoring item to item in-depth sales and profit analysis, select right products assortment, set up forecasting qty, stock & order monitoring, ensuring proper display and merchandising mechanism to enhance category visibility that meet customer needs with fulfilling financial objectives.
Conducting regular market survey to evaluate market intelligence of products availability, setting up products' pricing, new items information, consumer behavior to assess the development needs of the business at all levels in context of regular operation and expansion.
Monitor competitor activities and consumer trends by gathering regular Market Intelligence and analyzing customer insights.
Maintain a very good collaboration with internal stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Supply Chain.
Experience (Industry Preference)
1–2 years of experience in: Q-commerce / E-commerce, Grocery / Food Retail, FMCG.
​​​​Experience in:
Supplier/vendor management
Pricing and promotions
Assortment planning
Sales and profitability analysis
Market survey and competitor analysis
Technical Skills
Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills
Ability to analyze sales, margin, basket value, and profitability data
Good understanding of: Forecasting and inventory planning, Pricing strategy, Promotion planning, SKU performance analysis and, Merchandising and assortment management.
Soft Skills
Strong negotiation and communication skills
Analytical and problem-solving mindset
Good stakeholder management capability
Strong ownership and execution ability
Market awareness and commercial thinking
Location / Field Work Requirement
Head office-based role
However, regular field work may be required, including: Market visits, Competitor checks, Supplier meetings, and Store visits for merchandising and assortment review.