Corporate Sales - Manager, Category Development

Corporate Sales - Manager, Category Development at Lifetime Brands Talent Acquisition

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States - Full Time

Start Date:

Immediate

Expiry Date: 14 Feb, 26

Posted On: 16 Nov, 25

Experience:

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job:
Yes

Telecommute:
Yes

Sponsor Visa:
No

• Data Analysis
• Market Trends
• Sales Results
• Advertising Impact
• Competitive Analysis
• Market Audits
• Assortment Shifts
• New Licenses Identification
• Modular Analysis
• Promotional Development
• Trend Identification
• Communication Skills
• Strategic Development
• Product Analysis
• Social Media Awareness
• Material Function

The category development manager is responsible for gaining a complete understanding of a specific category, identifying trends, missed opportunities and growth potential of product selections. This role relies heavily on data analysis.

• Ownership of ensuring new item set‑up in stores and online moves forward to completion.
• Weekly sales results, strategic modular results and rollback results.
• Complete and consistent ownership of the analysis and communication to the Bentonville team and corporate divisions.
• Use NPD data for a deeper level of analysis to obtain market trends.
• Identify gaps and opportunities within assortment.
• Identify current trends - material/function/brands including awareness of social media trends, color/pattern/finish materials, functions.
• Analyze any advertising and promotional impact on sales results.
• Identify competitive threats.
• Facilitate market audits.
• Capture and analyze assortment shifts (brands, materials, functions, retail).
• Identify new potential licenses - chefs, celebrities, cross‑category brands.
• Complete Walmart tactical modular analysis.
• In‑depth strategic development of the modular and promotion.

• Prior product analysis experience.
• 2‑3 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's Degree.

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 401(k) 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.

The Category Development Manager is responsible for understanding a specific category and identifying trends and growth potential. This role involves data analysis to facilitate new item set‑up and communicate findings to various teams.