Category Manager – Asian Food in Paris

You’ll be joining JD.com’s European retail team, where collaboration, ownership and a commitment to delivering high-quality results are at the heart of how we work.

Joybuy is looking for a commercially driven Category Manager with strong knowledge of Asian food products and a good understanding of the French food retail market. Based in France, you will be responsible for developing a competitive Asian food assortment, building strong supplier partnerships and driving category growth. By combining your expertise in Asian food with insights into French consumer preferences and retail dynamics, you will help shape our food offering to meet local market needs while delivering sustainable sales and margin growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Category Strategy & Performance: Own the commercial performance of assigned Asian food categories, driving GMV, gross margin, sales growth, product availability and inventory turnover.
• Market & Consumer Insights: Develop a strong understanding of the French food market, including local consumer preferences, shopping behaviors, retail trends and the competitive landscape. Identify opportunities to expand and optimize the Asian food assortment.
• Supplier Sourcing & Development: Identify, evaluate and develop relationships with food suppliers, brands, importers and distributors, leveraging knowledge of Asian food products and the French supplier landscape.
• Assortment Management: Build and optimize a competitive assortment of Asian food products based on customer demand, local market trends, product quality and commercial potential.
• Commercial Negotiation: Negotiate purchase prices, payment terms, rebates, promotional support and other trading conditions to improve category profitability and strengthen supplier partnerships.
• Pricing & Promotions: Develop competitive pricing and promotional strategies tailored to the French market to drive sales and customer growth while maintaining healthy margins.
• Inventory Management: Work closely with Supply Chain and Operations on demand forecasting, replenishment and stock optimization to ensure product availability and minimize overstock, aged inventory and food waste.
• Category Performance Analysis: Monitor sales, margins, pricing, inventory and competitor activity to identify growth opportunities and translate insights into actionable business plans.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with Marketing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance and other commercial teams to deliver category targets and improve the customer proposition.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in buying, procurement, merchandising or category management, preferably in food, FMCG, grocery retail or e-commerce.
• Asian Food Expertise: Strong knowledge of Asian food products, including key categories, brands, consumer trends and supplier landscapes.
• French Market Knowledge: Good understanding of the French food retail market, including local consumer preferences, retail channels, competitive dynamics and market-specific product requirements.
• Supplier Management & Negotiation: Proven experience in supplier sourcing, commercial negotiations and relationship management with suppliers, importers, distributors or manufacturers.
• Commercial Acumen: Strong analytical and commercial skills, with a track record of driving sales growth, margin improvement and category performance.
• Cross-cultural Communication: Good understanding of both Chinese and European business cultures, with the ability to bridge cultural differences and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across China and Europe.
• Language Skills: Fluent in Chinese and English. French language skills are a plus.
• Ownership & Execution: A proactive, hands-on approach, with the ability to work independently and deliver results in a fast-paced, evolving business environment.

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