Assistant Category Manager

Apply on the Job Website; Bahrain; On-site; BHD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Apply on the Job Website is seeking an Ast Category Manager to drive growth for our tMart cloud grocery concept, offering 30-minute delivery at competitive prices across the region, including Bahrain.

You will lead category development, collaborate with warehousing, logistics, and commercial teams, and scale operations across Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman and Iraq, with a strong emphasis on analytics and stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in managing multiple product categories in large retailers.
• Led cross-functional teams at scale.
• Detail-oriented, structured, and prioritization focused.
• Willing to work on the warehouse floor when needed.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills; able to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Fluent in English; Arabic a plus.

Skills

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Hands-on mindset

Stakeholder management

Intercultural skills

English fluency

Arabic language (adv.)

Job description

Category Account Management and Brand Strategy

Industry E-commerce & Marketplace Operations

Job description

We’re looking for a Ast Category Manager to join the team and focus on growing our own Grocery Store “tMart”, which is the region’s 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!

Qualifications

What Did We Order?

• You have at least 5+ years of experience in progressive development and management of multiple product categories, matured by working for large retailers (FMCG), in an international setting.
• You have built teams and led cross-functional projects at scale.
• You are very detail-oriented, and 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 you are short-staffed to make a customer delivery, or to take customer calls. No job is too insignificant, no detail is too small for you.
• You can interact with senior-level executives and can manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• You are someone energized by the unknown and look forward to learning each day on the job. You have excellent analytical and communication skills and always like to be hands-on with several tools.
• You have excellent analytical and communication skills and always like to be hands-on with
• several tools.
• Additionally, you have robust interpersonal and intercultural skills. You can inspire several teams and stakeholders to rally behind a mission.
• Language skills: Fluent in English mandatory & Arabic can be a plus