Category Manager

•  Defining and implementing the growth strategy for the category with understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business, ensuring alignment with broader business goals and vision
• Defining assortment priorities for your category and overseeing acquisition of new vendors
• Optimizing mix between Retail outright buys and Marketplace
• Driving brand engagement and brand sales performance through joint business planning and regular business reviews
• Representing Digikala to advise external partners on e-commerce and go to market strategy for your category
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements, innovation and scale within the category
• Managing category P&L and team
• Owning your category sales and profit performance, including planning, forecasting
• Managing and coaching a team of key account managers to bring the best products to your shop at the best price
• Working with cross-functional teams to manage your shop, execute on campaigns and strategic projects, namely Marketing, Pricing, Sourcing and Operations teams

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related fields
• Minimum five years of work experience in e-commerce, retail, business development, buying or project management role
• Strong business judgement backed by analytical mindset and comfort generating and evaluating various forecasts, metrics, and analyses
• Innovative problem-solving skills; dissecting root causes of problems and implementing solutions
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal with proven ability to represent your organization in external meetings
• Negotiation track-record and demonstrated ability to influence others
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize them and meet deadlines
• Desire to manage your own business, proven track record of taking ownership and driving results – self-starter and self-directed, comfortable in fast-moving entrepreneurial environment
• Experience managing others strongly preferred
• Passion about improving both customer and seller experience
• Team spirit and enthusiasm about learning