Cutlery Division - Assistant Category Manager

Lifetime Brands Talent Acquisition • Garden City, NY

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s level degree
• 0 – 2 years in the field or a related area
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Medical plans
• Dental plans
• 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
• 10 Company Paid Holidays
• Employee Product Discounts
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Volunteer Opportunities- 4 hours of paid optional volunteer time (annually)
• Commute trip reduction incentives (Seattle, WA based employees)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level