Category Development, Bakery

White Glove Hiring; Jakarta Barat; Hybrid; IDR 167,400,000 - 290,160,000; Full time

Job summary

ASTRO mengundang Anda untuk bergabung sebagai Category Development (Bakery). Anda akan mengelola end-to-end NPD, dari ide hingga peluncuran, bekerja sama dengan tim lintas fungsi untuk memastikan ketersediaan produk dan perbaikan berkelanjutan.

Lokasi: West Jakarta, Indonesia, dengan skema kerja hybrid. Kandidat dengan 1–2 tahun pengalaman di Category Management atau Product Development yang paham tren Bakery serta kemampuan analisis dan negosiasi akan sangat cocok.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related fields.
• 1–2 years of experience in Category Management, Product Development, Brand Management, Trade Marketing, or similar roles.
• Experience in F&B, FMCG, Retail, Private Label, or Bakery categories preferred.
• Experience managing products from ideation to launch is a plus.
• Strong Bakery knowledge and trend awareness preferred.
• Strong interest in Bakery or Pastry products and market awareness.
• Comfortable with commercial analysis and hands-on execution.
• Commercially driven, ambitious, proactive in pushing projects.
• Strong communication, coordination, and negotiation skills.
• Adaptable to fast-paced changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end New Product Development (NPD), from ideation, product testing, vendor coordination, packaging, until launch.
• Support Growth NPD initiatives to help grow the Bakery category and overall business.
• Coordinate closely with Supply Chain to maintain product availability and minimize OOS.
• Monitor Bakery trends, product performance, and product scrap to identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct product and sample evaluations, including weekly panel testing.
• Coordinate with vendors on product samples, timelines, product requirements, and negotiation.
• Support vendor assessment and sourcing activities when needed.
• Work with relevant teams on packaging development, design, and product administrative requirements.
• Coordinate with trainers to ensure proper product knowledge and handling before rollout.
• Manage multiple projects and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure each development process stays on track.

Skills

Bakery product knowledge

Trend awareness

Strong communication

Negotiation

Adaptable in fast-paced env

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Accounting, Food Technology, or related fields

Job description

DESKRIPSI PEKERJAAN

About Astro

ASTRO is Indonesia's quick commerce company that delivers groceries and essentials to your door within 15 minutes. Founded in 2021 by a group of seasoned e-commerce executives and is backed trusted international investors, it is our mission to make people's lives simpler and easier by saving them time, energy, and money.

Just like real Astronauts that take off into outer space, Astro embodies the values of being fast, bold, adventurous, and technologically advanced.

Interested in working for a company that pushes the boundaries and strives to be the best?

About this Position

As a Category Development (Bakery), you will play a key role in growing ASTRO's Private Label Food & Beverage business. You will support the end-to-end development and growth of Bakery products, from ideation, testing, vendor coordination, and packaging through to launch. Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure product availability, smooth execution, and continuous improvement of category performance.

Job Description

As our Astronaut, your missions are:

• Manage end-to-end New Product Development (NPD), from ideation, product testing, vendor coordination, packaging, until launch.
• Support Growth NPD initiatives to help grow the Bakery category and overall business.
• Coordinate closely with Supply Chain to maintain product availability and minimize OOS.
• Monitor Bakery trends, product performance, and product scrap to identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct product and sample evaluations, including weekly panel testing.
• Coordinate with vendors on product samples, timelines, product requirements, and negotiation.
• Support vendor assessment and sourcing activities when needed.
• Work with relevant teams on packaging development, design, and product administrative requirements.
• Coordinate with trainers to ensure proper product knowledge and handling before rollout.
• Manage multiple projects and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure each development process stays on track.

KUALIFIKASI MINIMUM

In order to launch the missions successfully, you need to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Accounting, Food Technology, or other related fields.
• 1–2 years of experience in Category Management, Product Development, Brand Management, Trade Marketing, or similar roles.
• Experience in F&B, FMCG, Retail, Private Label, or Bakery-related categories is preferred.
• Experience handling products from idea or sample stage through commercial launch would be a strong plus.
• Strong Bakery product knowledge and trend awareness are highly preferred.
• Strong interest in Bakery or Pastry products and able to keep up with market and consumer trends.
• Comfortable working with both commercial analysis and hands‑on execution.
• Commercially driven, ambitious, and proactive in pushing projects forward.
• Strong communication, coordination, and negotiation skills.
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast‑paced and changing environment.

RINGKASAN PERKERJAAN

• *SPESIALISASI**: Management and Consultancy
• *PENDIDIKAN MINIMAL**: S1 (Sarjana)
• *SISTEM KERJA**: Hibrid
• *TIPE PEKERJAAN**: Full time
• *LOKASI**: West Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
• *INDUSTRI**: E-Commerce
• *SITUS PERUSAHAAN**: http://www.astronauts.id

TENTANG PERUSAHAAN

ASTRO is Indonesia's quick commerce company that delivers groceries and essentials to your door within minutes. Founded in 2021 by a group of seasoned e-commerce executives and backed by both trusted International and local investors, it is our mission to make people's lives simpler and easier by saving them time, energy, and money.

Just like real Astronauts that take off into outer space, Astro embodies the values of being fast, bold, adventurous, and technologically advanced.

Interested in working for a company that pushes the boundaries and strives to be the best?