Category Buyer - Indian Market (3 month Temp)

About Weee!

Weee! is the largest and fastest-growing ethnic e-grocer in the United States, operating in one of the largest underserved categories in retail with affordable access to exciting ethnic food. By partnering with local suppliers, redesigning the value chain and leveraging social buying, Weee! is reshaping the grocery business entirely. You can read more about us on Business Insider Reuters and TechCrunch

Weee! is headquartered in Fremont, CA, and is currently available coast to coast with exceptional growth (5x YoY) across geographies, categories and ethnicities. We have raised $800M+ in funding to date from leading investors including Softbank Vision Funds DST , Blackstone, Tiger Global, Lightspeed Ventures, Goodwater Capital, XVC and iFly. The opportunity now is to join a rocketship as we prepare for the next stage of growth, and an eventual public listing.

This role is onsite 5 days a week in Fremont, CA

About the Role :

The Category Buyer for the Indian Market is responsible for executing merchandising strategies, assisting in sourcing the right products, and developing targeted assortments to drive growth and elevate category performance. This role requires strong market analysis, vendor negotiation, and product sourcing capabilities.

Responsibilities :

• Source and onboard the right products and suppliers to support assortment expansion and market development.
• Monitor key metrics such as product availability and vendor fulfillment rates to ensure delightful user experience on the platform
• Assist in assessing the current assortment to identify product gaps and category growth opportunities.
• Manage vendors, including cost control and price negotiations, product quality and customer service feedback, payment terms, and fulfillment performance.
• Collaborate on promotional planning to drive performance.
• Assist in determining the right price points and promotional strategies to increase market share and customer penetration.
• Conduct market research and monitor food trends to uncover new assortment opportunities.
• Manage the category buying operations which includes supervising PO creations, delivery schedules, payment clearances, warehouse queries and so on.

Qualifications :

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Weee! is an equal opportunity employer welcoming all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. Discrimination or harassment of any kind is not tolerated at Weee!. If you need to inquire about an accommodation or need assistance with completing the application, please email us at

applicantaccommodation@sayweee.com

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