Job Description

Role summary:

You'll own the commercial performance of one or more product categories on Grubss -- shaping, assortment, pricing, supplier relationships, product content and promotions to grow category revenue, margin and customer satisfaction across our marketplace.

Key responsibilities:

? Assortment & Merchandising: Define SKU mix, lifecycle (launch, grow, prune), and merchandising hierarchy for your category to maximise conversion and AOV.

? Supplier & Sourcing Management: Identify, onboard and maintain relationships with suppliers and distributors; negotiate price, payment terms, and promotional support.

? Pricing & Promotions: Set competitive pricing, plan/promote offers and coordinate flash sales / marketplace campaigns to hit weekly & monthly targets.

? Product Content & SEO: Own product titles, descriptions, specs, images and on-site SEO so listings convert and reduce returns.

? Inventory & Demand Planning: Work with operations to maintain healthy stock levels, reduce OOS, and improve fill-rate through forecasting and reorder triggers.

? Data & Performance Analysis: Use weekly/monthly dashboards to track GMV, margin, sell-through, conversion, returns and take corrective action.

? Cross-functional execution: Coordinate with marketing, operations, supply chain, customer support and finance to deliver launches and promotional calendars.

? Competitive & Market Research: Monitor competitor prices, new products and shopper behavior to inform assortment and pricing decisions.

Required qualifications & experience:

? Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain, Economics or related field.

? 2-3 years experience in e-commerce, retail or FMCG category/merchandising role (marketplaces experience is a plus).

? Strong analytical skills -- comfortable with Excel (pivot tables), Google Sheets, basic SQL or BI tools to derive insights.

? Practical experience with product listing platforms (Shopify/WooCommerce/Magento) or marketplace seller consoles.

? Excellent negotiation and vendor management skills; results-driven and customer oriented.

Technical & desirable skills:

? Familiarity with Google Analytics, basic CRO practices (A/B testing), and SEO for product pages.

? Experience with inventory/ERP systems, or exposure to forecasting tools.

? Comfortable working with cross-functional teams and remote/agency partners.

Behaviours we want:

? Data-driven, decisive and outcome-focused.

? Commercially savvy with a bias for experimentation and fast iteration.

? Strong communicator: able to influence suppliers and internal stakeholders.

? Attention to detail (content, pricing, promos) and ownership mentality.

What We'll Offer:

? A fast-growth marketplace environment -- strong learning curve across sourcing, operations and digital merchandising.

? Clear impact: direct ownership of category performance and visibility to leadership.

? Competitive Dubai compensation package, plus learning opportunities.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: AED8,000.00 - AED10,000.00 per month