Fashion Nova · 2 weeks ago
Director of Buying/Merchandising
Beverly Hills, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expFashion Nova is the world’s leading trend-to-market fashion and lifestyle brand, renowned for delivering the most-wanted styles to millions worldwide. The Director of Buying will be responsible for developing and executing strategies for buying merchandise, overseeing a team of buyers, and ensuring alignment with customer demands and market trends.
E-CommerceFashion
Responsibilities
Drive 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 inventory
Trend Forecasting: Stay ahead of fashion trends by conducting market research, keeping a pulse 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 newness
Cost 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 market
Financial 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 replenished minimizing markdowns
Cross-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 launches
Data-Driven Decisions: Utilize sales performance data, customer reviews, and market insights to continuously optimize product assortments and increase profitability
Lead weekly open-to-buy meetings with planning and buying teams to ensure the department achieves financial targets for turn and sell-through
Train, develop, and mentor the buying team to ensure that financial and product goals are met
Develop and maintain a profitable and productive partnership with vendors
Qualification
Required
BFA or BA in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or related field preferred
Must have 15+ years of Apparel Buying/Merchandising experience, ideally within an eCommerce environment, with a minimum of 5 years Buying leadership experience
Must be able to adapt to constant change and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Must be results oriented and have excellent organizational skills
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Must possess a keen eye for design, trends and color
English, additional language(s) an advantage
Schedule of this position: Monday – Friday | Core business hours | Onsite
Preferred
Experience with product development preferred
Benefits
NEW state-of-the-art HQ upcoming in 2025!
Formalized career paths for continued professional growth
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
Comprehensive health insurance across Medical, Dental and Vision
401k match, with immediate vesting upon eligibility
Weekly catered lunches & fully-stock kitchen pantry!
Opportunities to travel for trade shows and vendor meetings
Summer Fridays Early Departure
Team bonding events and programs
Attractive employee discounts!
Company
Fashion Nova
Fashion Nova is an online fashion store for women.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Richard Saghian
Founder and CEO
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