About VIAVIA

VIAVIA is building the future of fashion across two exciting products – a fresh ecommerce shopping experience of expertly curated styles, and an innovative tech platform to help fashion brands better manage the design and development of their products.

The VIAVIA

shopping platform features over sixty culture-making brands, including VIAVIA’s own label, all catered to a new generation of customers who want trend-making styles in quality fabrics and construction. VIAVIA’s fashion-tech platform is a modern technology stack of our proprietary AI-powered product lifecycle and supply chain management software with integrations all the way through retail point of sale.

VIAVIA was founded in September 2021, and we are backed by industry-leading investors such as NEA, Basis Set Ventures, the AI Fund, Exor and Backend Capital.

About the Role

We are looking for a buyer who is accomplished at curating a compelling and timely product assortment for our e-commerce business that achieves or surpasses sales volume and profit goals. They are expected to implement the vision set by leadership and proactively respond to customer feedback, market trends and sales performance. The buyer is accountable for the success of their business and must leverage their fashion intuition to guide the assortment.

This is a

full-time, exempt position that will report to our office in West Los Angeles.

Responsibilities & Duties

Develop a compelling assortment to exceed sales volume and profit goals.

Expand the product line to enhance its appeal to the target market.

Analyze selling reports and adapt to current trends as needed.

Ensure key fashion trends are well represented in the assortment and test emerging trends for sales viability.

Shop domestic and international markets to fill gaps, monitor trends, and identify "chase" opportunities.

Negotiate prices to meet mark-up goals.

Collaborate with the marketing team to create strong storylines for the website, emails, and ads.

Weekly: Analyze velocity, attributes, and year-over-year performance. Manage open-to-buy (OTB), markdowns, and inventory flow.

Monthly: Analyze returns and markdowns across all channels and develop strategies to maintain profitability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create evolving strategies for future growth.

Post-Season: Conduct in-season and post-season analyses to evaluate and control the business better.

Communicate current trends, opportunities, successes, and failures clearly at weekly cross functional meetings.Maintain a relevant merchandising calendar.

Oversee the Buying team's sample management and collection of product information for style-outs, meetings, and photo shoots.

Oversee product information before Turnover and develop compelling storylines to boost productivity across all channels.

Drive and understand the private label process for product development, contributing to continuous improvements in efficiency, execution, brand/product positioning, timing, and quality.

Shop competition and inspirational stores.

Stay informed on current industry trends, fashion shows, design fairs, art exhibitions, and other influential cultural events by reading relevant trade, trend, and consumer publications.

Experience & Skills

5-7 years of experience in merchandising or buying at a retail or e-commerce company.

Demonstrated business and strategic acumen.

Strong analytical and math skills.Strong Proficiency in Excel, Google Workspace, and other project management programsA keen eye for product trends.

Meticulous attention to detail.

A positive, can-do attitude.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Experience in both vertical retail and multi vendor buying environments is a plus!

You have an entrepreneurial mindset and excel at problem-solving. You are nimble, scrappy and adaptable with a high sense of urgency. Can thrive in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment that requires multi-tasking, including pitching in to support other persons and teams.

A positive, can-do attitude. You’re not deterred by minor setbacks and are able to swiftly overcome ambiguity/

You are capable of influencing cross-functional teams.

You are a collaborative, hardworking individual who leads by example and solves problems effectively.You inspire and motivate your coworkers.

You are a proactive self-starter who works well both independently and collaboratively.

You believe that feedback is a gift; you can receive and grow from feedback, and you’re comfortable sharing thoughtful feedback to others as needed

Strong verbal and written communication skills; can patiently and effectively communicate with a diverse and multicultural group of peers across time zones and continents

Will consistently cultivate a culture of inclusion where all team members feel a sense of belonging and can bring their authentic selves to work

Compensation & Benefits

We estimate the annual salary for this role to be $110,000 - $120,000. This role’s level, job title and corresponding pay rate will be determined by the selected candidate’s professional experiences and related skill sets.

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance, including a medical insurance plan with 100% coverage of employee premiums.

Company 401(k) plan.

Flexible PTO policy and company holidays.

And more to come!

Additional Information

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Background Check: VIAVIA will make a conditional job offer in line with local, state and federal laws, and a subsequent criminal, education, and employment history background check will then be issued.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of VIAVIA not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignment, benefits, layoff, and termination.

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