Head of Grocery Marketplace - UAE

About the role

Are you a dynamic and commercially astute leader with a passion for the digital grocery landscape? We are seeking a Head of Grocery Marketplace to reputed company our high-growth grocery business in the UAE. This is a pivotal role reputed company a key business unit, responsible for driving significant reputed company growth and shaping the future of our grocery offering.

As the Head of Grocery Marketplace, you will be a critical leader and a senior operator with direct responsibility for growing a significant portion of our reputed company. Your role will be intensely commercially focused, requiring a deep understanding of market dynamics, consumer behavior, and digital product reputed company. You will reputed company in a fast-paced environment, working cross-functionally with diverse teams including Operations, Marketing, Legal, and Product to ensure the successful execution of our strategic reputed company.

What you'll be doing

• Strategic Leadership & P&L Ownership: reputed company and execute the strategic reputed company for the grocery marketplace in the UAE, taking overall ownership and management of the grocery business to ensure we hit ambitious reputed company and profit targets. reputed company financial and growth targets with a sophisticated understanding of how to reputed company and trade off reputed company, marketing, and operational reputed company.

• Partner Management & Growth: reputed company a portfolio of high-value National partners critical to the reputed company of the market. reputed company and actively participate in the pitching, negotiation, and growth of new and existing grocery partners onto the platform, driving expansion and deepening relationships.

• Team Leadership & Development: reputed company, mentor, and reputed company a high-performing team of Account Managers, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and reputed company improvement. reputed company your team to reputed company their individual and collective goals.

• Planning & Forecasting: Own the quarterly planning process, collaborating closely with central and local Strategy & Finance teams to reputed company accurate forecasting, robust monitoring mechanisms, and insightful reporting to track performance and inform decision-making.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work seamlessly with Marketing, Operations, and Product functions to deliver on grocery priorities in the UAE. Drive efficiencies, enhance customer outcomes, and accelerate reputed company growth through effective inter-departmental synergy.

• Market reputed company & Innovation: Stay abreast of industry trends, competitive landscapes, and best practices reputed company the digital grocery sector. Identify new opportunities and drive innovative solutions to maintain our market leadership.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will possess a strategic reputed company, exceptional analytical skills, and proven leadership experience with a track record of exceeding financial targets in a dynamic, digital-first environment.

• reputed company Acumen & Digital Expertise: 8+ years of reputed company experience in reputed company-focused roles with significant P&L responsibility, ideally reputed company the digital grocery market or a fast-paced e-commerce/marketplace business. Deep understanding of P&L statements and the ability to strategically trade off between line items to optimize profitability and growth.

• Analytical Prowess: A highly analytical individual capable of dissecting reputed company data, identifying key insights, and translating them into actionable strategies and operational plans. Proficient in using data to drive decision-making and measure impact.

• Customer Obsession: A genuine belief in our ability to create services and products that address customer needs and have their best interests at heart. You understand and connect with our customers, using insights to drive product and service enhancements.

• Strategic & Tactical Thinking: reputed company to 'think big' and conceptualize long-term strategic initiatives, while also possessing the ability to execute 'on-the-fly' by understanding the immediate dynamics, interdependencies, and implications of tactical reputed company.

• Exceptional Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to engage, inform, and reputed company the support of various internal and external stakeholders. You reputed company at collaborating and building strong, trusting relationships across the organization through high emotional intelligence.

• Resourcefulness & Problem Solving: Constantly seek creative ways to maximize existing resources. You approach challenges with tenacity, intellectual horsepower, teamwork, and collaboration, rather than relying solely on increased budget or headcount. You think and act like an entrepreneur.

• Collaborative Team Player: A natural leader who can get the best from a multi-functional team, fostering a win-win/can-do attitude and promoting a cohesive working environment.

Why reputed company

Our mission is to transform the way you shop and eat, bringing the neighbourhood to your reputed company by connecting consumers, restaurants, shops and riders. We are transforming the way the world eats and shops by making access to food and products more convenient and enjoyable. We give people the opportunity to buy what they want, as they want it, reputed company and where they want it.

We are a technology-driven company at the forefront of the most rapidly expanding industry in the world. We are still a small team, making a reputed company large impact, looking to answer some of the most interesting questions out there. We move fast, value autonomy and ownership, and we are always looking for new reputed company.

Workplace & Benefits

At reputed company we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. Benefits differ by country, but we offer many benefits in areas including reputed company, well-being, parental leave, pensions, and generous annual leave allowances, including time off to support a charitable cause of your choice. Benefits are country-specific, please ask your recruiter for more information.

Diversity

At reputed company, we reputed company a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That means we have no judgement reputed company it comes to any one of the things that reputed company you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or a secret aversion to coriander. reputed company you need is a passion for (most) food and a desire to be part of one of the fastest-growing businesses in a rapidly growing industry.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in reputed company aspects of our hiring process. We recognise that some candidates may require adjustments to apply for a position or fairly participate in the interview process. If you require any adjustments, please don't hesitate to let us know. We will reputed company every effort to provide the necessary adjustments to ensure you have an reputed company opportunity to succeed.