Buyer - Novawoman Jobs

About Us
Fashion Nova is an inclusive fashion-forward and trend-driven apparel and lifestyle brand that celebrates all dimensions of confidence. We use our platform to spread positivity with brands for women, men, curve, luxe, sport, swim, beauty, and kids. We are obsessed with creating the best experience available for our customers and employees.
Fashion Nova was built on the backbone of individuality and inclusiveness. Our brands are worn and celebrated worldwide by customers, celebrities, and influencers because of our uniquely creative and talented employees.
Role Overview
Under the guidance of the Category Director, you as a Buyer 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.
Responsibilities

• Research the competition across all social media platforms and markets to identify emerging trends, categories, and promotional campaigns
• Review weekly sales performance to identify potential reorders and recommend styles for markdowns
• Create and implement merchandise assortment based on selling|trends that will achieve financial targets
• Negotiate product quality, costs, and delivery with vendors
• Participate in open-to-buy (OTB) meetings with Planning to ensure the department achieves financial targets for sales, profitability, and inventory turn
• Promote growth by developing assortment strategies with SKU count, breadth vs depth, newness, and pricing|margin
• Analyze sales in-season and postseason to identify hits and misses
• Grow and maintain strong relationships with vendor partners; strategically scout new vendors to support Fashion Nova
• Conduct the initial garment selection of colors, trims, and fabrics that work best for the styles
• Leverage insights to revise in-season and future season actions, strategies, and assortments

Role Requirements

• Four plus years of experience in Buying for apparel across Women's categories
• Experience working with vendors and negotiating
• Excellent prioritization, project management, organization skills, and attention to detail
• English, additional language(s) an advantage
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion, Production, Design or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Schedule of this position: Monday – Friday | Core business hours | Onsite
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Workspace

Benefits

• Manager Training Academy
• Stocked kitchens with gratis snacks and drinks
• Weekly catered lunches
• Formalized career paths
• Creative Development Internship Program
• 401k match, with immediate vesting upon eligibility
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Summer Fridays at Headquarters
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Employee discounts
• Fashion Nova Cares Program
• Flat management platform
• Team bonding events and programs

Fashion 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.
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