Manager, Supermarket Strategy

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

As a Strategy Manager on the Regional Deliveries team, you will shape the direction of Grab's Supermarket business by identifying growth opportunities, mitigating risks, and driving strategic plans. You will collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to define a strategy positioning Grab as the leader in the online grocery industry.

You will lead Grab's supermarket strategy, working with our supermarket partners to ensure their success on the GrabMart platform. Starting from identifying and onboarding strategic partners to collaborating with the regional product teams, you will build the right capabilities to ensure the success of the GrabMart business. You will report into the Senior Product Management Leader, Online Delivery Reliability and work onsite in the Grab Petaling Jaya office.

Get to Know the Role

You will:

• Analyze external trends, competitive dynamics, and market changes to identify growth opportunities and potential threats to the business.
• Develop and articulate the competitive positioning of GrabMart, setting priorities aligned with our goals.
• Lead the strategic planning process, including developing business cases, scenario planning, and creating strategic roadmaps to guide the business forward.
• Establish measurements to evaluate the effectiveness of strategic plans, making data-driven adjustments.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to communicate strategy, gain buy-in, and manage expectations across all levels.

The Critical Tasks You will Perform

You will:

• Analyze market trends, competitive dynamics, and changes to identify growth opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Develop competitive positioning strategies for GrabMart, aligning them with business objectives and ensuring they contribute to the growth of the business.
• Lead strategic planning efforts, creating detailed business cases, conducting scenario planning, and develop roadmaps for future plans.
• Establish measurements to measure the success of strategic plans, making data-driven adjustments as needed.
• Engage with stakeholders at different levels to communicate strategies, obtain support, and manage expectations.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• You have at least 5 years of experience in a strategic or commercial role within supermarket, online grocery space, retail and ecommerce.
• You can interpret market trends and identify growth opportunities.
• You have the capability to develop long-term plans and make informed trade-offs
• You have led cross-functional teams and influence key stakeholders toward achieving strategic goals.
• Experience with data-driven decision-making, including establishing measurements to evaluate the success of plans.

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.

What We Stand For At Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.