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About the team
You will be joining the Grocery team at Careem, where we are on a mission to redefine convenience across the region. The team is highly cross-functional and collaborative, working closely with operations, commercial, analytics, and product teams
About the role
We are looking for a Category Manager to drive strategy and support the execution within the Grocery vertical. This role is based in Riyadh and will play a key part in shaping the growth of our product portfolio, optimizing pricing, sourcing, and vendor relationships to ensure strong performance across the region.
- Own the P&L for categories and assortment strategy
- Develop strategic sourcing strategies, lead supplier negotiations and onboarding, ensuring alignment with Careem s commercial requirements and expectations
- Work closely with supply chain and demand planning teams to maintain high availability and optimized inventory levels
- Partner with marketing and product teams to drive visibility, adoption and conversion of SKUs
- Monitor category performance, customer feedback, and market trends to refine strategies
- Collaborate with legal, finance, and compliance to ensure all products meet regulatory standards
- 5 8 years of experience in category management, merchandising, procurement or strategic sourcing ideally in grocery retail or FMCG
- Proven track record of owning commercial KPIs and delivering on margin and growth targets
- Strong negotiation skills and experience managing supplier relationships
- Analytical mindset with comfort in Excel and data tools to drive decisions - Entrepreneurial drive, ownership mindset, and bias for action
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
Desired Candidate Profile
5 8 years of experience in category management, merchandising, procurement or strategic sourcing ideally in grocery retail or FMCG
- Proven track record of owning commercial KPIs and delivering on margin and growth targets
- Strong negotiation skills and experience managing supplier relationships
- Analytical mindset with comfort in Excel and data tools to drive decisions - Entrepreneurial drive, ownership mindset, and bias for action
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
Company Industry
- Travel
- Tourism
Department / Functional Area
- Merchandising & Planning
- Category Management
Keywords
- Category Manager
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careem
Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East making it easy to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Our purpose is simple: to simplify and improve people s lives and build an awesome organisation that inspires. Since 2012, Careem has enabled earnings for over 2.5 million Captains, simplified the lives of more than 70 million customers, and built a platform where the region s best talent and entrepreneurs thrive. We operate in 70+ cities across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.
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