Category Manager – Branded Merchandise & Growth

Lever, Inc.; East Providence, Northern (RI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

401(k) with company match

Dog-friendly office

Free lunches

Job summary

MOO is seeking a commercially minded Category Manager to own and grow our branded merchandise assortment across premium brands and promotional products. You will identify opportunities, build relationships with suppliers and partner with Sales to expand offerings for business customers.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain and Marketing to ensure cohesive product portfolios and drive category growth, while translating trends into actionable commercial recommendations.

Qualifications

• Experience in category management, merchandising, buying, branded merchandise or related commercial product role.
• Experience owning and developing product assortments and identifying growth opportunities.
• Strong experience working with external suppliers and brand partners, evaluating products and terms.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills using sales, margin and customer insights.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy and development of third‑party branded merchandise assortment.
• Define category architecture and opportunities across drinkware, notebooks, pens, bags, apparel and gifting.
• Use insights, performance, trends and competitive activity to identify gaps and additions.
• Build and maintain a category roadmap for existing assortment and future growth.
• Stay close to emerging brands and decoration techniques, translating trends into opportunities.
• Partner with Sales to create a compelling promotional product offering for business customers.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve breadth, quality and competitiveness of the assortment.
• Develop scalable ways of working across product selection, sourcing, decoration, ordering and fulfillment.
• Build strong relationships with third‑party suppliers and premium brand partners.
• Evaluate new suppliers, brands and product opportunities.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain on pricing, MOQs, lead times and terms.
• Understand decoration capabilities and model choices for products.
• Monitor supplier and product performance and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Act as the category expert across MOO and partner with Sales, Ecommerce, Marketing, Brand, Creative, Operations, Supply Chain and Planning.

Skills

Category management

Merchandising

Buying

Branded merchandise

Supplier relationships

Commercial analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Product trends

Job description

MOO is seeking a commercially minded Category Manager to own and grow our branded merchandise assortment across premium brands and promotional products. You will identify opportunities, build relationships with suppliers and partner with Sales to expand offerings for business customers.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain and Marketing to ensure cohesive product portfolios and drive category growth, while translating trends into actionable commercial recommendations.