Korean ramen and food products distributor scaling across North America
Samyang America is a US-based distributor of Korean ramen and specialty foods, wholly owned by the Seoul-headquartered Samyang Foods Korea. The tech stack reveals a company in middle-market growth mode: heavy reliance on SAP for operations, Circana for retail intelligence, and Shopify + Instacart for e-commerce, paired with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) and cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, AWS) still maturing. Hiring velocity is accelerating across marketing and sales (44 of 76 open roles), signaling aggressive SKU expansion and geographic rollout—especially into Canada and Mexico—while internal pain points center on distribution logistics, SKU rationalization, and data governance.
Notable leadership hires: Integrated Marketing Director, Sales Director
Samyang America is the North American sales and distribution arm of Samyang Foods Korea, a ramen manufacturer since 1963. Established in Los Angeles in August 2021, the subsidiary manages product sales across the US and is expanding into Canada and Mexico. The parent company operates a USDA-approved manufacturing facility in the US (established 1984) and markets ramen and specialty products like the Buldak series. Operations span product development, regulatory compliance, trade spend management, and omnichannel retail and e-commerce distribution. The company is actively scaling SKU portfolio and market entry capabilities.
Core systems include SAP (ERP), Circana (retail analytics), and Shopify + Instacart (e-commerce). Data infrastructure: Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, GCP. BI: Power BI, Tableau. Marketing: Klaviyo, Adobe Creative Cloud, Amazon Ads, Google Shopping.
Yes. Marketing represents the largest department in open hiring (23 of 76 roles), with focus on the Buldak brand campaigns and product portfolio expansion.
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