What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer / Merchandise Manager position at offe market?
We're a fast-growing off-price marketplace based in LA - think "Gen-Z's TJ Maxx" - and we're looking for someone who already knows the brands we want to carry. If you've spent years building relationships at a multi-brand retailer and you've got a Rolodex of wholesale contacts who trust your taste, we want to talk.
Offe Market sells excess and overstock inventory from cult-favorite brands like Ganni, Baggu, and Wrangler at up to 80% off. We're growing fast, our model works, and now we need a sharp buyer to help us scale our brand partnerships and merchandising operation to the next level.
Location: Los Angeles (hybrid) or New York
What you'll own
Brand Partnerships
- Leverage your existing wholesale relationships to bring new brands onto the platform - this is the most important thing you'll do
- Attend trade shows, activate your network, and be the face of Offe to the brand community
- Lead outreach, negotiations, and onboarding end-to-end: margins, fulfillment terms, contracts, and product uploads
- Nurture ongoing brand relationships to unlock repeat inventory and new sales opportunities
Merchandising & Strategy
- Own the brand matrix and product assortment — curating what goes live across our e-commerce site and Echo Park retail location
- Build and maintain our merchandise launch calendar, inventory tracker, and on-order documents
- Develop cross-channel strategies (online in-store) that drive sell-through and gross margin
- Pull reporting, spot trends, and make data-backed recommendations to keep the assortment fresh and performing
Who you are
- You have 3–6 years in buying, wholesale, or brand partnerships at a multi-brand retailer (department store, specialty retailer, or off-price) — and you've got the contacts to show for it
- You can cold-email a brand director and get a meeting; you know how the wholesale world works from both sides of the table
- Excel is your comfort zone; you're organized, data-driven, and love a clean tracker
- You have a genuine pulse on emerging and cult-favorite brands — you know what Gen-Z is buying before they buy it
- You're a builder. This is a ground-floor role, and you're excited by the blank canvas, not intimidated by it
- Strong communicator, proactive, and entrepreneurial by nature
What we offer
- Health benefits
- Paid vacation
- Merchandise discounts
- Real ownership and growth opportunity as the company scales