Buyer, Women's Swim

Job title: Buyer, Women's Swim

About the Role Under the guidance of the Division / Category Director, you as a Buyer, focused on our women's swim 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.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute buying strategies to curate trend-driven product assortments for the women's swim category, balancing newness vs replenishment, achieving optimal SKU count.
• Conduct trend forecasting by researching market/runway trends, monitoring social media, and analyzing competitors to inform product mix.
• Lead cost negotiations with suppliers to secure favorable cost structures while maintaining quality and margins.
• Manage weekly sales performance, open-to-buy budgets, pricing, margin targets, and inventory levels to align with sales goals.
• Partner with production, replenishment, planning, and creative teams to ensure timely deliveries, fast replenishment of high-demand styles, successful promotions, and cohesive product launches.
• Use sales performance data, customer reviews, and market insights to continuously optimize product assortments and profitability.

What We're Looking For

• 5–7+ years of experience in Fashion Buying, with proven track record in the swim category for a high-growth eCommerce brand.
• Strong understanding of current and emerging fashion trends, with a deep passion for the fashion industry.
• Experience negotiating with vendors on product quality, costs, and delivery dates.
• Excellent prioritization, project management, organization, and attention to detail; strong analytical skills for data-driven decisions.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Workspace.
• Bachelor's Degree in Fashion, Production, Design or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• English; additional language(s) an advantage.

Compensation & Benefits

• BENEFITS: NEW state-of-the-art HQ in Beverly Hills!
• 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-stocked kitchen pantry
• Opportunities to travel for trade shows and vendor meetings
• Summer Fridays
• Early Departure
• Team bonding events and programs
• Attractive employee discounts!