Category Specialist, Food Category

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

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health insurance

PTO: vacation, sick, holidays

On-site gym/pool and game rooms

Employee discount

Coffee and snacks

Job summary

Yami is seeking a Category Specialist to drive pricing, promotions, and brand development across food categories with a data-driven approach.

The role emphasizes ownership mindset, business acumen, and cross-functional collaboration in an e-commerce environment with a focus on trends in Korean/Japanese foods.

Qualifications

• Strong ownership mindset.
• Solid business understanding (revenue, margin, efficiency).
• Comfortable working with data and metrics; data analysis skills required.
• Detail-oriented with strong execution capability.
• Positive attitude, proactive, and willing to learn.
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Business/Marketing related field is a plus.
• Bilingual Chinese and English; Japanese or Korean is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute pricing and promotion plans, including price updates, deal setup, and post-promotion performance tracking.
• Support category and brand development execution, such as SKU assortment maintenance, product lifecycle tracking, and basic performance analysis.
• Assist with product sourcing and onboarding, including supplier coordination, item setup, and internal process follow-up.
• Track and analyze sales, margin, inventory, and promotion data to support daily and weekly category operations.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and consumer demand, and summarize key findings for the team.
• Ensure tasks move forward on time and with attention to detail, proactively following up on open items.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Business understanding

Data analysis

Detail oriented

Positive attitude

Proactive attitude

Bilingual language knowledge

Languages: Chinese & English

Languages: Japanese or Korean

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business/Marketing

Job description

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
  
• $50K-71K
  
• Paid time off (PTO): vacation, sick, and holidays
  
• On-site gym/pool and game rooms
  
• Employee discount
  
• Coffee and snacks
  

Job Summary

We are looking for a Category Specialist to support and grow our food categories with a strong focus on pricing execution, promotion planning, brand development, and category strategy.
This role requires an ownership mindset, business understanding, and data-driven decision-making.
Familiarity with Korean and Japanese food brands, products, and trends is a strong plus.

Job Responsibilities

• Execute pricing and promotion plans, including price updates, deal setup, and post-promotion performance tracking
  
• Support category and brand development execution, such as SKU assortment maintenance, product lifecycle tracking, and basic performance analysis
  
• Assist with product sourcing and onboarding, including supplier coordination, item setup, and internal process follow-up
  
• Track and analyze sales, margin, inventory, and promotion data to support daily and weekly category operations
  
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and consumer demand, and summarize key findings for the team
  
• Ensure tasks move forward on time and with attention to detail, proactively following up on open items
  

What We’re Looking For

Must-Have

• Strong ownership mindset — able to take responsibility for tasks and outcomes
  
• Solid business understanding (revenue, margin, efficiency, trade-offs)
  
• Comfortable working with data and metrics; data analysis skills required
  
• Detail-oriented with strong execution capability
  
• Positive attitude, proactive, and willing to learn
  
• Education: Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree, related to Business/Marketing is a plus.
  
• Bilingual Chinese and English, Japanese or Korean is a big plus.
  

Nice-to-Have

• Experience or strong familiarity with Korean and/or Japanese food brands and products
  
• Background in e-commerce, retail, category management, or sourcing
  
• Experience supporting pricing, promotion, or category operations
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with employees and brands through networking
  
• Detail-oriented, self-starter with a positive attitude who is deadline and results-oriented
  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills