Fanatics, Inc.

Buyer – Core Events

Fanatics, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Jacksonville • Florida • United States

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About the role

  • Own the end-to-end merchandise strategy for event-based retail environments
  • 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

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
Benefits
  • Join a team where you're surrounded by top-tier talent, driven by a shared passion to relentlessly enhance the fan experience.
  • 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.
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Hard Skills & Tools
merchandise strategyevent-specific assortment strategyfinancial planningsell-through performance analysisinventory managementnegotiationretail mathanalytical skillsExcelvendor relationship management
Soft Skills
passion for sportsstrong financial acumenability to operate with speedstrong negotiation skillshigh accountabilityclear communicationability to manage multiple prioritiessolution-oriented mindsetattention to detailindependent organization
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree