The Category Manager is responsible for building and managing the assortment and trading plan including pricing and promotions, building relationships with suppliers and managing the category performance in the country. In addition, they are responsible for strategic projects to improve the commercial performance of the country aligned with global OKRs, and learning and development of the local category team.

The Category Manager has full ownership of the category performance across the assigned categories. 

What you’ll be doing

As a member of the Category team, your most important task will be to develop an assortment within your managed categories that meets our customers’ needs while ensuring the level of profitability expected by the company.

Day-to-day in this role you’ll:

• Identify and proactively drive local strategic projects to improve the commercial performance of their country
• Having full ownership of assigned category performance, including forecasting, monitoring, reporting on the business. 
• Contributing to driving projects and trading strategy to achieve business goals.
• Defining and continuously updating Wolt Market’s assortment at a store level to meet customer needs and optimise order economics.
• Leading effective negotiations with suppliers to establish joint goals, improve cost structure, and sustainably grow the P&L.
• Influencing the design of the categories, as well as contributing to new product groups and improving the customer experience to deliver growth.
• Responsible as key DRI to liaise with global POC’s for implementation of global initiatives and OKR’s including both commercial, and cross functional stakeholders 
• Working cross-functionally with counterparts across in-stock management, marketing, finance, and retail systems to operate and grow the business.
• Continually improving and automating manual processes to enable the team to scale better as the business grows.
• Responsible for driving Ad sales with vendor revenue, confident understanding of tools and selling points
• Upon proposing new ideas, you devise  a plan to action these and see results 

Our humble expectations

• Experience in a grocery retail, key account management/consulting environment with a proven track record of delivering results. 
• Experience in category management.
• Strong communication skills and experience negotiating with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Strong analytical skills. 
• Ability to think both strategically and operationally with an eye for detail.
• Full professional proficiency in English and in a relevant local language.
• Excellent skills in G Suite or MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel). 

Next steps

If you are excited about working in a high-growth environment, taking ownership, and being part of an extremely ambitious team redefining grocery shopping, then click below to apply and get the conversation going!

We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis, so if this sounds like an opportunity you want to pursue, apply and submit your English CV/resume today!

Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications. Please note, that the starting pay may vary if the candidate does not fully meet the expectations as outlined in this job posting. 

The salary below is the monthly salary range for this position. 

To learn more about our benefits, please do not hesitate to bring this up with our Talent Acquisition Partner!

Wolt is a Finnish technology company and we’re best known for our food delivery platform. In 2014, we started with restaurant food delivery in Helsinki, Finland. Today, we're in the delivery of (almost) everything, our platform is available in 30+ countries and used by more than 50 million consumers, and our diverse and talented team is already over 14,000 strong. From day one, we built our tech with scaling in mind. This allows us to operate efficiently across small countries and even small cities. Now, together with DoorDash, we’re building a global leader in our industry.

The role you are looking at is a part of Wolt Market - our very own grocery stores that deliver unprecedented convenience and world leading customer experience. People across 21 countries can order their groceries and have them delivered to their doorstep at lightspeed!

The Category Manager is responsible for building and managing the assortment and trading plan including pricing and promotions, as well as building relationships with suppliers and managing the category performance in Cyprus. The Category Manager has full ownership of category performance across assigned categories.

This role drives commercial results by combining strong analytical capabilities with hands-on execution and supplier collaboration.

The role operates fully as an individual contributor with complete ownership of assigned categories.

The role collaborates closely with regional commercial stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities, best practices, and performance standards.

What you'll be doing

• Having full ownership of assigned category performance, including forecasting, monitoring, and reporting on the business.
• Contributing to driving projects and trading strategy to achieve business goals.
• Defining and continuously updating the assortment at store level to meet customer needs and optimise order economics.
• Leading effective negotiations with suppliers to establish joint goals, improve cost structure, and sustainably grow the P&L.
• Influencing category design, contributing to new product groups, and improving customer experience to deliver growth.
• Creating business plans for new opportunities and developing and executing project plans incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies.
• Working cross functionally with counterparts in stock management, content, operations, marketing, finance, and retail systems to operate and grow the business.
• Continually improving and automating manual processes to enable the team to scale better as the business grows.
•  Identifying performance gaps and implementing corrective actions to improve availability, sell through, margin, and waste.

Our humble expectations 

• Experience in grocery retail, category management, key account management, consulting, or a similar commercial environment with a proven track record of delivering results ideally with strong exposure to fresh categories.
• Strong experience in supplier negotiations and commercial planning.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Ability to think both strategically and operationally with high attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and experience negotiating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent skills in G Suite or MS Office (especially Excel).
• Full professional proficiency in English and Greek.

The role you are looking at is a part of Wolt Market - our very own grocery stores that deliver unprecedented convenience and world leading customer experience. People across 21 countries can order their groceries and have them delivered to their doorstep at lightspeed!

The Category Manager is responsible for building and managing the assortment and trading plan, including pricing and promotions. The role also involves developing strong relationships with suppliers and taking full ownership of category performance across assigned categories in the Norwegian market.

The Category Manager works closely with Wolt Market stores to ensure the right assortment on every location, Content team, and Supply Chain to ensure that there is always stock. The person also works with retail partners to ensure constant optimisation of trading performance. Other key stakeholders include operations, marketing, and data teams to define and develop all necessary reporting, data models, tools and products to drive category performance in local stores.

What you’ll be doing:

• Having full ownership of assigned category performance, including forecasting, monitoring, reporting on the business. 
• Contributing to driving projects and trading strategy to achieve business goals.
• Defining and continuously updating Wolt Market’s assortment at a store level to meet customer needs and optimise order economics.
• Leading effective negotiations with suppliers to establish joint goals, improve cost structure, and sustainably grow the P&L.
• Influencing the design of the categories, as well as contributing to new product groups and improving the customer experience to deliver growth.
• Creating business plans for new opportunities and developing and executing project plans for the launch of new features, incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies.
• Working cross-functionally with counterparts across in-stock management, marketing, finance, and retail systems to operate and grow the business.
• Continually improving and automating manual processes to enable the team to scale better as the business grows.

Our humble expectations 

• Five years of solid experience in category management, with a proven track record of delivering results.
• Background in online grocery, traditional grocery retail, or e-commerce, ideally in fast-paced or scaling environments.
• Strong communication skills and experience in negotiating with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to think both commercially and operationally, with strong attention to detail.
• Full professional proficiency in Norwegian and English.

Next steps

If you are excited about working in a high-growth environment, taking ownership, and being part of an extremely ambitious team redefining grocery shopping, then click below to apply and get the conversation going!

We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis, so if this sounds like an opportunity you want to pursue, apply and submit your English CV/resume today!

Please note that we do not accept applications coming through email due to GDPR. Make sure to apply through our careers page!

Wolt is a Finnish technology company and we’re best known for our food delivery platform. In 2014, we started with restaurant food delivery in Helsinki, Finland. Today, we're in the delivery of (almost) everything, our platform is available in 30+ countries and used by more than 50 million consumers, and our diverse and talented team is already over 14,000 strong. Now, together with DoorDash, we’re building a global leader in our industry.

The role you are looking at is a part of Wolt Market - our very own grocery stores that deliver unprecedented convenience and world leading customer experience. People across 21 countries can order their groceries and have them delivered to their doorstep at lightspeed!

The Category Manager is responsible for building and managing the assortment and trading plan including pricing and promotions, as well as building relationships with suppliers and managing the category performance in Slovenia. The Category Manager has full ownership of category performance across assigned categories.

What you’ll be doing

• Having full ownership of assigned category performance, including forecasting, monitoring, and reporting on the business.
• Contributing to driving projects and trading strategy to achieve business goals.
• Defining and continuously updating the assortment at store level to meet customer needs and optimise order economics.
• Leading effective negotiations with suppliers to establish joint goals, improve cost structure, and sustainably grow the P&L.
• Influencing category design, contributing to new product groups, and improving customer experience to deliver growth.
• Creating business plans for new opportunities and developing and executing project plans incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies.
• Working cross functionally with counterparts in stock management, content, operations, marketing, finance, and retail systems to operate and grow the business.
• Continually improving and automating manual processes to enable the team to scale better as the business grows.
• Identifying performance gaps and implementing corrective actions to improve availability, sell through, margin, and waste.

Our humble expectations

• Experience in grocery retail, category management, key account management, consulting, or a similar commercial environment with a proven track record of delivering results ideally with cross category experience.
• Strong experience in supplier negotiations and commercial planning.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Ability to think both strategically and operationally with high attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and experience negotiating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent skills in G Suite or MS Office (especially Excel).
• Full professional proficiency in English and Slovenian.

Next steps

If you are excited about working in a high-growth environment, taking ownership, and being part of an extremely ambitious team redefining grocery shopping, then click below to apply and get the conversation going!

We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis, so if this sounds like an opportunity you want to pursue, apply and submit your English CV/resume today!

Wolt is a Finnish technology company and we’re best known for our food delivery platform. In 2014, we started with restaurant food delivery in Helsinki, Finland. Today, we're in the delivery of (almost) everything, our platform is available in 30+ countries and used by more than 50 million consumers, and our diverse and talented team is already over 14,000 strong. Now, together with DoorDash, we’re building a global leader in our industry.

The role you are looking at is a part of Wolt Market - our very own grocery stores that deliver unprecedented convenience and world leading customer experience. People across 21 countries can order their groceries and have them delivered to their doorstep at lightspeed!

The Category Manager is responsible for building and managing the assortment and trading plan including pricing and promotions, as well as building relationships with suppliers and managing the category performance in Croatia. The Category Manager has full ownership of category performance across assigned categories.

What you’ll be doing

• Having full ownership of assigned category performance, including forecasting, monitoring, and reporting on the business.
• Contributing to driving projects and trading strategy to achieve business goals.
• Defining and continuously updating the assortment at store level to meet customer needs and optimise order economics.
• Leading effective negotiations with suppliers to establish joint goals, improve cost structure, and sustainably grow the P&L.
• Influencing category design, contributing to new product groups, and improving customer experience to deliver growth.
• Creating business plans for new opportunities and developing and executing project plans incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies.
• Working cross functionally with counterparts in stock management, content, operations, marketing, finance, and retail systems to operate and grow the business.
• Continually improving and automating manual processes to enable the team to scale better as the business grows.
• Identifying performance gaps and implementing corrective actions to improve availability, sell through, margin, and waste.

Our humble expectations

• Experience in grocery retail, category management, key account management, consulting, or a similar commercial environment with a proven track record of delivering results ideally with strong exposure to fresh categories.
• Strong experience in supplier negotiations and commercial planning.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Ability to think both strategically and operationally with high attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and experience negotiating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent skills in G Suite or MS Office (especially Excel).
• Full professional proficiency in English and Croatian.

Next steps

If you are excited about working in a high-growth environment, taking ownership, and being part of an extremely ambitious team redefining grocery shopping, then click below to apply and get the conversation going!

We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis, so if this sounds like an opportunity you want to pursue, apply and submit your English CV/resume today!