What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Roller Rabbit?
About Us:
We are a feel-good company! We strive to feel good by finding the joy in life. To us, it's the journey not the destination. We believe feeling good is something to strive for in every area and season of life. It's our mission to find the magic in every moment. While we resonate with many things, to us, fun, vibrancy and togetherness are the pillars of a feel-good life that represent how we see the world, and how our community sees itself. Today’s Roller Rabbit is a full lifestyle brand featuring home goods, loungewear, ready to wear, accessories, and of course, the softest pajamas around!
The Role:
We’re searching for an experienced, highly motivated Buyer who brings both analytical strength and a love of product. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, multi-channel environment and has a deep understanding of SKU-intensive categories, core replenishment, and thoughtful, customer-centered assortment building.
This is a role for someone who thinks both strategically and creatively and can pair strong business instincts with an eye for the special details that make Roller Rabbit unmistakably Roller Rabbit. You will help shape our product offering across stores and e-commerce, ensuring we deliver for our customers while meeting and exceeding financial goals.
Reporting to the Senior Planning Manager.
What You’ll Do:
Drive Product Strategy
- Build and execute a buying strategy that captures the essence of the Roller Rabbit lifestyle while meeting seasonal and financial goals.
- Develop balanced assortments across seasonal, core, and exclusive product that serve both new customers and our devoted brand loyalists.
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and customer insights to identify new category opportunities.
Deliver Financial & Operational Excellence
- Partner closely with the Planning team to manage open-to-buy and forecast demand across all channels.
- Analyze sales and inventory weekly, monthly, and seasonally to identify business risks and opportunities.
- Recommend and manage reorders for core and replenishment items with a sharp eye for inventory flow.
- Collaborate on markdown and promotional strategies to ensure margin, sales, and turn objectives are achieved.
Collaborate Across the Brand
- Work together with Merchandising on line development and assortment architecture.
- Partner with Allocation preseason and in season to ensure each store has the right mix of product to maximize sell-through.
- Bring your point of view to milestone meetings, line reviews, and cross-functional discussions that shape our product vision.
Ideal Candidate:
- A strategic, results-driven buyer with 5 years of omni-channel buying experience within lifestyle, fashion or multi-channel retail.
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or related field.
- Highly skilled in SKU-intensive buying, replenishment strategies, and multi-channel assortment planning.
- Analytical, and detail-oriented, with strong financial acumen and advanced Excel expertise.
- A proactive problem solver who thrives in a fast, energetic environment.
- A natural collaborator with excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to take ownership of business performance and deliver results.
- Deep understanding of trend forecasting, consumer behavior, and category planning.
- Organized, resourceful, able to juggle multiple priorities, and meet tight deadlines with positivity and professionalism.
- Experience with ERP, PLM, Shopify or merchandising systems is a plus
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Roller Rabbit Discount and Allowance
- Unlimited PTO
- Hybrid work schedule - 3 days in office 2 days remote
- Weekly lunch in office
- Summer Fridays