Food Demand Strategy Assistant Manager

Role summary

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Grab is seeking a Food Demand Strategy Assistant Manager in Indonesia to help grow demand for its food delivery business. The role typically involves analyzing customer, merchant, pricing, promotion, and market data; identifying growth opportunities; developing demand-generation strategies; and working with commercial, marketing, product, operations, and regional teams. Candidates are expected to have several years of experience in strategy, consulting, business planning, analytics, or marketplace operations, along with strong Excel or SQL skills and the ability to translate analysis into practical actions. Strong communication, stakeholder management, structured problem-solving, commercial judgment, and comfort working in a fast-paced, data-led environment are important.

About the employer

Grab is a Southeast Asian technology company founded in Malaysia and headquartered in Singapore. It operates a superapp serving consumers, driver-partners, and merchants across services such as ride-hailing, food delivery, grocery delivery, digital payments, financial services, and logistics. In Indonesia, Grab has a broad presence in major cities and supports a large ecosystem of drivers, restaurants, retailers, and small businesses. The company combines technology, data, and local market knowledge to make everyday services more accessible and efficient. Its workplace is generally collaborative, commercially focused, and fast-moving, with employees working across countries and functions. A role in Grab’s food business can provide exposure to marketplace strategy, consumer behavior, promotions, pricing, merchant growth, and operational execution in one of Southeast Asia’s largest digital economies.

Working in Indonesia

Indonesia offers career opportunities across technology, e-commerce, logistics, finance, tourism, manufacturing, and consumer services. Jakarta, on Java, is the main corporate and technology hub, while Bandung, Surabaya, Bali, and Batam also attract professionals and startups. Java provides extensive urban conveniences and career networks; Bali offers a relaxed international lifestyle but can be more expensive and tourist-oriented. Indonesian culture values politeness, community, respect for hierarchy, and relationship-building. Living costs vary widely, with Jakarta and Bali usually costing more than secondary cities. Foreign employees generally need employer sponsorship and an appropriate work visa or stay permit; working on a tourist visa is not permitted. Relocation normally requires a signed employment contract, immigration approval, document legalization, and local registration. Learning basic Bahasa Indonesia, arranging health insurance, and researching housing and traffic before arrival are strongly recommended.