Retail Lead - Q-commerce Glovo- Kenya

About the job

About GlovoWe’re a Barcelona-based startup and the fastest-growing delivery player in Europe, Africa, and Western Asia. With food at the core of the business, Glovo delivers any product within your city at any time of day.At Glovo, you’ll have the job of your life while working together towards our shared vision to give everyone easy access to anything in their city. We welcome top performers that will bring new ideas, diverse perspectives, and provide you the opportunities and freedom to grow and make a real impact on millions of lives… all while having fun!We believe that diversity adds incredible value to our teams, our products, and our culture. We know that the best ideas and solutions come by bringing together people from all over the world and by fostering a culture of inclusion where everyone feels heard and has the chance to make a real impact. It’s because of this that we are committed to providing equal opportunities to talent from all backgrounds.In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example: she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).Your Work-life OpportunityQ-Commerce is a new business unit inside Glovo which includes all types of Supermarkets, to Pharmacies and Shops such as electronics, pharmacies, beauty, flowers, toys, video games.We are currently building a strong local team in order to re-invent how consumers buy retail, making it more convenient and easy than ever before.Be a Part Of a Team Where You Will

Own and manage Retail business in Kenya: P&L, Operations, Strategy and Team.
Define the long term Retail strategy for Kenya
Translate long term strategy into actionable tasks and ensure adherence to business plan
Setup and scale operational processes and frameworks for category management, operations, and other functional areas in the market
Be the owner of Business Unit P&L
Manage and develop a high performing team
Acquire and develop the business of the most relevant retail partners in the market
Collaborate with a cross-functional team (marketing, operations, finance…) to achieve quick and flawless execution
Actively collaborate with your colleagues and learn from each other in a supportive environment that allows you to grow, develop and make a difference

You Have

Minimum of 5 years of experience in retail, e-commerce or FMCG.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with exposure to senior partners and cross-functional teams.
Experience in defining solutions to complex, strategic topics with a deeply analytical and data-driven approach to issues
Balance attention to detail with swift execution – we need to do things quickly, and we need to do them well
Full proficiency in English is required
Grittiness, never hesitate to roll up your sleeves and address something hands-on, you persevere when others fall away
An empathetic, inclusive and curious attitude

We are always looking for the best candidates, so if you think you would be a good fit even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements we would love to hear from you!Experience Our Glovo Life Benefits

Enticing equity plan (if applicable)
Top-notch private health insurance
Monthly Glovo credit to spend on our restaurant products and zero delivery fee on all Glovo orders!
Discounted gym memberships
Flexible time off (take the time you need) and hybrid working model (own your time)
Enhanced parental leave including nursery support!
Online therapy and wellbeing benefit
External learning budget

What You’ll Find When Working At Glovo