Category Manager/Buyer

99 Ranch Market is the largest Asian supermarket chain in the United States, with over 60 store locations and more coming. While we continue to expand, we aim to provide the best Omni channel shopping experience. As the company’s newest and fastest-growing team, the e-commerce squad works like a startup. We not only fulfill the company’s motto, “For 100, We Try Harder.” — We “Outthink the Rest 99%, Be That 1% of Dreamers.” We value ownership, diversity, forward-thinking, creativity, and transparency in every aspect of the work we do. If you would like to challenge yourself and still want to have fun at work, you are looking at the right place. We would like to have YOU join us and create a playful culture together!

Position Summary:

An exciting opportunity from our rapidly growing e-commerce team is looking for a passionate, self-motivated Category Manager/ Buyer to join. As an e-commerce Category Manager/Buyer, we look forward to your talent in focusing on developing our grocery category, specifically in Asian products, including but not limited to skincare, hair care, body care to cosmetics products. You are keen to keep up with the current trends and select what’s best for our target customers. We trust that your insightful knowledge and outstanding strategy will enable positive changes and contribute to the bigger picture.

Responsibilities:

• Establish the category by identifying market trends with deep-dive research and analysis
• Build up a broad array portfolio under merchandising division with planning, sourcing, and purchasing strategies
• Manage good relationships with vendors from finding local vendors, negotiating the best cost and terms, to expanding product lines
• Oversee the category performance by driving GMV and SKU expansion
• Evaluate the given data to forecast pricing and customer buying behavior as well as optimize inventory control
• Adopt improvements and growth opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and provide a better shopping experience
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to design and execute marketing and promotion plans
• Guide the team by aligning our business model’s core competency
• Enjoy creating your own leadership and corresponding fun side-projects for the team

Qualifications:

• Category Manager
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of merchandising experience
• 2+ years of experience in mainstream skincare preferred
• Buyer
• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of merchandising experience
• Experience in e-commerce channel preferred
• Ability to attend trade shows and other business trips needed
• Strong negotiation, budgeting, and analytical skills
• Must possess the ability to read, understand and communicate verbally in English. Bilingual English/Mandarin or English/ Spanish is required.
• Legally eligible to work in the US.

Employment type: Full Time, M-F 9:00am to 5:30pm

Location: 6338 Regio Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620

Salary: The rate of pay is between $25 and $33 an hour. This is general guideline only and not guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) the responsibilities of the job, your education, skills, qualifications, experience and location.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance with other optional plans
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 4% Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Long-Term Service Award
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Discount
• Benefit Hub – enjoy discounts, rewards, and perks on thousands of brands in a variety of categories: Travel, Auto, Electronics, Apparel, Local Deals, Education, Entertainment, Restaurants, Health and Wellness, Beauty and Spa, Tickets, Sports, and Outdoors

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Disclaimer:

Tawa Group dba 99 Ranch Market, is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

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