Job Description

Sportique is a multi-channel e-commerce company based in San Francisco, CA. We’re small, scrappy, and as close to a work family as you’ll find. We’ve been named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list four years in a row—and we’re just getting started.

We work with premium brands at the intersection of assortment strategy, brand positioning, and marketplace performance, helping them scale thoughtfully while maintaining brand integrity. Amazon is our primary operating environment, and our Buyers play a critical role in translating strong brand curation into commercial success.

Role Overview

The Buyer is responsible for sourcing, onboarding, and managing brand relationships while owning assortment strategy, forecasting, and performance across assigned categories.

This role requires strong independent judgment, aesthetic discernment, and commercial rigor—along with comfort operating in a marketplace-driven environment.

Buyers at Sportique are strategic partners who understand how buying decisions impact performance, inventory health, and long-term brand growth.

Key ResponsibilitiesBrand Sourcing & Assortment Strategy

• Identify and evaluate premium brands aligned with Sportique’s aesthetic and values
• Build intentional assortments across categories, price points, and seasonality
• Assess product-market fit, SKU architecture, and assortment depth
• Identify whitespace, expansion opportunities, and assortment optimization

Brand Relationship Management

• Own day-to-day relationships with assigned brands
• Act as a strategic advisor on assortment, pricing, and growth
• Communicate clearly around performance, risks, and opportunities
• Build long-term partnerships rooted in trust and transparency

Buying, Forecasting & Inventory Planning

• Own buy plans, forecasting, and replenishment
• Monitor sell-through, inventory health, and weeks of cover
• Partner cross-functionally to mitigate stockouts and overstock risk
• Make purchasing decisions grounded in data, seasonality, and growth targets

Performance Analysis & Decision-Making

• Analyze sales, margin, and category performance
• Identify underperforming SKUs and recommend action
• Translate data into clear, actionable insights
• Support launches and ongoing optimization through informed buying decisions

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with marketing, SEO, content, and operations teams
• Align buying decisions with storytelling and promotional strategy
• Contribute insights that influence launches and content priorities

Qualifications

Required

• 2–6+ years in buying, merchandising, or category management
• Experience working in Amazon Seller Central
• Strong analytical and commercial judgment
• Ability to manage multiple brands independently
• Clear, confident communicator
• Highly organized and comfortable in a fast-moving environment

Preferred

• Experience with premium or design-led brands
• Marketplace forecasting and SKU rationalization experience
• Comfort working with paid media, SEO, and content teams
• Experience scaling assortments in a marketplace environment

What Success Looks Like

• Thoughtful, high-performing assortments
• Clean catalogs with strong sell-through and inventory health
• Trusted brand relationships
• Confident, data-backed decision-making
• Buying strategies that balance short-term growth with long-term brand equity

Why Sportique

• High autonomy and ownership
• Direct impact on assortment and brand growth
• Small, collaborative, strategic team
• Opportunity to help premium brands win in complex marketplaces

Job Type: Fractional, Part-Time, or Full-Time

Compensation: $25–$45/hour + bonus opportunities

Benefits: Employee discount, flexible schedule

Location: Remote (U.S.)

If this sounds like you—or someone you know— we’d love to connect.

Job Tags

Temporary work, Part time, Remote work, Flexible hours,

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