Senior Category Specialist

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 startup on the Inc. 500 List. we re committed to connecting people with authentic food beauty home and wellness experiences through our ecommerce platform iOS and Android apps.

Benefits & Compensation:

• 401(k) Matching
  

• Health Insurance: Medical Vision and Dental
  

• $70K82K
  

• Paid Time Off: Vacation Sick and Holidays
  

• Onsite Amenities: Gym Pool Game Rooms etc.
  

• Team Building
  

• Employee Discount
  

• Employee Referral
  

• Coffee and Snacks
  

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 lowefficiency products.
  

• Develop and maintain the product content and price of each product be responsible for the conversion rate of each product.
  

Marketing:

• Manage and own the promotional strategy and planning across all channels including iteration developing a bundling strategy modeling forecasting and postanalysis reporting to inform our decisionmaking on future programs.
  

• Maintain the inventory healthy by working closely with purchasing teams identify slowmoving products increase exposure and conversion of slowmoving 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 highquality 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 and Leadership:

• Independently initiate and lead projects from conception to completion demonstrating a proactive and resultsdriven approach.
  

• Develop comprehensive project plans timelines and deliverables to ensure successful project execution.
  

CrossFunctional Collaboration:

• Collaborate seamlessly with crossfunctional teams to enhance the efficiency of the Food Team.
  

• Foster strong working relationships with team members ensuring effective communication and cooperation across departments.
  

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 34 years of experience in ecommerce marketing
  

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in bilingual language English and Mandarin
  

• SelfMotivated: Proactively drives projects and tasks with enthusiasm and determination.
  

• Ownership Mindset: Takes full responsibility for project outcomes and collaborates with a sense of ownership.
  

• DetailOriented: Meticulously attends to project details ensuring precision in execution.
  

Qualifications (Preferred):

• Familiar with Asian food and cosmetic products
  

• 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