Work location: Santa Fe Springs, California, United States (Mon-Fri onsite required)

Position will need to be flexible to visit La Mirada office on an as needed basis

About the role

As a Category Buyer finding exciting Products for our Vietnamese Market, you are responsible for managing the buying of compelling assortments for our customers that fit their preferences and tastes. It’s your job to effectively develop a suite of products – determining competitive pricing and analyzing marketplace trends to identify new opportunities for the future and which assortments to transition if they are past their prime – ensuring business plans are a “win-win” for our customers and Weee!. Creativity and agility will be paramount as you identify retail trends and synthesize information and partnerships across multiple cross-functional touchpoints – providing forecasts and business solutions in a fast-paced, multi-dimensional environment. Your job is to bring the “art” to the “science” – using your intuition and expertise fueled by data, analytics, and, above all, a passion for helping our customers get high-quality products and live better.

You will be also responsible for planning and executing an assortment strategy for the Vietnamese Category in order to help the Vietnamese Market and Vietnamese Category to grow and reach the revenue target and SKU count target each quarter and each year.

Responsibilities:

• Drives revenue growth and maximizes profitability through effective sales plans, pricing, and promotions
• Manages vendor relationship and handle product availability to ensure a healthy fill rates to retain customers and support new growth 
• Develops and implements strategic direction for multiple categories
• Drives sales and gross profit through the optimization of the product assortment in multiple categories
• Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity
• Supports cross-channel and company initiatives to achieve global strategic multi-channel plans
• Uses data to make data-driven decisions on assortment strategy and execution
• Sets up correct keywords/ titles for products under your ownership that reflect different dialects and nuances in the Vietnamese culture
• Work with cross-functional teams (i.e. Data, Search, Product Ranking, Product Growth, Merchandising, Marketing & Category Owners, etc) on SKU ranking and display on the Vietnamese storefronts to provide our customers with a best-in-class customer shopping experience and drive new customer acquisition and retention.

 Key Qualifications:

• You are an absolute foodie and you are always on your radar for new and exciting products
• Deep understanding of the Vietnamese culture and food across the Vietnam country/ regions and the Vietnamese community in the US
• 1+ year of proven experience in merchandise, forecasting and product selection
• Industry background required
• Have experience managing and creating new categories of business in an extremely competitive environment
• Have experience managing margin to meet category objectives
• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Familiarity with market research, data analysis and forecasting techniques
• Experience developing strong business relationships with vendors and industry leaders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in Vietnamese and English
• Deep understanding of price points and ability to negotiate effectively.
• Detail-oriented and strong problem-solving skills