Who We Are

Babylist is the leading destination for baby commerce, where 8 million people each year discover and purchase items to help welcome a new baby. We serve parents and the community of grandparents, friends and relatives around each baby - connecting everyone who helps plan, prepare and shop for the new arrival. From the “add anything from anywhere” registry for new parents, to the expert advice and product ideas for gift givers, there is no more trusted, go-to solution for growing families.

Our Ways of Working

We’re a remote-first company with team members located across the United States spanning multiple time zones. This means we put in extra effort to make sure we connect and collaborate in ways that make sense for us. We know how valuable the flexibility of remote work is for our employees so people can get the work done in the way that suits them best. After all, many parents call Babylist their professional home, and sometimes, you just have to jump off that Zoom meeting to clean up that banana that’s getting stomped on by your 2 year old.

We know that personal connection is the foundation for the great work we do together. In order to quickly build those relationships, we offer the opportunity to meet with coworkers in person two times a year at a full company offsite and a departmental offsite. These are great opportunities to meet the people you work with every day and to do some of the work that is much more difficult to do virtually. Most of our roles are fully remote, but these opportunities to meet in person will involve limited amounts of travel. For some leaders, there might be more opportunities to get together in person that would require about 10% travel to Oakland, CA or elsewhere.

What the Role Is 

Babylist is looking for a Buyer to join our growing Merchandising Team. Babylist Kits began with the launch of the Bottle Box and is a growing strategic initiative which has seen success through subsequent launches of parenting oriented solutions such as Pacifier Box and Swaddle Box. In this role, you will create and develop business strategies and assortment plans that align with the goals of the overall division and business. You will identify opportunities to grow the business while maximizing profitability and efficiency as we scale. You will lead cross-functional communication, working closely with Inventory Management, Operations, Site Merchandising, Marketing, Content, Data and Product teams.  This position may manage direct reports. We are excited about you because you are passionate about product, an excellent communicator, seasoned at the art of negotiation, and able to foster strong relationships. You know how to thrive in an uncharted future and you navigate change well.

Who You Are

• You're a charismatic leader with innate problem-solving skills and 5+ years of buying/ merchandising experience
• You are able to manage a multitude of varying deliverables at once You're a creative self-starter with an eye for process improvement
• We'd be really impressed if you have business development and or product development

Your Core Competencies Might Include:

• Communicating Effectively-  excelling at both written and verbal communication
• Managing Ambiguity- able to navigate within uncertainty with keen ability to lead others toward a goal despite challenges
• Decision Quality- making high impact decisions, often in the absence of complete information
• Collaborative- working productively independently, within a multidisciplinary team, across various cross-functional units
• Business Insight: able to anticipate business needs and understand business impact of downstream strategy
• Organization- managing projects from start to finishing in a highly organized way with an emphasis on effective time management

How You Will Make an Impact

• Own the Babylist Kitting Division from strategy to execution from project scoping/market analysis to merchandising/curation of kits to daily project management and program maintenance
• Own buying and merchandising strategy and execution for arm of business that will involve breast pumps and health-care related items
• Support the strategic business vision for the Essentials & Premium Kits division and set strategies for growth in your defined area of ownership
• Own the strategy building, assortment building, product development (where applicable), assortment planning - communicating all effectively to senior leadership and key stakeholders
• Partner with Planning on in-season inventory management across all fulfillment channels as well as pre-season financial plans and forecasts by category and brand
• Lead profitability maximization initiatives across all areas of the P&L in collaboration with the Planning and Operations teams
• Cultivate and manage relationships with top tier suppliers with ability to draw up a deal and get all parties to a ‘yes’
• Analyze and report on weekly/monthly/quarterly category performance; identify and communicate opportunities and risks
• Own quarterly round-up reports to share back performance, marketing placements/performance, and PR coverage to keep strategic partners up to date 
• Keep pulse on emerging trends through data, vendor relationships, and market research with ultimate goal of ensuring product market fit for all programs
• In collaboration with site merchandising, drive online product presentation and discoverability through site experience and curation 
• Travel to market (when safe to do so) and lead business planning conversations with existing and prospective suppliers
• Plan and oversee the execution of several projects that will involve clients across different industries and initiatives

Why You Will Love Working At Babylist

• We are a remote first company and invest in infrastructure you’ll need to be supported and successful: tools, opportunities to connect with colleagues, and a stipend to help you set up your office
• We build products that have a positive impact on millions of people’s lives
• We work at a sustainable pace which means work/life balance is a real thing here
• We believe technology and data can solve hard problems 
• We believe in exceptional management 
• We are committed to providing an actively antiracist organization and doing the work to support differences of all kinds
• We offer competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
• We have great benefits like company paid medical, dental, and vision, a generous paid parental leave policy, and 401k with company match
• We care about employee wellbeing with perks for physical, mental and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning

If your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying. Experience comes in many forms – skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We know that diversity makes for the best problem-solving and creative thinking, which is why we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage everyone to apply.

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