Built -Assistant Category Manager

Lifetime Brands, Inc.; Village of Garden City (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid holidays

Job summary

Lifetime Brands, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Category Manager to assist the division in bringing unique and innovative products to market in a timely and profitable manner.

The role involves coordinating data entry, art and photography requests, design submissions, and showroom/stock room upkeep. You will work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, supporting sales and marketing initiatives across product categories.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work independently and in a team.
• Strong follow-up and interpersonal abilities.
• Experience with SAP and/or PDS is a plus.
• Experience with Google Suite is a plus.
• Experience with Photoshop, Canva and AI is a Plus.
• Experience in Home Products is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with supervising teams on data entry, setup and maintenance of all items.
• Submit and follow up on all art, photography, and design requests.
• Handle daily interactions with all design requests and inspections.
• Understand and use all available systems daily.
• Assist with sales requests for product samples, packages, sell sheets, and marketing materials.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Independent work

Tools

SAP

PDS

Google Suite

Photoshop

Canva

AI

Job description

Position Overview

The Assistant Category Manager is responsible for assisting the Division in bringing unique and innovative products, within their product category, to market in a timely and profitable manner.

Essential Job Functions

• Coordinate with managing supervisor and support teams on all data entry, set up and maintenance of all items.
• Coordinate with managing supervisor and support teams to ensure the proper product criteria is met. Responsible for the data entry, submission and follow up of all art and photography requests.
• Coordinate with managing supervisor and support teams to ensure the proper product criteria is met. Responsible for the data entry, submission and follow up of all design requests and inspections.
• Responsible for understanding and working in all available systems on a daily basis.
• Coordinate with managing supervisor and respond to sales requests regarding product samples, packages, sell sheets, marketing materials, pricing, etc.
• Coordinate with managing supervisor on all samples and packages arriving on a daily basis
• Coordinate with managing supervisor on all samples and packages to be shipped on a daily basis
• Maintain, Clean and Organize all showroom and stock room areas.
• Understand full product scope. This includes understanding all brand offerings and requirements/forms.
• Understand the competitive market place. This includes visiting retail stores on a quarterly basis to become familiar with all retailers’ needs and white space opportunities in the market.

Requirements

• Experience: 0 – 2 years in the field or a related area
• Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, etc.: Experience with SAP and/or PDS is a plus. Experience in Google Suite is a plus. Experience with Photoshop, Canva and AI is a Plus. Experience in Home Products is a plus.
• Other Skills/Abilities: Must have strong written and verbal communication, follow up and interpersonal skills. Must be able to communicate in a clear and professional manner verbally as well as email and chat. Must be able to work both independently and on a team in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Working Conditions: Hybrid Work Model

About Lifetime Brands

• All full-time employees (and family members) are eligible to participate in our Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care
• Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Company Paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Eligibility in the Company's 401K plan, after 90 days of employment
• Paid Time Off (vacation/sick) - accrual of 15 days per calendar year for non-warehouse positions; accrual of 10 days per calendar year for hourly based warehouse positions
• 10 Company Paid Holidays
• Employee Product Discounts
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Volunteer Opportunities- 4 hours of paid optional volunteer time (annually)
• Seattle, WA based employees are provided with commute trip reduction incentives
• Benefits are offered to employees who work 30 hours or more
• In addition to the above, we offer voluntary benefits.

Lifetime Brands, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that Lifetime Brands believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job. Lifetime Brands expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would Lifetime Brands consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.