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About the Role

Assistant Buyers are foundational members of the Merchandising team, ensuring operational excellence and providing key support that enables categories to deliver for fans. Supporting a Buyer or Associate Buyer, the Assistant Buyer manages day-to-day merchandising tasks, vendor communications, and cross-functional coordination. This role builds the essential skills and experience to progress into an Associate Buyer role.

Responsibilities

• Set up new items, SKUs, and product attributes with accuracy in merchandising systems.
• Track samples, organize product information, and support photo shoots and marketing needs.
• Assist in managing purchase orders, delivery timelines, and product flow.
• Communicate regularly with vendors to ensure product information, samples, and orders are accurate and timely.
• Prepare materials for vendor meetings and line reviews.
• Support cross-functional partners in Planning, Product Development, Marketing, and Site Experience.
• Pull and analyze weekly sales, inventory, and margin reports to identify risks and opportunities.
• Track promotional and markdown execution.
• Share competitive and fan insights with the team to strengthen category strategy.
• Provide critical operational support to Associate Buyers and Buyers.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability, collaboration, and curiosity.
• Embody Fanatics’ BOLD Leadership Principles daily.

Requirements

• 1–2 years of experience in merchandising, retail, eCommerce, or related field.
• Strong organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel functionality and merchandising systems; eager to learn financial metrics.
• Curiosity about product, fans, and sports culture.
• Team-first mindset and desire to grow into a merchandising leader.

Location

• Hybrid

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1-2 years

Salary/Compensations

• $55,000 CAD - $66,000 CAD

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• RRSP Match Program
• Paid time off and holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs with fitness and weight management partners
• Paid maternity paternity leave
• Infertility treatment
• Flexible time off
• Competitive 401k plan

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.
• With more than 900 e-commerce sites and a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, Fanatics Commerce reaches fans in over 180 countries and powers official fan experiences for many of the world's iconic sports properties.
• At Fanatics, we bring our BOLD Leadership Principles to life every day - building championship teams, obsessing over fans, acting with entrepreneurial speed, and delivering with a determined and relentless mindset.
• Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet.
• Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform.
• Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores.
• Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.
• Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods.
• It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.
• Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment.