About the opportunity
The pandas have embarked on an inspiring journey to serve “Meal for Every Table.” This adventure began in the bustling hub of our Delivery Heroes, Vendor Partners, Suppliers, Pandamarts, and Passionate Homechefs, all united by the dream of delivering joy through delicious food & more. Together, our pandas face challenges, bring innovations, and with unwavering determination and heart, they strive to deliver Meal for Every Table.
Join us on our journey as we aim to connect with 25% of Pakistan's population, delivering more than just meals, uplifting lives, and driving positive transformation throughout the nation. Come onboard as an Associate, Category and play your part in the QCommerce Domain.
On this journey, you will report to Assistant Manager - Category
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with internal teams and external vendors, ensuring effective collaboration and communication.
- Conduct regular market surveys to assess new product availability and develop market insights to inform sourcing strategies.
- Negotiate competitive pricing and quality with suppliers, ensuring the procurement of high-quality products that meet market demands.
- Manage category resources to achieve key performance targets such as GMV, margins, and assortment availability on the app.
- Oversee new product launches from sourcing and go-to-market strategy to execution and commercialization, ensuring successful product rollouts.
- Perform comprehensive cost analysis and support cost reduction initiatives, negotiating favorable terms and pricing with suppliers.
- Execute supplier sourcing and contracting according to company guidelines, manage supplier relationships, and resolve service and quality issues.
- Ensure all product information on the app is accurate and consistent with the physical products, maintaining high standards of information accuracy.
- Work collaboratively with finance teams to ensure smooth payment processes, and coordinate supplier agreement reviews and maintenance to align with business objectives.
Who we are
“To be the most loved everyday food and groceries destination!” - that’s our mission at foodpanda (small ‘f’).
foodpanda is the largest food and grocery delivery platform in Asia, outside of China. Operating in more than 400 cities across 11 markets, we continue to expand and grow in our core food delivery business, as well as in new verticals like grocery deliveries, with a strong tech infrastructure at our core. From our restaurants-partners, cloud kitchens and cloud grocery stores — foodpanda is just one tap away, getting everything you need into your hands quickly and conveniently!
If you love working with technology to create solutions and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get things done, you will find your tribe here at foodpanda. foodpanda comprises of people from more than 60 nationalities, and we believe in winning through diversity.
foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s leading local delivery platform operating in 70+ countries worldwide
What's in it for you
What does your playfield look like?
- We work in a flexible but fast paced environment.
- We start and end with customers to deliver exceptional service.
- We love to innovate, prioritize, decide, and deliver.
- We love what we do, and we don’t rest until our targets are achieved.. So if you’re also someone who is driven until the dream is achieved, come join us.
