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About the Role

The Buyer is a category owner responsible for curating a trend-right assortment and driving performance across a defined product category. This role partners closely with Planning, Product Development, Site Experience, Marketing, and Supply Chain to build and manage an assortment that delivers for fans, leveraging data, automation, and AI-enabled insights.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Planning, Product Development, Site Experience, Marketing, and Supply Chain to align assortment strategy with financial targets and fan experience goals.
• Collaborate with the DMM and General Merchandise Manager on vendor negotiations, seasonal strategies, and go-to-market planning.
• Share insights, tools, and best practices across divisions to elevate collective merchandising thinking.
• Support onboarding and coaching of Assistant Buyers and Coordinators, fostering accountability and a growth mindset.
• Serve as a culture carrier and active contributor to the broader Merchandising team, modeling the BOLD Leadership Principles.
• Build a balanced, trend-right assortment grounded in fan insights, product performance data, and an understanding of fan values.
• Stay closely connected to the voice of the fan — tracking trends, social signals, and product sentiment.
• Leverage pricing, promotion, and markdown decisions driven by fan demand signals and in-season performance insights.
• Monitor the competitive landscape to ensure the category delivers compelling fan value.
• Stay curious about emerging product trends, brand innovations, and fan behaviors.
• Partner with Product Development to shape vertical brand assortment and optimize positioning.
• Curate the vendor matrix to reduce redundancy, improve productivity, and surface new partnership opportunities.
• Apply data and AI-enabled insights to challenge conventional assortment assumptions and identify new paths to profitable growth.
• Own in-season management of sales, margin, inventory, and turn for the category.
• Manage the category's Good/Better/Best framework and full product lifecycle — from initial buy through markdown and exit.
• Collaborate with Planning to align open-to-buy, receipt flow, and in-season reforecasting.
• Track and report on category performance regularly, making data-informed recommendations to accelerate profitable growth.
• Apply AI and technology to improve efficiency, quality, and outcomes.
• Use data and digital tools to inform decisions and enhance performance.
• Demonstrate curiosity and adaptability in adopting new technologies and ways of working.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in Merchandising or Buying, with demonstrated success in assortment management and vendor partnerships.
• Proven ability to own category performance, including sales, margin, inventory, and turn, with strong in-season decision-making skills.
• Experience negotiating costs, terms, and exclusives with vendor and brand partners.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data and fan insights into clear, actionable merchandising strategies.
• Familiarity with Good/Better/Best assortment frameworks and full product lifecycle management.
• Experience in vertical/private brand and market vendor businesses is a plus.
• Demonstrated passion for product innovation, fan experience, and delivering at speed in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Skills

• Data analysis
• AI-enabled insights
• Merchandising
• Buying
• Assortment management
• Vendor partnerships
• Negotiation
• Pricing
• Promotion
• Markdown decisions
• Product lifecycle management
• In-season management
• Forecasting
• Reporting
• Digital tools

Location

• Jacksonville, FL
• New York, NY

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 4+ years

Salary/Compensations

• $85,000—$105,000 USD

Benefits

• Information about benefits can be found at https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

About the Company

• Fanatics Commerce is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, operating a vertically integrated platform that designs, manufactures, and delivers officially licensed apparel, jerseys, headwear, and collectibles for major leagues, teams, and events worldwide.
• Fanatics Commerce operates more than 900 e-commerce sites and has a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, reaching fans in over 180 countries.
• Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, igniting the passions of global sports fans and maximizing the presence and reach for its hundreds of sports partners globally.
• The company operates across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming.
• Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans and a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties.
• Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods.
• Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide.

Equal Opportunity

• At Fanatics, we operate with a BOLD mindset—We Build Championship Teams, we're Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we approach every challenge with a Determined & Relentless Mindset. If you're ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team.
• At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do: Build Championship Teams, Obsessed with Fans, Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, Determined and Relentless Mindset.