Company: DODO BRANDS (Dodo Pizza, Drinkit)
Location: Moscow
Experience: 3 to 6 years
For 15 years, Dodo Brands has been creating and developing tech-driven franchise brands in the fast-food industry. You definitely know Dodo Pizza, and we also develop Drinkit coffee shops.
And we are always looking for passionate people — enthusiastic professionals who care about what they do. Those who act boldly, support the team, and are open to new ideas to create cool solutions together and improve customer experience.
We are looking for a strong and independent Category Manager to join our direct procurement team, who will take responsibility for managing ingredient categories for our combined chain of pizzerias and coffee shops (over 1500 locations across Russia).
What we expect from the candidate:
- 3+ years of experience in procurement (preferably Food / FMCG / HoReCa);
- Strong negotiation skills, analytical approach, and result-orientation;
- Experience in conducting tenders, working directly with food manufacturers, agricultural holdings, and large distributors, as well as launching private label brands;
- Knowledge of procurement category management principles, understanding of business economics (P&L), and ability to make decisions based on TCO and ROI;
- Experience in project management within cross-functional teams and ability to lead processes independently;
- Bonus points for: understanding the specifics of food production, shelf life, temperature regimes, and quality control (QA);
- Bonus points for: knowledge of S&OP process basics and conversational English (Intermediate).
Upcoming tasks:
- Develop Strategy: Formulate and implement a long-term category and sourcing strategy for finding and selecting suppliers;
- Manage Costs: Directly influence cost of goods sold and return on investment (COGS/ROI), calculate total cost of ownership (TCO);
- Develop Vendor Management: Build long-term relationships with manufacturers, develop local suppliers, participate in auditing production sites;
- Conduct Procurement: Execute the full cycle from needs gathering to contracting, regularly audit commercial terms, search for and introduce alternatives;
- Participate in NPD: Develop new products in collaboration with the R&D team, search for alternative ingredients for new recipes;
- Consolidate Volumes: Seek synergy between Dodo Pizza and Drinkit, combine needs, conduct tenders, and achieve maximum discounts through network scale.
We offer:
- Work in a global company with ambitious goals and large-scale tasks;
- A culture of freedom and responsibility. We value those who are ready to make decisions and take responsibility for them;
- Transparent conditions. Competitive salary, opportunities for growth and development;
- Hybrid work format;
- Paid training. Courses, conferences, professional literature, and co-financing for English at Skyeng;
- Employee care. Voluntary medical insurance (DMS) from day one, including dental care, and mental health support through Alter.
