Buyer, Retail

Overview

Meet the Owned Brand division of REVOLVE:

REVOLVE is the next-generation fashion retailer for Millennial and Generation Z consumers. As a trusted, premium lifestyle brand and a go-to source for discovery and inspiration, REVOLVE delivers an engaging customer experience from a vast yet curated offering of over 45,000 products. Founded in Los Angeles in 2003 by co-CEOs Michael Mente and Mike Karanikolas, REVOLVE’s family of brands includes their luxury offering, FWRD and a portfolio of 24 owned brands such as Lovers + Friends, Tularosa, NBD and RAYE.

The Owned Brand division within REVOLVE is an industry-leading fashion design and production house based in Los Angeles. Leveraging the power of REVOLVE’s data driven merchandising, combined with raw creative talent, results in an unparalleled ability to identify specific market niches and develop brands that each have their own identity, designed with a distinct consumer interest and personality in mind.

At REVOLVE the most successful team members have the thirst and creativity to redefine fashion retail for the 21st century, making REVOLVE the leading online retail destination targeted towards Millennial and Generation Z consumers seeking premium fashion. With a team of 1,000 strong, we are a dynamic bunch that are motivated by getting the company to the next level. It’s our goal to hire high-energy, diverse, bright, creative, and flexible individuals who thrive in a fast-paced work environment.

Some of the sweetest perks we offer aren’t in a typical benefit package like hefty discounts on items we carry — 50% or more off retail prices, free weekly lunches, and pretty rad company parties.

To take a behind the scenes look at the REVOLVE “corporate” lifestyle check out our Instagram @REVOLVE careers or #lifeatrevolve.

Are you ready to set the standard for Premium apparel?

Main purpose of the Buyer role:

This is a full time role for a candidate who will lead and motivate the team responsible for bridging the gap between business and creative, architecting our collections to meet customer demand. You will play a pivotal role in architecting our seasonal assortment by balancing your business mind with your creative eye.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist in Target Customer Strategy
• Product strategy ; connect the customer to the opportunity to the collection
• Evaluate internal opportunities
• Product Elements – Lead internal research to identify opportunities within REVOLVE / FWRD
• identify what our competitors are doing
• Competitor Trends - Lead research on trends our competitors are bringing forward
• To ensure top priority trends and elements are optimally represented in the collections
• Support the identification and tiering of key programs that REVOLVE / FWRD is getting behind to position ourselves as the marketplace destination, including item, style, fabric, department and brand features
• Support the coverage across brands to ensure representation of all product options across product elements, departments, and seasonality required to meet customer demand
• Balance – Ensure balance across all brands to enable an appropriate distribution of the right product elements, departments and seasonality required to meet customer demand
• Style Coding – Support the prioritization of all styles developed across brands as input into buying strategy
• Function Management – Manage the Function Plan to ensure development stays on target but capitalizes on opportunities as needed
• To maximize on business opportunities to make each style saleable (Design, Technical, Buying, Seasonality, Pricing, Colour Opportunity – Lead the maximization of opportunities to commercialize on successful product elements and provide the right product to customers
• Assist in merchandising, developing, purchasing and managing a variety of products and brands for the Owned Brands segment with minimal direction.
• Knowledgeable in women’s contemporary brands, as well as current trends.
• Responsible for assortment selection consisting of planning, customer needs, trends, competitors and merchandising with minimal supervision
• Understand/st…