Category Development, Bakery

About Astro

ASTRO is Indonesia's quick commerce company that delivers groceries and essentials to your door within 15 minutes. Founded in 2021 by a group of seasoned e-commerce executives and is backed trusted international investors, it is our mission to make people's lives simpler and easier by saving them time, energy, and money.

Just like real Astronauts that take off into outer space, Astro embodies the values of being fast, bold, adventurous, and technologically advanced.

Interested in working for a company that pushes the boundaries and strives to be the best? Join us now to be a part of this ground-breaking mission!

About this Position

As a Category Development (Bakery), you will play a key role in growing ASTRO's Private Label Food & Beverage business. You will support the end-to-end development and growth of Bakery products, from ideation, testing, vendor coordination, and packaging through to launch. Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure product availability, smooth execution, and continuous improvement of category performance.

Job Description

As our Astronaut, your missions are

• Manage end-to-end New Product Development (NPD), from ideation, product testing, vendor coordination, packaging, until launch.
• Support Growth NPD initiatives to help grow the Bakery category and overall business.
• Coordinate closely with Supply Chain to maintain product availability and minimize OOS.
• Monitor Bakery trends, product performance, and product scrap to identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct product and sample evaluations, including weekly panel testing.
• Coordinate with vendors on product samples, timelines, product requirements, and negotiation.
• Support vendor assessment and sourcing activities when needed.
• Work with relevant teams on packaging development, design, and product administrative requirements.
• Coordinate with trainers to ensure proper product knowledge and handling before rollout.
• Manage multiple projects and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure each development process stays on track.

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