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!

In the Wolt Ads team, we’re on a mission to help our partners grow their businesses. Wolt Ads helps our partners get closer to their ideal customers by offering high visibility for their brand, business, and products across our app and beyond. With more engagement, more customers, and more sales, Wolt Ads really delivers.

Job Description

At Wolt we partner closely with the world’s leading Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)  companies. We are looking for a Enterprise Ads Sales Manager to work with our brand partners within the CPG vertical & provide massive value to our customer base through the brands they love. This is a high-impact, Individual Contributor role that will contribute to building profitable business models touching all of Wolt’s sales channels.  This role requires cross-functional collaboration across the business; you will need to be able to work with our local team and our global ads operations team. Success will come from the ability to leverage our (huge) database to execute commercial initiatives, conduct long-term joint business planning, and provide world-class service to the world’s largest consumer brands. 

What you’ll be doing

• Ad + Promo Sales:  CPG partners create significant value to our joint customer bases via Ads + Promos. Our product is developing new features every day which you will be in charge of commercializing 
• Joint Business Strategy and Planning: We create win-win-win models which bring significant benefits to our CPG partners, Wolt, and our end-customers. Our industry is moving fast and changing by the minute; you will have to be creative and figure out how we can all win together, both today and tomorrow.
• Plan Execution: Our team likes to get its hands dirty. You’ll work closely with local teams and our global ads operations teams to ensure that the details of operational plans are being executed, from ensuring a supply chain is providing the right amount of availability on our shelves to triple-checking marketing campaign flows.
• Market Insight & Data-Driven Analysis:  We have industry-leading first-party data on billions of transactions, stored on Snowflake databases accessed via Looker. Leverage market knowledge and data analytics to create actionable dashboards, KPIs, and insights for our business partners. 

Our humble expectations

• Relevant Experience: Previous global enterprise sales or account management experience. Proven ability to create incremental value for partners in a self-driven manner. 
• Languages Proficiency: Fluent in Norwegian and English
• Industry Knowledge: Understanding the CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) and e-commerce, platform industry is essential. Experience in the Ads industry is a major plus.
• Presentation & Communication Skills: Proven ability to create compelling presentations and deliver them effectively to C-level executives, combined with excellent communication skills.
• Analytical Skills: Advanced ability to leverage data to uncover trends, generate insights, and inform strategic decision-making. Proficiency in analyzing complex datasets, developing actionable business recommendations, and presenting findings in clear, impactful formats is essential. Expertise in Excel and crafting data-driven presentations is required.
• Attitude: Ownership and Entrepreneurial Mindset – Take full ownership of your work and excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. We value individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit who are adaptable, resourceful, and proactive in driving growth and delivering results.
• Other: Eligible to work in the country where the job is posted and willing to travel when necessary.

What we offer

At Wolt, you get the best of both worlds: the dynamic energy of a scale-up with a highly sought-after product, combined with the stability of a well-established company with strong owners and a long-term outlook.

• A unique opportunity to join a growth journey where your ideas about the direction of the company are welcome, and where you can contribute to developing new tools and ways of working
• A Competitive Salary Package and Benefits 

Next steps

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

Wolt Ads is constantly expanding and evolving—check out how we help businesses grow and what opportunities lie ahead!  https://explore.wolt.com/en/fin/wolt-ads

Want to learn more about what a Enterprise Ads Sales Manager does at Wolt? Check out our latest blog post featuring one of our star Enterprise Ads Sales Manager, Shany: Read here