ROLE OVERVIEW

Fashion Nova is seeking a passionate Director of Buying who has hands-on Buying and Product Development experience, ideally within the women's dresses category. The Category Director will be responsible for developing and executing strategies which provide the Buying Merchandise direction for his/her assigned division. The Director will focus on the overall direction, market penetration, assortment, and vendor mix to meet the demands of our customer base for their division. They will also oversee a team of buyers.

KEY 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. ROLE REQUIREMENTS 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

Experience with product development preferred

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 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!