Category Manager, Sourced – Promotional Products
MOO
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: East Providence • Rhode Island • United States
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About the role
- This role leads the day-to-day category management of MOO’s sourced and promotional product assortment
- You will bring a finger-on-the-pulse understanding of the promo industry — spotting emerging products, materials, and decoration techniques
- This role partners closely with MOO’s existing Stock, Planning, and Operations teams
- Lead the management and evolution of MOO’s sourced and promotional product range
- Monitor product performance and recommend assortment updates, additions, and exits
- Maintain a strong point of view on promo product trends, including materials, sustainability, decoration techniques
- Manage relationships with third-party promo suppliers
- Partner with Stock and Planning teams to support improvements in availability, stock turns, and OOS reduction
- Work closely with the Internal Manufacturing Category Manager to align demand drivers and roadmap timing with inventory readiness
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in promotional products and branded merchandise
- Hands-on experience working with promo suppliers, MOQs, lead times, and decoration methods
- Strong understanding of promo industry trends and market dynamics
- Commercial mindset with comfort using data to inform decisions
- Experience supporting inventory planning or demand forecasting
- Collaborative working style and ability to influence without authority
- Experience working with design-led or premium brands (Nice To Haves)
- Exposure to hybrid or decorated promo products (Nice To Haves)
- Experience working with PromoStandards (Nice To Haves)
Benefits
- 34 days of combined vacation and holidays
- comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- life and AD&D insurance
- 401(k) with company match and no vesting schedule
- dog-friendly and casual office environment
- free lunches every other week
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
inventory planningdemand forecastingproduct assortment managementpromo supplier managementdecoration techniquesdata analysismarket dynamics analysissustainability practicesMOQslead times
Soft Skills
collaborative working styleinfluence without authoritycommercial mindset