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Category Manager

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About Astro

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? Join us now to be a part of this ground-breaking mission!

Job Summary

We are looking for a Category Manager who is responsible for developing and maintaining our brand and customer experience by creating innovative assortments both within current and future categories together with the team members. You will act as the main point of contact for supplier partners and new partnership prospects to drive sales and achieve targets.

Job Description

As our Astronaut, you will be doing:

  • Build strong relationships with your suppliers and execute negotiations to ensure the best assortment and pricing offers
  • Analyse key metrics and identify assortment gaps to derive strategies on how to improve supplier and category performance
  • Liaise with Supply Chain and Planning departments to maximise revenue and financial targets within the respective product category
  • Utilise both internal and external data effectively to make smart and educated decisions to drive incremental sales
  • Act as the main point of contact for supplier partners and new partnership prospects
  • Most importantly, establish an overall product portfolio that goes beyond meeting customer expectations, resulting in uncalculated customer delight. Be customer-obsessed!

Job Requirements

In order to launch successfully, you need to have:

  • At least Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Business Management, Sales, Communication or relevant fields.
  • Minimum 1-3 years of working experience in the related field or position, such as Buyer, Merchandiser, or Key Account Manager in FMCG categories.
  • Strong analytical & market knowledge of FMCG.
  • Prior experience in e-commerce is a must.
  • Strong communication skills. Able to communicate and negotiate well with vendors/suppliers/people in general.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • A passion for the grocery industry and an eagerness to stay up to date with the latest trends and developments.
  • Excellent computer skills with emphasis on Microsoft Office and Google Dashboard
  • Proficient in both Bahasa and English

Kindly check our LinkedIn page, Instagram, website and download our app first.

Thank you!