Assistant Category Manager

Advanced Search; Manama; On-site; BHD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Search seeks a Senior Category Manager to grow our Grocery Store tMart, region's first cloud store concept offering 30-minute delivery at hypermarket prices. The role spans Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman and Iraq.

You will lead development and management of multiple product categories, build and guide cross-functional teams, and interact with senior executives to align stakeholders. English is mandatory; Arabic is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in progressive development and management of multiple product categories.
• Experience building teams and leading cross-functional projects at scale in large retailers (FMCG).
• Detail-oriented, structured, and able to prioritize; delivers solutions, not bottlenecks.
• Willingness to do what’s necessary for project success, including warehouse floor work or customer calls.
• Strong interaction with senior-level executives and multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and management of multiple product categories in an international setting.
• Build and lead cross-functional teams to deliver category initiatives at scale.
• Interact with senior executives and manage expectations of various stakeholders.

Skills

Category management

FMCG experience

Cross-functional leadership

International market experience

Analytical skills

English fluency

Job description

Category Logistics, Supply Chain & Procurement

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-minutedelivery of groceries at hypermarket prices. The service has expanded rapidly across Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman and Iraq!

Desired Candidate Profile

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.

Fluent in English mandatory & Arabic can be a plus