Senior International Grocery Category Manager (m/f/x)

As the Senior International Category Manager for Groceries (GRO), you are a strategic leader steering our 2026+ "Refresh" strategy across international markets. You will own a complex, high-impact portfolio, designing long-term sourcing strategies that elevate product quality, scale our weekly menu, and drive structural ingredient variety.

You will be a standard-bearer for our GRO vision - to source products that meet customer expectations of quality & convenience at the best cost. In this senior role, you will go beyond execution to focus on strategic ownership, cross-functional leadership, and fundamentally transforming the supply chain.

What You'll Do

Lead Portfolio Strategy & Value Creation: Define and execute the multi-year sourcing strategy for a complex long shelf life product portfolio. Unlock macro-level sourcing opportunities and drive systemic cost efficiencies, optimizing the total cost of ownership across the global network. Lead initiatives to continuously improve the quality, customer value, and overall performance of the product portfolio, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure we deliver best-in-class solutions.

Drive Supply Chain Excellence: Lead complex, high-stakes negotiations and forge long-term strategic partnerships with third-party warehousing (3PW) providers. Design and optimize supply chain structures that maximize efficiency for ambient goods - improving inventory turns, reducing handling costs, and ensuring seamless integration across our distribution network.

Spearhead Matrix Leadership & Trust: Act as a senior leader and cultivate deep trust with executive stakeholders and lead alignment with Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA), Supply Chain Operations (SCO), and Product teams to ensure our "One Team" mentality scales across the business.

Master Strategic Risk Management: Design the overarching strategy for supply risk management across long shelf life categories, including commodity price volatility, su