Buyer

Summary

Join Stitch Fix's dynamic merchandising team as a Buyer, responsible for curating and developing a compelling product assortment aligned with client preferences. Leverage your keen fashion sense, market knowledge, and analytical skills to drive business growth and deliver exceptional client experiences. You will own department-level strategies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and analyze data to inform buying decisions. The role requires strong vendor relationships, strategic planning, and mentorship of team members. Success hinges on driving profitability, curating balanced assortments, and using data-driven insights to meet client needs and business objectives. This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and equity.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Buying experience, diversified across multiple product categories in the digital space
• Experience in Women’s private label and multi-branded buying
• Demonstrated success in scaling a category or business
• Clear understanding of how to leverage client segmentation data to inform strategic product decisions
• Proven track record of driving meaningful improvements to profitability, with a focus on curating balanced assortments that serve your clients and broader business objectives
• Owned and managed an Open-to-buy and are well versed in using a variety of levers to drive financial success (e.g. promos, markdowns, marketing pushes, etc.)
• Been a mentor or people leader and are excited to support coaching and development of others in their career journey
• Prioritize team development and have a track record of identifying and growing talent from within the organization
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint) and love learning new tools and systems
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time (i.e. San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York)

Responsibilities

• Drive the overall strategic business vision for a department category through competitive market analysis, a deep understanding of client and financial opportunities, and navigation of organizational roadblocks
• Develop long, mid & short term strategies to maximize departmental opportunities and support overall Stitch Fix strategic priorities
• Collaborate closely with the Planning team to develop and manage seasonal assortment strategies that align with sales forecasts and financial targets
• Utilize market research, trend analysis, and customer insights to curate a relevant, on-trend, client first product assortment
• Identify and source emerging brands and styles that align with our Stitch Fix vision and target client
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as Planning, Styling, Marketing, Data Science, to build go-to-market strategies
• Leverage the expertise of cross-functional Data Scientists and the vast amount of client & style-specific feedback in building a robust vision for your product categories
• Relish the challenge of managing a multi-branded and multi-channel (Fix and Freestyle) business, each with different objectives, success metrics and expected key results
• Partner with internal Private Brands teams to define the strategies, processes and vision that will deliver Private Label growth in a changing consumer market while developing into data-led, client and brand right product
• Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors and suppliers, continuously evaluating vendor performance and negotiating favorable terms, pricing, and contracts
• Identify and lead onboarding of new strategic partners/brands and exit vendors who are no longer aligned to departmental strategies or productivity measures
• Analyze sales data, client feedback, and market research to inform buying decisions and present strategic next steps to the leadership team
• Identify opportunities and potential risks in the market and adjust strategies accordingly
• Manage the open-to-buy process, ensuring appropriate inventory levels and timely product replenishment
• Support the Women’s team through hands-on mentorship, coaching and development of Associates, Assistants and Coordinators through clear and actionable feedback
• Provide guidance and hold team accountable to delivering product excellence, with a clear and consistent price/value relationship and client-first mindset
• Participate in cross-functional task forces in support of key strategic priorities as needed/available
• Support Merchandising Leadership Team with other projects and deliverables as needed
• Attend market meetings, trade shows or other vendor engagements as required

Preferred Qualifications

• Range of experience buying across different aesthetics, price points, and age groups, and can adapt product strategies accordingly
• Keen eye for fashion trends and experience in effectively commercializing these trends to serve your target consumer
• Skilled at driving the product development process from start to finish
• Experience in creating data-driven line-plans, shopping-lists, and trend direction in order to inform vendors and/or design partners on product needs. Versed in providing fit direction to maximize commerciality of styles
• History of being an excellent vendor negotiator with a proven track record of delivering financial results against GM, Inventory Health and Sell Thru targets
• Successfully influenced and are apt at building external relationships that are rooted in trust and partnership
• Strong story-telling skills, great at communicating product vision and financial impact to gain buy-in and alignment from internal leaders and x-functional partners
• Think outside of the “retail box” and thrive in an environment where testing, reacting and taking calculated risks help drive financial performance
• Proven ability to leverage data, both structured and unstructured, as well as client feedback to drive assortment decisions and properly weigh risk versus opportunity
• Quickly learn new ways of working and embraced innovation, both transformational and incremental
• Keen ability to effectively balance Art and Science (data) to inform strategic assortment decisions
• Detail oriented, organized and possess effective time management skills and have proven you can thrive in a fast paced environment where bold and proactive decision making is essential
• Bright, Kind and Motivated by Challenge

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits
• Equity
• Grants of restricted stock units (depending on employee and company performance)
• Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits