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Category Specialist Emerging Opportunities

DoorDash

DoorDash

United States · Remote
Posted on Oct 21, 2024

About the Team

DashMart is a new team at DoorDash focused on building a new type of convenience store, offering both household essentials and local restaurant favorites to our customers' doorsteps.

About the Role

We're looking for a Strategic Initiatives Specialist who is excited to help build DashMart, DoorDash's first party grocery and convenience store. The Strategic Initiatives Specialist will support one or more key strategic initiatives for DashMart category management, including but not limited to Flowers & Gifts category optimization and expansion, 1P virtual storefronts, broader Mx partnerships. The Strategic Initiatives Specialist will help drive the growth strategy for DashMart’s strategic bets, from analyzing performance on current initiatives to recommending action based on data. The Strategic Initiatives Specialist will be a member of the broader category management org and collaborate closely with multiple cross functional partners including; vendor management, menu team, supply chain and warehousing as a service (WaaS)

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

  • Help drive emerging categories for DashMart
  • Add new items to the catalog and ensure high menu integrity
  • Help develop the growth strategy for 1P virtual storefront concepts
  • Create marketing campaigns; own post-campaign reporting
  • Act as a main point of contact for vendors and support a strong ongoing partnership

We’re excited about you because…

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Must have strong ownership mentality
  • Must have proficiency with spreadsheets
  • Must be extremely detail-oriented and organized
  • Must have effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience in sales, buying, and/or retail preferred

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis


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Compensation

The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package for all regular employees that includes a 401(k) plan with an employer match, paid time off, paid parental leave, wellness benefits, and several paid holidays.

Additionally, for full-time employees, DoorDash offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, a commuter benefit match, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographical market up to our highest geographical market within California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Washington.
$20.40$30 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

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