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The Company

Ooredoo is an organisation on the move. Thanks to our dedicated employees, we continue to move closer towards our vision to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world.

We are a dynamic global telecommunications player operating in 17 countries across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Asia. We cover a population of more than half a billion people and serve more than 68 million customers.

In Kuwait, we employ approximately 1,000 talented people, all of whom are driving Ooredoo to be the number one choice for world-class communications services in Kuwait. In the face of intensifying competition, increasingly sophisticated technology and rising customer expectations, nothing is more important to our success than our team – and it's a team that you can be part of.

Ooredoo's future is bright, and you can be part of our ongoing success.

The Purpose

The Marketplace Category specialist will be the end-to-end owner of managing, optimizing, and scaling a category of products across our family of brands.

Key Accountabilties & Responsiblities

• Grow the product Category and Deliver an Incredible Shopping Experience

• Provide the best assortment of products for our customers. Manage and monitor onboarding and item set up process to make sure products are available and ready to sell.

• Ensure customers can easily browse and find the products they want. Improve navigation experience (browse/search) by managing and enhancing product attributes and taxonomy.

• Attract customers through compelling messaging and visual merchandising. Manage item and category pages including product imagery, rating reviews, basic and enhanced content..

• Optimize item and category pricing, providing competitive pricing for our customers. Manage product margins and benchmark competitors.

• Work cross-functionally to ensure customers receive their products quickly and efficiently. Create a cohesive experience between online shopping and the physical products delivery.

• Conduct regular analysis of category performance, identifying key trends and improvement opportunities.

• Work with cross functional teams (across marketing, product and supply chain) to execute initiatives to optimize category performance..

• Stay up-to-date and maintain high level of expertise in digital technologies
  and marketing trends.

• Proactively take responsibility for self-improvement by staying well-informed of developments, knowledge and innovations in relevant field of expertise.

• Contribute to the Team plans through attendance of regular team meetings, the preparation of a weekly status report and attendance at team events.

• Other duties as directed by supervisor or other superiors.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Business

Requirements

• Required 2-3 years of experience.

• Previous internship or work experience is preferred.

• Ability to blend art with science, combining creative intuition, analytical skills, and passion for helping customers to create the best shopping experience.Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

• World-class interpersonal and persuasion skills will be required as it is required to collaborate with vendors and coordinate with cross-functional teams, to make sure we sell what customers want.

• A founder’s mentality and bias to action. Whatever challenge you face, you find a way to solve it.

• Strong attention to detail; scrutinize your business and polish the customer experience.

• Strong communication and teamwork skills. Nothing big can be accomplished standing-alone in front of a computer.

• Ability to work in an ambiguous environment. You are a fundamental building block to a growing organization.

• Negotiation and persuasion skills.

• Ability to learn quickly; absorbing information and experiences and applying them.