Sr. Buyer - Mitchell & Ness

Responsibilities

• Assortment Strategy & Line Selection
  • Develop and execute seasonal buying strategies grounded in consumer insights, trend analysis, and financial goals
  • Lead product selection across categories, ensuring that products align with the brand's direction and strategic priorities.
  • Curate assortments that reflect M&N's POV while balancing depth, breadth, and price architecture to drive revenue & sell-through
• Financial & Inventory Ownership
  • Own OTB and forecasting processes in partnership with planning manager 
  • Monitor sales performance, inventory productivity, and margin performance; take action through in-season reorders, markdowns, and exit strategies
  • Ensure product profitability while maintaining brand equity and merchandising integrity
• Cross-Functional Partnerships
  • Partner closely with Product Creation, Global Merchandising, Planning, and Marketing to ensure cohesive GTM strategies, seasonal priorities, and key story moments.
  • Act as a connector across teams to ensure executional excellence from product briefing through launch
• Consumer & Marketplace Insights
  • Stay deeply connected to consumers through social platforms, product reviews, competitive analysis, and cultural trend tracking
  • Translate insights into product and assortment decisions that drive brand heat and sales
• Leadership & Communication
• Lead seasonal milestone meetings, presenting product strategies and assortment rationale to internal stakeholders
• Provide regular business recaps to inform cross-functional partners of highlighting top sellers, underperformers, category trends and product opportunities 
• Mentor or oversee associate buyers, fostering growth and consistency across the buying/planning function

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
• 4–6+ years of progressive buying experience, preferably in a digitally native or omnichannel retail environment
• Proven ability to manage a high-performing category or department with demonstrated financial results
• Advanced retail math and analytical skills; ability to interpret complex data sets into actionable insights
• Demonstrated strength in vendor management, negotiation, and relationship-building
• Strategic thinker who can toggle between high-level vision and day-to-day execution
• Strong verbal and written communication with ability to influence across all levels of the organization
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile environment that thrives on data and speed
• Passion for sports and fan culture is a strong plus
• Proficient in Excel, reporting tools, and merchandising systems

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. 

Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
· Build Championship Teams
· Obsessed with Fans
· Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
· Determined and Relentless Mindset