Assistant Category Manager

Talabat Holding; Manama; On-site; BHD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Talabat Holding is seeking an Ast Category Manager to grow our own Grocery Store, tMart, the region’s first cloud store concept offering 30-minute grocery delivery at hypermarket prices. The role emphasizes end-to-end category development, supplier and internal stakeholder management, and hands-on problem solving to ensure seamless delivery and customer satisfaction.

You will work with senior executives, drive analytics, and lead cross-functional teams across markets, with a focus on scaling the

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years in progressive development and management of multiple product categories in large retailers (FMCG).
• Built teams and led cross-functional projects at scale.
• Detail-oriented, structured, and able to prioritize; delivers solutions, not bottlenecks.
• Willing to do anything necessary for project success, including warehouse floor work or taking calls.
• Able to interact with senior executives and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Energetic about learning, with strong analytical and communication skills; hands-on with several tools.
• Robust interpersonal and intercultural skills to rally teams behind a mission.
• Fluent in English; Arabic can be a plus.

Skills

Strategic category mgmt

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Hands-on approach

Intercultural communication

English fluency

Arabic a plus

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!

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!

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