Remote Senior Buyer

Summary

Join FabFitFun as a Food + Beverage Buyer to drive revenue and margin through product assortment, vendor relationship management, and trend understanding. This role will be responsible for growing both dropship and confirmed buy F&B business, developing brand partnerships, and negotiating deals.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of F&B industry including laws and regulations
• 4-5 years of buying within a food & beverage focused company, experience with perishables is preferred
• Ability and experience managing 50+ active brand conversations at one time
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• Can manage complex F&B vendor relationships along with sourcing new food products
• Ability to manage open to buy (OTB) and meet company financial goals
• Advanced Excel knowledge
• Strong negotiator
• Seasoned ability to effectively communicate and influence teams around product, ideas, negotiations, etc
• Organizational and multitasking skills, with ability to meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Responsible for growing both dropship and confirmed buy F&B business
• Develop and manage tier 1 & 2 brand partnerships
• Negotiation and execution of complex deals
• Buy products according to line plan, ensuring you meet financial goals for Ecomm (margin, SKU productivity, revenue) and Box (cost benchmarks, Q score/Awareness targets) while maintaining a well balanced assortment
• Work with senior cross-functional leaders to ensure F&B strategies are created and are executed
• Deep understanding of the components/ingredients of product and within category and is able to clearly and effectively speak to them, understanding any risks associated
• Uses feedback/learnings to influence assortment and understands how it will help hit category/company targets
• Attend market and/or trade shows seasonally

Benefits

• Uncapped / Generous PTO
• Medical, Dental & Vision with competitive coverage options and plans
• 401K & 401K Match
• Pet insurance for any FFF furry friends via Nationwide - covers 90% expenses
• Complimentary annual FFF subscription with seasonal $25 credit for e-commerce flash sales
• Donation matching program via BrightFunds, where the company matches up to $500 charitable donations per employee