Senior Buyer & Product Development Lead — Anime Merch

Socket.dev; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary plus performance bonus

Flexible time off

Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and

life insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Health care and dependent care FSA

401(k) plan, with employer match

Employer paid commuter benefit

Pet insurance and pet friendly offices

Support program for new parents

Job summary

Crunchyroll is seeking a Product Development & Buying Senior Manager to shape the future of the Crunchyroll Store. This role blends buying, merchandising, and product development, focused on softlines, accessories, and collectibles rooted in anime fandom.

Reporting into the VP of eCommerce, you'll identify trends, build assortments, and manage products from concept through launch, collaborating with vendors and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment. Hybrid in Los Angeles.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of buying and product development experience across softlines, accessories, collectibles, or licensed consumer products.
• Strong pulse on youth and pop culture trends, including fashion, collectibles, gaming, and entertainment; anime knowledge is a plus.
• Experience building assortments and making buy, pricing, margin, and inventory decisions.
• Proven track record developing products from concept through production and launch, working directly with vendors and manufacturers.
• Strong product and commercial instincts, with an eye for quality, design, value, and consumer appeal.
• Experience with licensed products or IP-driven brands and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the product lifecycle across softlines, accessories, and collectibles, from concept and assortment planning through launch and optimization.
• Translate anime, youth, pop culture, fashion, gaming, and consumer trends into compelling products and assortments.
• Make buy, pricing, and inventory decisions that balance demand, margin, and category growth.
• Partner with vendors and licensors across product development, costing, sampling, approvals, production, quality, and delivery.
• Drive cross-functional execution with Design, Creative, Marketing, Planning, Finance, Legal, Licensing, and Operations.
• Monitor sales, margin, inventory, sell-through, and fan feedback to inform future buys and product decisions.
• Champion premium product quality, packaging, and brand standards while protecting the integrity of licensed IP.
• Identify new vendors, collaborations, categories, and product opportunities that keep Crunchyroll relevant to fans and culture.

Skills

Buying

Product Development

Merchandising

Trend Analysis

Cross-functional

Licensing/IP knowledge

Job description

Crunchyroll is seeking a Product Development & Buying Senior Manager to shape the future of the Crunchyroll Store. This role blends buying, merchandising, and product development, focused on softlines, accessories, and collectibles rooted in anime fandom.

Reporting into the VP of eCommerce, you'll identify trends, build assortments, and manage products from concept through launch, collaborating with vendors and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment. Hybrid in Los Angeles.