Category Associate (WM)

Wolt is a Finnish technology company and we’re best known for our food delivery platform. In 2014, we started with restaurant food delivery in Helsinki, Finland. Today, we're in the delivery of (almost) everything, our platform is available in 30+ countries and used by more than 50 million consumers, and our diverse and talented team is already over 14,000 strong. From day one, we built our tech with scaling in mind. This allows us to operate efficiently across small countries and even small cities. Now, together with DoorDash, we’re building a global leader in our industry.

The role you are looking at is a part of Wolt Market - our very own grocery stores that deliver unprecedented convenience and world leading customer experience. People across 21 countries can order their groceries and have them delivered to their doorstep at lightspeed!

Wolt Market is growing rapidly and we have ambitious goals. We are looking for a strong Category Associate to build and maintain our assortment, trading plan (pricing, promotions), relationships and business plans with our suppliers and manage category performance across Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.

As our Category Associate, you'll be a part of a close knit team supporting Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia referred to as our commercial team consisting of Category, Content, Commercial Finance and Supply Chain.

You will work together with Category Managers across the three markets to ensure that they have the right support to continue our fast growing assortment plans, getting in new vendors and stretching our campaigns to the best for our customers. Our customers are always top of our minds in all decisions and actions.

You will also work closely with our stores to ensure that we have the right assortment at every location, and with our supply chain to ensure that we are always in stock. You will also work closely with other internal stakeholders to secure and drive category performance at all levels.

What you’ll be doing:

●      Provide day-to-day operational and coordination support to Category Management across Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, helping accelerate promotional and ADS execution while maintaining accurate, well-controlled data.

●      Maintain agreed commercial terms in VFT and VO to ensure updates are complete, accurate and timely.

●      Support post-campaign analysis by compiling sell-out results and sharing agreed sales data with suppliers.

●      Coordinate ADS and campaign activities by collecting article/SKU submissions and preparing and sending performance reports to suppliers.

●      Support invoicing by issuing supplier debit notes or charge requests and tracking approval status through to completion.

●      Manually review and classify credit notes - approximately 600 per month across the three markets - as commercial rebates, returns or other items.

●      Own operational Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt (GR/IR) follow-up by matching purchase orders to invoices. When a PO number is missing, identify the correct PO in Purchasing using the delivery date and receiving store, then add it to the invoice.

●      Perform monthly checks of cost allocation for non-inventory invoices to ensure costs are correctly assigned to stores.

●      Track pricing-related GR/IR items and support Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and Purchase Quantity Variance (PQV) investigation and follow-up as the scope develops.

●      Communicate with suppliers on EDI, PO coverage and, over time, PPV and PQV topics, in alignment with Category and Finance stakeholders.

●      Coordinate closely with Accounts Payable, Payments, Accounts Receivable and local teams, including cases that require market-specific system access.

●      Analyze category performance through forecasting, monitoring and business reporting, and contribute to relevant projects.

●      Develop and maintain category and procurement plans together with Category Managers to support sustainable growth.

●      As experience grows, participate in supplier negotiations to establish joint goals and sustainably improve the P&L on domestic market.

●      Work cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Content, Operations, Finance and Marketing to grow the business.

Our humble expectations*

●   You bring first relevant work experience, either through internships or a junior position — this is a great entry-level opportunity to grow.

●   A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Retail Management, Finance or a related area is preferred.

●   Experience in grocery retail, category management, account management, or a consulting environment is a strong plus.

●   Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.

●   You are highly analytical, proactive, and thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.

●   You’re able to think both strategically and operationally, while keeping an eye on the details.

●   Professional fluency in English (required) and Croatian (preferred).

Next steps*

If you are excited about working in a high-growth environment, taking ownership, and being part of an extremely ambitious team redefining grocery shopping, then click below to apply and get the conversation going!

We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis, so if this sounds like an opportunity you want to pursue, apply with your English CV/resume today!

If you have any further questions about the position before submitting an application, you can turn to: [email protected]

Please note that we do not accept applications coming through email due to GDPR. Make sure to apply through our careers page!