Job Description
At Fanatics Commerce, we’re more than just a leader in licensed sports merchandise – we’re a team united by a relentless passion for our fans and a commitment to innovation. We live by our BOLD Leadership principles: We Build Championship Teams, we’re Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we approach every challenge with a Determined and Relentless Mindset. If you’re ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team.
Role Overview
At Fanatics Commerce, our Assistant Buyers are foundational members of the Merchandising team — ensuring operational excellence and providing key support that enables categories to deliver for fans.
Supporting a Buyer or Associate Buyer, the Assistant Buyer manages day-to-day merchandising tasks, vendor communications, and cross-functional coordination. This role builds the essential skills and experience to progress into an Associate Buyer role.
How You Will Make An Impact
Merchandise Operations & Execution
- Set up new items, SKUs, and product attributes with accuracy in merchandising systems.
- Track samples, organize product information, and support photo shoots and marketing needs.
- Assist in managing purchase orders, delivery timelines, and product flow.
Vendor & Partner Engagement
- Communicate regularly with vendors to ensure product information, samples, and orders are accurate and timely.
- Prepare materials for vendor meetings and line reviews.
- Support cross-functional partners in Planning, Product Development, Marketing, and Site Experience.
Business & Performance Support
- Pull and analyze weekly sales, inventory, and margin reports to identify risks and opportunities.
- Track promotional and markdown execution.
- Share competitive and fan insights with the team to strengthen category strategy.
Team Collaboration
- Provide critical operational support to Associate Buyers and Buyers.
- Contribute to a culture of accountability, collaboration, and curiosity.
- Embody Fanatics’ BOLD Leadership Principles daily.
What You Bring To The Team
- 0–2 years of experience in merchandising, retail, eCommerce, or related field.
- Strong organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Comfort with Excel and merchandising systems; eager to learn financial metrics.
- Curiosity about product, fans, and sports culture.
- Team-first mindset and desire to grow into a merchandising leader.
Where You’ll WORK
- This role is based in New York City or Jacksonville, FL
- Travel to vendor meetings, market appointments, and industry events as needed.
WHY FANATICS
At Fanatics, our Assistant Buyers are more than merchants — they’re storytellers, strategists, and fan champions.
With vertical capabilities, fan access, and a best-in-class platform, this is your opportunity to make bold decisions, build an iconic category, and help shape the future of fan retail.
What’s In It For You
- Culture: Join a team where you're surrounded by top-tier talent, driven by a shared passion to relentlessly enhance the fan experience. With a focus on collaboration, support, and continuous development, you’ll be empowered to help shape a our culture that celebrates both individual and team successes.
- Benefits: We provide a wide range of health, financial, legal, and development assistance, including wellness programs with fitness and weight management partners, paid maternity paternity leave, and infertility treatment. Additionally, we offer flexible time off to help you recharge, along with a competitive 401k plan to support your financial future. At Fanatics, we’re dedicated to supporting you in all aspects of work and life.
About Us
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.
About The Team
Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.
Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
- Build Championship Teams
- Obsessed with Fans
- Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Determined and Relentless Mindset
