Position Overview
The Assistant Category Manager coordinates the product development process, tasks, and timelines through the PPM tool. Provides direct support to CMs with routine product development tasks.
Essential Job Functions

• Track product development process within PPM tool.
• Drive timelines and follow-up with individuals (functions, CMs) as needed to deliver tasks against timeline.
• Maintain product data in PPM tool and provide data updates as requested by others (e.g., DSMs for sell sheets).
• Launch and track requests with other functions (design, graphics, sourcing).
• Track and coordinate competitive data and samples.
• Manage SWOT and showroom area.
• Monitor category and competition and assist with content creation for social media outlets.
• Perform all necessary support tasks to enable process (IHA prep, sample shipping, delivery tracking).

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s level degree
• Experience: 0 – 2 years related experience
• Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, etc.: Windows, MS Office
• Working Conditions: General office environment
• Other Skills/Abilities: Analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to prioritize and react to changing requirements with a sense of urgency. Requirements: Lifetime Brands is a leading global provider of kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home. We offer brands you trust, value without compromise and an unwavering commitment to innovation. Our products make it easier for you to prepare food, serve meals, entertain guests, and decorate your home.

We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits, which includes:

• 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.