Associate Category Manager - Hybrid

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Hunt Valley
400 Hunt Valley Road
New Kensington, PA 10568, USA

Polyconcept North America (PCNA) is the industry’s biggest and most diverse offering of promotional products and decoration services. At PCNA, we don’t just create products — we inspire brand experiences. Join our team and be part of a company where you can make a mark, build something meaningful, and grow in your career while helping brands leave lasting impressions.

• Full healthcare and benefits! The health and wellness of our employees is important to us, that’s why we offer benefits including medical, vision, dental, short-term disability, and more!
• 401k Matching
• Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays
• PCNA Cares Share Fund – donating to teammates in times of need

• We invest heavily in modernization, operating more efficiently with cutting edge digital technology
• We value our employee’s contributions in a collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Our culture encourages listening, understanding and a sense of empathy makes PCNA stronger
• As the industry leader for environmental responsibility, sustainability is the key to every decision we make

Delight Customers:
Treat our customers the way you’d like to be treated.

Work Smart:
Time is valuable. Focus on the things that can have the biggest impact on our business and customers. Be inquisitive and innovative

Think Team:
Work together to get the job done. Be inclusive and collaborative.

Own It:
Be accountable. Embrace challenges as opportunities, roll up your sleeves and make it happen.

Say It Like It Is:
Be candid, honest and respectful. Offer constructive insights and welcome other’s input.

Leed’s is the premier supplier of high-quality promotional products, with goods ranging from pens and drinkware to bags and mobile tech. Bullet is a leading supplier of low-price promotional products, offering deep inventory, reliable service and 24-hour turnaround. Trimark, a member of PCNA, is a leading developer and manufacturer of logo'd apparel for the Canadian and U.S. promotional industries. Trimark sells logo'd apparel across 6 different categories:
Polos, T-Shirts and Tops, Woven Shirts, Knits and Fleece, Jackets, and Accessories, including Headwear. At Journal Books, we believe in creative minds working together to create something truly unique in journals and planners. ETS has always sought to provide the very best in service, product selection, printing capabilities and competitive pricing, focused on drinkware, ETS offers a broad range of high-quality drinkware categories.

Spoke’s print-on-demand solutions and premium product assortment are standing by to help expand your inventory and fulfill your event and gifting needs!

The Associate Category Manager has ownership and accountability for a category, or categories, under the strategic direction of a category director or senior manager. This manager also coordinates, communicates and manages the priorities of assigned categories of responsibility, to support category growth and sales performance measures for both Bulletline and Leeds products.

• Develops and manages Category level plans that dovetail with Company’s strategic and financial direction ensuring SKU’s are “PO Ready” and that margin targets and investment goals are achieved. This is done in conjunction and approval of the Category Director.
• Works closely and assists a category manager, or senior manager, with development plans according to the strategic goals of the category and company.
• Drives Category Sales (Growth and Volume) and margin targets for appointed categories.
• Manages the life cycle of the full SKU offering in each category enhancing SKU productivity and minimizing obsolete inventory exposure based on the strategy set by the category director.
• Communicates and coordinates all phases of the development cycle as applies to duties and product development time and action of the product launch. This includes and supports product design and development through catalog launch and delivery.
• Analyzes and reports on sales, competitors, and market trends. React…