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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 by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order 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.
Associate Manager, DashMart - Category Strategy & Operations
Location
United States
Posted
113 days ago
Salary
$105.4K - $155K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Associate Manager, DashMart - Category Strategy & Operations
DoorDash USA
Role Description As an Associate Manager on our DashMart Strategy & Operations team, within the category management pod, you will act as the general manager and own the end-to-end strategy and performance of key retail categories across the US. In this role, you will lead assortment decisions, vendor partnerships, pricing strategy, and category analytics to accelerate growth and profitability. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams including Supply Chain, Finance, Pricing, and Product to bring category strategies to life and continuously optimize performance. You will report into the Manager, Category Management within our New Verticals Strategy & Operations team. You’re excited about this opportunity because you will… - Own: Act as the General Manager for key Retail categories with end-to-end responsibility of category performance including selection productivity, profitability, affordability, and availability. - Strategize: Own category strategy from first principles — defining assortment architecture, SKU productivity targets, pricing tiers, vendor mix, and promotional approach to maximize growth and margin. - Experiment: Transform strategies into operational experiments that create measurable and actionable outcomes, informing your larger initiative implementation plans. - Analyze: Assess the operational and financial impacts of your decisions, and iterate based on data. - Lead and collaborate: Lead a team of two assortment specialists and partner with a cross-functional team, including local operations, supply chain, and space planning teams. Qualifications - You solve problems from first principles. - You’re analytical and comfortable pulling your own data in SQL or modeling in Excel. - You’re equally comfortable operating at 10,000 feet and 1 foot. - You’re unafraid of ambiguity and thrive in startup environments. - You have 4-6+ years of professional experience in high-performance cultures (tech, operations, strategy, consulting, etc.). - Bonus points if you have 2+ years of experience with ecom, physical retail, or startup environments. - Experience in category management or retail buying is preferred. - You have completed your BS/BA Degree. Requirements - We expect this position to be filled by 4/20/26. Benefits - Comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) plan with employer matching. - 16 weeks of paid parental leave. - Wellness benefits and commuter benefits match. - Paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws. - Medical, dental, and vision benefits. - 11 paid holidays. - Disability and basic life insurance. - Family-forming assistance and a mental health program. - Flexible paid time off/vacation for salaried roles. - Vacation and sick time accrual for hourly roles.
Job Requirements
- You solve problems from first principles.
- You’re analytical and comfortable pulling your own data in SQL or modeling in Excel.
- You’re equally comfortable operating at 10,000 feet and 1 foot.
- You’re unafraid of ambiguity and thrive in startup environments.
- You have 4-6+ years of professional experience in high-performance cultures (tech, operations, strategy, consulting, etc.).
- Bonus points if you have 2+ years of experience with ecom, physical retail, or startup environments.
- Experience in category management or retail buying is preferred.
- You have completed your BS/BA Degree.
- We expect this position to be filled by 4/20/26.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) plan with employer matching.
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Wellness benefits and commuter benefits match.
- Paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Disability and basic life insurance.
- Family-forming assistance and a mental health program.
- Flexible paid time off/vacation for salaried roles.
- Vacation and sick time accrual for hourly roles.
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