Job description
If you’re here, it’s because you’re looking for an exciting ride.
A ride that will fuel up your ambitions to take on a new challenge and stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone.
We’ll deliver a non-vanilla culture built on talent, where we work to amplify the impact on millions of people, paving the way forward together.
Not your usual app. We are the fastest-growing multi-category app connecting millions of users with businesses, and couriers, offering on-demand services from more than 170,000 local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, and high street retail stores. We operate in more than 1500 cities across 23 countries.
Together we revolutionise the way people connect with their everyday needs, from delivering essentials to connecting our ecosystem of users through innovative solutions powered by technology. For us, every day is filled with purpose.
What makes our ride unique?
🤝 Our culture and strong values.
💪 Our career development philosophy.
🤝 Our commitment to being a force for good.
We have a vision: Building the largest marketplace in your city, to give access to anything in minutes . And this is where your ride starts.
YOUR MISSION
You will be the owner of the assortment we offer to our customers: from analyzing market trends and defining listings to prospecting suppliers, and negotiating commercial conditions.
AS PART OF THE TEAM YOU WILL…
- Be the owner and specialist of categories, being able to move the needle and see the impact of your work on the business by managing the MFCs assortment from end to end. Your main KPIs will include Category Add-to-Cart, Average Order Value, and Gross Margin.
- Define the assortment strategy, identify opportunities of improvement in listings and margin, and implement them.
- Manage vendor relationships, with a special focus on the top ones - manage supplier/partner contracts, manage day-to-day relationships, and negotiate and secure marketing funds per the market requirements and company needs.
- Review agreement terms and conditions ensuring that they are as favorable to the business interests as possible, minimize risk, and are in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures
- You will work hand in hand with the Ads team in defining and implementing marketing campaigns inside the store.
- Be responsible for offering an amazing shopping experience by categorizing & sorting the assortment based on user needs.
- Be responsible for the pricing strategy definition and implementation.
- Oversee UX, Pricing and promotions
- Lead, coach, and develop other team members.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE
- At least 3 years of experience in Retail as a category manager or category buyer.
- Strong negotiation skills; expert understanding of terms, conditions, and contracting techniques for managing risk.
- Stakeholder management: both internally and externally.
- Willingness to roll up sleeves to get things done.
- Comfortable working in a fast-changing, high-growth, and high-performance start-up with a fast pace
- Fluent in English. Additional language skills are a plus.
- Previous experience in leadership is a plus.
WE BELIEVE DRIVEN TALENT DESERVES:
- Top-notch private health insurance
- Monthly Glovo credit to spend on our restaurant products!
- Discounted gym memberships
- Flexible time off (take the time you need) and hybrid working model (own your time)
- Enhanced parental leave
- Online therapy and well-being benefit
Here at Glovo, we thrive on diversity, we believe it enhances our teams, products, and culture. We know that the best ideas come from a mashup of brilliant diverse minds. This is why we are committed to providing equal opportunities to talent from all backgrounds - all genders, racial/diverse backgrounds, abilities, ages, sexual orientations and all other unique characteristics that make you YOU. We will encourage you to bring your authentic self to work, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard.
Feel free to note your pronouns in your application (e.g., she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).
So, ready to take the wheel and make this the ride of your life?
Delve into our culture by taking a peek at our Instagram and check out our Linkedin and website!
