Buyer - Tops

Fashion Nova is the world’s leading trend-to-market fashion and lifestyle brand with high-growth categories across its Women, Men, Kids and Beauty divisions. The brand has been recognized for its social-first marketing and disruptive e-commerce model, with millions of followers and billions in annual sales.ROLE OVERVIEWUnder the guidance of the Division / Category Director, you as a Buyer focused on the women's knit tops category, will work to create the appropriate merchandise mix based on emerging trends and manage the assortment strategies established by your team leaders. You will also be responsible for managing your category product assortment and delivering on financial targets. Your role is essential to ensuring Fashion Nova has the best product offerings for our customers.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESDrive Assortment Strategy: Develop and execute buying strategies to curate trend-driven product assortments that align with customer preferences and seasonal trends, while achieving optimal SKU count and balancing newness vs. replenishment inventoryTrend Forecasting: Stay ahead of fashion trends by conducting market research, monitoring runway trends, and analyzing social media and competitors to ensure a competitive and forward-thinking product mix. Utilize research to work with in-house production team and suppliers to drive on-trend newnessCost Negotiation & Margin Optimization: Lead pricing negotiations with suppliers to secure the best cost structures while maintaining product quality, ensuring profitability, and maximizing margins in a highly competitive marketFinancial Management: Manage weekly sales performance, open-to-buy budgets, pricing, margin targets, and inventory levels, ensuring alignment with sales goals and profit margins, while optimizing the balance of newness and replenishment to minimize markdownsCross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with production, replenishment, planning, and creative teams to ensure timely deliveries, fast replenishment of high-demand styles, successful promotions to maximize sales opportunities, and cohesive product launchesData-Driven Decisions: Utilize sales performance data, customer reviews, and market insights to continuously optimize product assortments and increase profitabilityROLE REQUIREMENTS5-7 years of experience in Buying for apparel, ideally within an eCommerce fashion brandStrong understanding of current and emerging fashion trends, with a deep passion for the fashion industryExperience working with vendors and negotiating product quality, costs, and delivery dates with vendorsExcellent prioritization, project management, organization skills, and attention to detail, in addition to strong analytical skills to support data-driven decisionsProficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Google WorkspaceBachelor’s Degree in Fashion, Production, Design or related field, or equivalent work experienceEnglish, additional language(s) an advantageSchedule of this position: Monday – Friday | Core business hours | OnsiteBENEFITSNEW state-of-the-art HQ upcoming in 2025Formalized career paths for continued professional growthFlexible Paid Time Off (PTO)Comprehensive health insurance across Medical, Dental and Vision401k match, with immediate vesting upon eligibilityWeekly catered lunches & fully-stock kitchen pantryOpportunities to travel for trade shows and vendor meetingsSummer Fridays Early DepartureTeam bonding events and programsAttractive employee discountsFashion Nova, LLC, and subsidiaries thereof, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are steadfast in our commitment to equal employment opportunities and pledge that these objectives are reflected in all aspects of our daily operations. We will continue to recruit, hire, train, and advance in employment qualified individuals in all job titles without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, status as a protected veteran, criminal history, or status as an individual with a disability; and shall not discriminate against any individual, any such characteristic, nor any other classification protected by local, state and/or federal law. #J-18808-Ljbffr