Head of Category Management Baltics - Wolt Market

Are you an experienced Category Management professional with a great eye for detail? Do you have previous retail experience and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment? If this sounds like you, then we’d love to chat!

Role background

Wolt is a Finnish technology company and we’re best known for our food delivery platform. Food delivery was just a start, and now we are exploring and expanding our platform with other business verticals in retail and grocery. We’ve grown significantly in the last three years, expanding our operations from just four countries across the Nordics, to 23 countries across Europe and Asia today. And we’re just getting started.The role you are looking at is a part of Wolt Market - our very own grocery stores that deliver unprecedented convenience and a world-leading customer experience. People across the Baltics (Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia) can order their groceries and have them delivered within 30 minutes.Wolt Market is growing rapidly and we have ambitious goals. We are looking for a Head of Category Management to build our assortment, our trading plan (pricing, promotions), build relationships and business plans with our retail partners, and manage category performance in the Baltics.As the Head of Category Management for Wolt Market you have full ownership of category performance across ambient, fresh, and frozen food as well as non-food categories in the region. You own the assortment, trading plan and all supplier relationships. You will have to build a world-class team of Category Managers and work closely with our stores to ensure that we have the right assortment at every location, 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.In this role, you’ll get a lot of help and support on the way but are also expected to be an amazing independent manager with an exceptional ability to execute every single day.

• 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 Market’s 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.

• 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 strong plus.
• The successful candidate must be highly analytical, self-starting, and thrive in a high-energy environment.
• Fluency in Estonian and English.
• Ability to think both strategically and operationally with an eye for detail.

If you are excited about working in a high-growth environment, taking ownership, and being part of an extremely ambitious team redefining grocery shopping, then click below to apply and get the conversation going! Along with a competitive salary and benefits, you will also be eligible for our stock option plan.We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis, so if this sounds like an opportunity you want to pursue, apply today!If you have any further questions about the position before submitting an application, you can turn to: Maria Li, Talent Acquisition Partner - maria.li(at)external.wolt.com

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