Lead Category Development

ASTRO; Jakarta Pusat; Presencial; IDR 400.000.000 - 700.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ASTRO in Jakarta is seeking a strategic and commercially minded leader to drive category growth and end-to-end product development for ready-to-heat foods.

You will own commercial performance and guide the development journey with cross-functional teams to deliver products customers love.

Formación

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Business, Hospitality, or related field.
• 4+ years in F&B, restaurant ops, retail, or e-commerce.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and problem solving.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Hands-on and willing to work in the field.

Responsabilidades

• Align category strategy with Head and VP on priorities.
• Lead category performance and translate targets into priorities and plans across GMV, CM1/CM2, DOI, OOS, pricing, and market share.
• Coach Category Managers and escalate complex issues; act as key escalation point for challenges.
• Lead weekly and monthly performance reviews with clear insights, actions, owners, and timelines.
• Drive cross-functional execution with Marketing, Supply Chain, Pricing, Controller, Legal, and R&D to resolve issues and ensure initiatives are delivered.
• Oversee NPD from development to launch, ensuring on-time delivery meeting costing, pricing, and listing requirements.
• Improve team processes to strengthen execution and independence.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business/Hospitality or related field

Descripción del empleo

Indonesia's first and fastest-growing on-demand platform for groceries and essentials.

Anything you need, fast.

Astro is Indonesia's first quick commerce company that delivers groceries and essentials to your door within 15 minutes. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Just like real Astronauts that take off into outer space, Astro embodies the values of being fast, bold, adventurous, and technologically advanced. Download our app now to experience and enjoy the new definition of fast!

Interested in working for a company that pushes the boundaries and strives to be the best? Join us now to be a part of this ground-breaking mission!

About this Position

Are you passionate about food innovation and excited by bringing new products from concept to market? We're looking for a strategic and commercially minded professional to lead category growth while driving the development of innovative ready-to-heat food products.

In this role, you'll own both the commercial performance of your category and the end-to-end product development journey, working closely with cross-functional teams to create products that customers love.

Job Description

• Work closely with the Head and VP to align on category strategy, key business priorities, and strategic execution.
• Lead category performance and translate business targets into clear priorities and actionable plans across GMV, CM1/CM2, DOI, OOS, pricing, and market share.
• Guide and coach Category Managers in solving day-to-day business challenges, making commercial decisions, and developing effective solutions; act as the key escalation point for complex issues.
• Lead weekly and monthly performance reviews, driving clear insights, actions, owners, and timelines to close performance gaps and capture growth opportunities.
• Drive cross-functional execution with Marketing, Supply Chain, Pricing, Controller, Legal, and R&D to resolve issues, remove blockers, and ensure business initiatives are delivered effectively.
• Oversee NPD execution from development to launch, ensuring projects are delivered on time and meet requirements across costing, pricing, product readiness, listing, and launch.
• Improve team ways of working and operational processes to strengthen execution, prevent recurring issues, and enable Category Managers to operate more independently

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree (S1) in Business, Hospitality, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in F&B, restaurant operations, retail, or e-commerce industry with exposure in lead a small team.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of P&L, project management, and product development.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Highly adaptable, proactive, detail-oriented, and accountable.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and high-pressure environment.
• Hands-on, willing to work in the field, and passionate about the F&B industry.