Beauty & Home Category Lead — Growth & Merchandising

Yami; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, and

Dental

Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick, and Hol

On-site Amenities: Gym, Pool, Game Rms

Team Building

Employee Discount

Employee Referral

Coffee and Snacks

$50K-71K

Job summary

Yami is seeking an experienced Category Specialist for the Beauty/Home team. You will collaborate with merchandisers to maximize margins and net profit through online promotions, content marketing, forecasting, and market analysis.

Responsibilities include product strategy, content and pricing maintenance, and optimizing conversion. You will maintain cross-functional partnerships with purchasing, marketing, and design teams to drive category growth and brand campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in e-commerce marketing.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in bilingual English & Mandarin.
• Familiar with Korean cosmetic products and brands.
• Familiar with Asian Home and cosmetic products.
• AI tools & applications: familiarity with AI tools in product research, market analysis, data analysis, and workflow efficiency.
• Strong analytical skills; proficient in Excel; SQL and Tableau preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team player.
• Japanese or Korean language skill is a big plus.
• Experience in developing product requirements and working with product managers.

Responsibilities

• Develop product strategy and maintain product content and pricing to improve conversion and margins.
• Collaborate with purchasing and marketing teams to promote new products and optimize lines.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to deliver high-conversion campaigns and brand campaigns.
• Manage and own promotional strategy across channels, including forecasting and post-analysis.
• Identify slow-moving products, optimize assortment, and improve unit economics.
• Develop project plans and coordinate with teams to ensure on-time delivery.

Skills

Category management

Merchandising

E-commerce marketing

Bilingual EN-Mandarin

Product research

Data analysis

Excel / SQL / Tableau

Team collaboration

Language: Japanese/Korean a plus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Marketing or related field

Equivalent work experience

Tools

AI tools & applications

Job description

Yami is seeking an experienced Category Specialist for the Beauty/Home team. You will collaborate with merchandisers to maximize margins and net profit through online promotions, content marketing, forecasting, and market analysis.

Responsibilities include product strategy, content and pricing maintenance, and optimizing conversion. You will maintain cross-functional partnerships with purchasing, marketing, and design teams to drive category growth and brand campaigns.