Category Management Specialist- Beauty

Yami; Brea (CA); Sur place; USD 50 000 - 71 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance

PTO

On-site amenities

Team Building

Employee Discount

Employee Referral

Coffee and Snacks

Résumé du poste

Yami is seeking an experienced Category Specialist for the Beauty/Home team to maximize margins across brands through online promotions, content marketing, and market analysis.

You will collaborate with purchasing, manage product content and pricing, drive high-conversion campaigns, and improve customer experience while partnering with marketing and vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field.
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in e-commerce marketing.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in bilingual language English & Mandarin.
• Familiar with Korean cosmetic products and brands.
• Familiar with Asian Home and cosmetic products.
• AI Tools & Applications: Familiarity with AI tools and their practical applications in daily work, including product research, market analysis, data analysis, and workflow efficiency.
• Strong analytical skills, proficient in using Microsoft Excel, familiarity with 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.

Responsabilités

• Work closely with the purchasing team, collect and provide customer insights to identify new products, and promote new products.
• Be responsible for the health and efficiency of the product line, continuously develop new products, and eliminate low-efficiency products.
• Develop and maintain the product content and price of each product, be responsible for the conversion rate of each product.
• Manage and own the promotional strategy and planning across all channels including iteration, developing a bundling strategy, modeling, forecasting, and post-analysis reporting to inform our decision-making on future programs.
• Maintain the inventory healthy by working closely with purchasing teams, identify slow-moving products, increase exposure and conversion of slow-moving products.
• Work closely with different channels and design teams to deliver high conversion campaigns and drive category growth.
• Work closely with vendors and brands to deliver high-quality branding campaigns that drive brand awareness.
• Continuously improve the customer experience of the category.
• Be responsible for the customer metrics of the category, continuously increase the retention rate and customer frequency of the category.
• Initiate projects from conception to completion, demonstrating a proactive and results-driven approach.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful project execution.
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams to enhance the efficiency of the Non-Food Team.
• Foster strong working relationships with team members, ensuring effective communication and cooperation across departments.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to support MDF, campaign planning and execution, including product selection, promotional activities, and coordination to ensure product availability and alignment with campaign goals.
• Engage in purchasing work scope to gain a thorough understanding of Purchasing Management responsibilities.
• Participate in procurement processes, vendor negotiations, and strategic sourcing activities to contribute to the overall success of the organization

Connaissances

Bilingual English & Mandarin

Excel proficiency

SQL familiarity

Tableau familiarity

AI tools usage

Strong analytical skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Korean or Japanese language a plus

Experience with product requirements

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field

Outils

Excel

SQL

Tableau

Description du poste

Founded in 2013, Yami’s mission is to bring the world closer for everyone to experience and enjoy. We make it easy to discover exciting flavors and trending products from Asia. Named Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing start-up on the ”Inc. 500 List.”, we’re committed to connecting people with authentic food, beauty, home, and wellness experiences through our e-commerce platform, iOS, and Android apps.

Benefits & Compensation:

• 401(k) Matching
• Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, and Dental
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick, and Holidays
• Team Building
• Employee Discount
• Employee Referral
• Coffee and Snacks
• $50K-71K

We are seeking an experienced Category Specialist for the Beauty/ Home team. As a Category Specialist you will work closely with our merchandisers to maximize the margins and net profit of the assigned brands/products through multiple strategies. These strategies include online promotion events, content marketing, sales forecasting and market analysis.

Job Responsibilities:

Product Strategy:

• Work closely with the purchasing team, collect and provide customer insights to identify new products, and promote new products.
• Be responsible for the health and efficiency of the product line, continuously develop new products, and eliminate low-efficiency products.
• Develop and maintain the product content and price of each product, be responsible for the conversion rate of each product.

About Yami:

Founded in 2013, Yami’s mission is to bring the world closer for everyone to experience and enjoy. We make it easy to discover exciting flavors and trending products from Asia. Named Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing start-up on the ”Inc. 500 List.”, we’re committed to connecting people with authentic food, beauty, home, and wellness experiences through our e-commerce platform, iOS, and Android apps.

Benefits & Compensation:

• 401(k) Matching
• Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, and Dental
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick, and Holidays
• On-site Amenities: Gym, Pool, Game Rooms, etc.
• Team Building
• Employee Discount
• Employee Referral
• Coffee and Snacks
• $50K-71K

We are seeking an experienced Category Specialist for the Beauty/ Home team. As a Category Specialist you will work closely with our merchandisers to maximize the margins and net profit of the assigned brands/products through multiple strategies. These strategies include online promotion events, content marketing, sales forecasting and market analysis.

Job Responsibilities:

Product Strategy:

• Work closely with the purchasing team, collect and provide customer insights to identify new products, and promote new products.
• Be responsible for the health and efficiency of the product line, continuously develop new products, and eliminate low-efficiency products.
• Develop and maintain the product content and price of each product, be responsible for the conversion rate of each product.

Retail Marketing:

• Manage and own the promotional strategy and planning across all channels including iteration, developing a bundling strategy, modeling, forecasting, and post-analysis reporting to inform our decision-making on future programs.
• Maintain the inventory healthy by working closely with purchasing teams, identify slow-moving products, increase exposure and conversion of slow-moving products.
• Work closely with different channels and design teams to deliver high conversion campaigns and drive category growth.
• Work closely with vendors and brands to deliver high-quality branding campaigns that drive brand awareness.

Customer Experience:

• Continuously improve the customer experience of the category.
• Be responsible for the customer metrics of the category, continuously increase the retention rate and customer frequency of the category.

Project Initiation :

• Initiate projects from conception to completion, demonstrating a proactive and results-driven approach.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful project execution.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams to enhance the efficiency of the Non-Food Team.
• Foster strong working relationships with team members, ensuring effective communication and cooperation across departments.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to support MDF, campaign planning and execution, including product selection, promotional activities, and coordination to ensure product availability and alignment with campaign goals.

Purchasing Management Exposure:

• Engage in purchasing work scope to gain a thorough understanding of Purchasing Management responsibilities.
• Participate in procurement processes, vendor negotiations, and strategic sourcing activities to contribute to the overall success of the organization

Qualifications (Required):

• 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 language English & Mandarin
• Familiar with Korean cosmetic products and brands
• Familiar with Asian Home and cosmetic products
• AI Tools & Applications: Familiarity with AI tools and their practical applications in daily work, including product research, market analysis, data analysis, and workflow efficiency.
• Strong analytical skills, proficient in using Microsoft Excel, familiarity with 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