Buyer - Core Events

Fanatics • Jacksonville, FL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Fanatics Commerce, we’re more than just a leader in licensed sports merchandise – we’re a team united by a relentless passion for our fans and a commitment to innovation. We live by our BOLD Leadership principles: We Build Championship Teams, we’re Obsessed with Fans , we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit , and we approach every challenge with a Determined and Relentless Mindset . If you’re ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team. ROLE OVERVIEW As a Buyer supporting rotating major events across multiple cities and states each year, you will own the end-to-end merchandise strategy for event-based retail environments. This role requires agility, strong financial ownership, and the ability to localize assortments while driving enterprise margin goals.

Requirements

• Passion for sports, live events, and fan experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• 2+ years of buying experience in retail, preferably in high-volume or event-driven environments
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to manage margin, inventory turn, and event P&L performance
• Advanced retail math and analytical skills with comfort working in Excel and inventory systems
• Ability to operate with speed and decisiveness in fast-paced, time-sensitive environments
• Strong negotiation skills and experience managing vendor relationships
• High accountability with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Clear communicator with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
• Comfort managing multiple event calendars simultaneously with competing priorities
• Solution-oriented mindset with the ability to pivot quickly when circumstances change
• Ability to independently organize and prioritize workload across multiple markets

Responsibilities

• Lead event-specific assortment strategy across diverse markets, tailoring product mix based on geography, fan base, venue size, and event duration
• Partner closely with Planning to build event-level financial plans, projections, and manage open-to-buy across compressed timelines
• Develop scalable merchandising strategies that balance core programs with localized and trend-right product opportunities
• Analyze sell-through performance in real time during events and adjust replenishment, flow, and markdown strategy accordingly
• Identify key maintenance and trend categories, ensuring appropriate inventory depth and timing by event lifecycle
• Negotiate with vendors on cost, exclusivity, delivery timelines, and event-specific product needs
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Planning, and Venue partners to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time
• Oversee promotional alignment to maximize conversion in high-volume, short-duration retail environments
• Travel to events as needed to support execution, evaluate performance, and strengthen vendor and partner relationships

Benefits

• Culture: Join a team where you're surrounded by top-tier talent, driven by a shared passion to relentlessly enhance the fan experience. With a focus on collaboration, support, and continuous development, you’ll be empowered to help shape our culture that celebrates both individual and team successes.
• Benefits: At Fanatics, we’re dedicated to supporting you in all aspects of work and life; as such we offer a range of competitive benefits tailored to each country in which we operate. Specific details regarding the benefits package applicable to your location will be shared and discussed during the interview process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level