Trend & Assortment Fashion Buyer

SHEIN; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Account with Employer F

Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare

401(k) with company match

Free weekly catered lunch

Dog-friendly office

Free gym access

Paid holidays

Job summary

SHEIN’s Los Angeles corporate office seeks a full-time Buyer for NYA SZN to drive fashion-forward assortment strategy through trend intelligence and commercial insights. The role focuses on recolor and repeat strategies, balancing fashion with core essentials while aligning with customer demand and brand direction.

The Buyer will partner with Merchandising, Planning, Supply Chain and vendors to execute opportunities, while presenting market recommendations to the Brand Director and team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Buying, Business, Retail or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in women's fashion buying, merchandising, assortment strategy or a related commercial fashion role.
• Strong understanding of women's fashion trends and the contemporary and fast-fashion landscape.
• Demonstrated ability to identify trends and translate them into commercially relevant product opportunities.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using sales, product and customer data to inform assortment decisions.
• Experience developing recolor, repeat or chase strategies strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of assortment architecture, category management and seasonal product strategy.
• Excellent competitive shopping and market research skills.
• Strong fashion instinct with the ability to balance trend relevance with commercial potential.
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced, high-volume product environment.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Self-directed and comfortable taking ownership of a business area.

Responsibilities

• Own ongoing trend research across fashion, retail, social media, culture and the competitive landscape.
• Identify emerging trends, silhouettes, colors, fabrics, prints, details and styling shifts relevant to the NYA SZN customer.
• Maintain awareness of competitor assortments, launches, pricing, best sellers and emerging product strategies.
• Lead regular competitive shopping across digital and physical retail environments.
• Distinguish short-term trend moments from opportunities that can evolve into repeatable NYA SZN product.
• Present concise trend and market recommendations to the Brand Director and broader team.

Skills

Trend research

Assortment strategy

Recolor strategy

Merchandising collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Buying, Business, Retail or related field

Job description

SHEIN’s Los Angeles corporate office seeks a full-time Buyer for NYA SZN to drive fashion-forward assortment strategy through trend intelligence and commercial insights. The role focuses on recolor and repeat strategies, balancing fashion with core essentials while aligning with customer demand and brand direction.

The Buyer will partner with Merchandising, Planning, Supply Chain and vendors to execute opportunities, while presenting market recommendations to the Brand Director and team.