Salla is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce platforms in the MENA region, delivering innovative technology solutions that empower businesses to scale rapidly. As we continue to expand, we are seeking a Category Manager – Mahally.
As Category Manager, you own what gets featured, analyze what's selling, curate the best products, build the lists for every major campaign, and work with marketing and growth teams closely on campaigns. Your decisions directly impact GMV.
You Will:
- Build the yearly promotional calendar: 11.11, White Friday, Ramadan, Eids, National Day, Founding Day, pay week and seasonal moments.
- Choose the focus categories for each campaign, based on what's selling and what the season calls for.
- Build the product lists for each campaign and set a GMV target for it.
- Own the category tree in Arabic and English, organised around how people shop, not how merchants list.
- Find winning products and merchants: right price vs market, real demand, reliable delivery. Bring in merchants who aren't selling on Mahally yet.
- Own merchandising: decide which products, stores and categories go into homepage banners, store tiles, category tiles and search, refresh them on schedule, and replace what doesn't perform.
- Work with CRM, marketing and growth on targeting and timing.
- Analyze category performance and watch competitor marketplaces to spot trends, opportunities and gaps, then adjust the strategy.
Requirements
- Experience: Minimum 3+ years in category management or marketplace operations on large-scale eCommerce platforms, with a proven ability to drive category performance and GMV growth.
- SKU Management: Experience managing 50,000+ SKUs, including curating top-performing products, maintaining listing quality, and optimizing product visibility for campaigns.
- Data & Analytics: Proficiency in SQL for extracting and analyzing your own data, with experience using analytics/BI tools such as Metabase, Looker, or equivalent. Able to generate insights to inform category decisions.
- Traffic & Marketing: Demonstrated knowledge of key traffic-driving mechanisms, including Search, Email, SEO, and Affiliates, and ability to coordinate campaigns with marketing and growth teams to maximize engagement and GMV.
- Consumer & Market Insight: Strong understanding of consumer behavior and market dynamics, with the ability to analyze category performance, identify trends, opportunities, and gaps, and adapt strategies based on competitor activity.
- Language: Proficiency in both Arabic and English, spoken and written.