Category Development & Strategic Insights Manager

Category Development & Strategic Insights Manager Department: Operations Team: Strategy & Planning Location: London, United Kingdom Type: Full-Time ### **About Uber** Uber’s vision is to be the most reliable way to get anything on demand. We partner with supermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacies, and other retail verticals to accelerate their growth through delivery experience transformation and innovative technological solutions. Leveraging the power of the Uber Eats platform, we aim to deliver anything within 30 minutes, making on-demand delivery reliable and efficient for all. ### **About the Role** As a category development & insights manager you will build relationships with and deepen our partnerships with key merchants, acting as a trusted advisor on range, pricing, and promotions by leveraging key insights from our own performance data while promoting our position as industry experts with our partners. This person will be leading the Category Development and Insights Team for Uber Retail. The purpose of the role is to drive sustainable Grocery growth by shaping pricing, promotions, and assortment strategy through rigorous data analysis and clear commercial direction — influencing both internal growth teams and external merchant partners. The role will define the strategy across pricing, promotions and assortment. The role will navigate ambiguity with ease, with a bias for delivering impactful commercial recommendations. **What You'll Do:** - Define and execute the category strategy across pricing, promotions, and assortment to drive sustainable top line growth. - Lead deep-dive analyses on performance drivers, customer behavior, and promotional effectiveness to inform high-impact decisions. - Partner closely with Consumer Growth and Commercial teams to align on growth bets and economic guardrails. - Present actionable, data-backed recommendations to senior internal stakeholders and large retail merchant partners. - Manage and coach a high performing team **What We're Seeking:** - 6+ years of experience in insights, strategy, category management, commercial analytics, consulting, or marketpla