Buyer, Beauty

FabFitFun; California; On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Other benefits

Job summary

FabFitFun, Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA is seeking a Buyer, Beauty to join our Merchandising team. This full-time role is based at HQ with a hybrid schedule (in-office four days a week).

You will develop and manage tier 1 & 2 beauty brand partnerships, buy products per line plan, and drive margins for ecomm and the subscription box. The ideal candidate has 4+ years in beauty buying/merchandising, strong negotiation, data-driven decision making, excellent Excel skills, and a robust beauty network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Business, Communications or a related field.
• 4+ years beauty buying/merchandising experience in traditional retail environment (Subscription or off price model preferred).
• Experience managing 75+ active brand conversations at one time.
• Confident negotiating costs, managing an order from PO placement through transportation and on-time delivery.
• Ability to independently solve complex category challenges and exercise strong business judgment.
• Strong knowledge of beauty ingredients, formulations, and product positioning.
• Strong rolodex with existing contacts and relationships in the beauty category.
• Ability to manage open to buy (OTB) and meet company financial goals.
• Adaptable to change and receptive to feedback and suggestions.
• Demonstrated familiarity and working fluency with modern AI tools such as Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and similar platforms.
• Ability to leverage AI tools to accelerate market research, assortment analysis, vendor communication drafting, and business insights.
• Experience using AI to synthesize data, generate summaries, and streamline workflow execution.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with ability to meet deadlines.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong retail math proficiency

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage tier 1 & 2 beauty brand partnerships, bringing in new product categories for subscription box, driving both quality and value to members
• Buy products according to line plan, ensuring you meet financial goals for Ecomm (margin, SKU productivity, revenue) and Box (cost benchmarks, Q score/Awareness targets) while maintaining a well balanced assortment
• Develop and execute balanced assortments that serve members and business in a strategic, focused way
• Drives insights by partnering with relevant teams and uses data to influence category wide strategies to support divisional initiatives
• Execution of deals by working cross-functionally with the operations, legal, marketing, production, planning, and merch strategy teams
• Conduct competitive marketplace analysis to assess and create business opportunities. Attend market and/or trade shows seasonally
• Review hindsight business analysis after corresponding sales/Box seasons to ensure learnings & new opportunities are clear and actionable for team

Skills

Negotiation

Project management

Data-driven decisions

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Business, Communications or related field

Tools

Excel

AI tools (Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude)

Job description

## DescriptionFabFitFun is seeking a Buyer, Beauty to join our Merchandising team! This role is key to building and managing brand partnerships that drive growth across our seasonal subscription box and e-commerce flash sales. The ideal candidate is trend-forward in women’s lifestyle products and has a strong track record of negotiating and closing complex deals.**Location:** This role is based out of our HQ in Beverly Hills, CA and is not eligible for remote. We are presently operating from a hybrid schedule of 4 days a week in-office (Monday-Thursday).**What You’ll Do:*** Develop and manage tier 1 & 2 beauty brand partnerships, bringing in new product categories for subscription box, driving both quality and value to members* Buy products according to line plan, ensuring you meet financial goals for Ecomm (margin, SKU productivity, revenue) and Box (cost benchmarks, Q score/Awareness targets) while maintaining a well balanced assortment* Develop and execute balanced assortments that serve members and business in a strategic, focused way* Drives insights by partnering with relevant teams and uses data to influence category wide strategies to support divisional initiatives* Execution of deals by working cross-functionally with the operations, legal, marketing, production, planning, and merch strategy teams* Conduct competitive marketplace analysis to assess and create business opportunities. Attend market and/or trade shows seasonally* Review hindsight business analysis after corresponding sales/Box seasons to ensure learnings & new opportunities are clear and actionable for team## Qualifications**What You’ll Bring:*** Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Business, Communications or a related field* 4+ years beauty buying/merchandising experience in traditional retail environment (Subscription or off price model preferred)* Experience managing 75+ active brand conversations at one time* Confident negotiating costs, managing an order from PO placement through transportation and on-time delivery* Ability to independently solve complex category challenges and exercise strong business judgment* Strong knowledge of beauty ingredients, formulations, and product positioning* Strong rolodex with existing contacts and relationships in the beauty category* Ability to manage open to buy (OTB) and meet company financial goals* Adaptable to change and receptive to feedback and suggestions* Demonstrated familiarity and working fluency with modern AI tools such as Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and similar platforms* Ability to leverage AI tools to accelerate market research, assortment analysis, vendor communication drafting, and business insights* Experience using AI to synthesize data, generate summaries, and streamline workflow execution* Outstanding communication and presentation skills* Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with ability to meet deadlines* Advanced Excel skills and strong retail math proficiencyThis is a full-time position with an expected base salary range of $80K - $90K + annual bonus eligibility. The compensation package will also include an initial equity grant, in addition to a range of generous medical, dental, vision and other perks & benefits. Compensation decisions are determined using a variety of job-related factors such as skill set, geographic location, market demands, experience, and education / certifications. If we extend an offer for employment, we will consider all individual qualifications.**Privacy**Your information will be handled in accordance with our Workforce Member Privacy Notice: https://legal.fabfitfun.com/#workforce-member-privacy-notice