Buyer Manager

Baltic Børn is a women's fashion brand founded by three sisters, built on a simple idea: beautiful, well‑made clothing should be attainable, and it should fit real women. We design across life stages and carry extended sizing because we believe a woman shouldn't have to shop somewhere else to find her size.

We move fast. We launch roughly a dozen collections a year, and the buying team sits at the center of every one of them — deciding what we make, how much of it, and what our customer will want six months before she knows it herself.

We're looking for a Buyer Manager to lead our buying team through every launch on the calendar. You'll own the buy end to end — assortment planning, quantities, size curves, vendor negotiation, and delivery — across approximately twelve launches per year.

Just as importantly, you'll lead people. You'll manage a team of six spanning Junior Buyers through Senior Buyers, and a core part of this job is growing them: teaching the craft of buying, sharpening their analytical instincts, and building the kind of bench strength that lets people advance into bigger roles here.

This is a strong fit for an experienced buyer who is ready for their first management seat. We are not requiring prior people‑management experience. We are looking for someone with real buying depth, sound judgment, and a genuine interest in developing others — and we'll support you in growing into the leadership side of the role.

• Lead the buying process for approximately twelve launches per year, from initial concept through delivery to the warehouse.
• Build and finalize buy quantities by style, color, and size, balancing newness against proven performers.
• Set and manage size curves across our extended size range, using sell‑through data to refine depth by size over time.
• Partner with Design and Production on the seasonal calendar, holding buy deadlines that protect on‑time launch dates.
• Manage the open‑to‑buy budget, flagging risk and opportunity early rather than at the end of the season.

• Own assortment planning for each launch — category mix, price architecture, style count, and the balance of core, seasonal, and fashion‑forward product.
• Analyze historical sell‑through, margin, return rates, and customer feedback to inform what gets bought, repeated, or retired.
• Identify white space in the assortment and bring forward opportunities backed by data and market research.
• Build and present the assortment plan and post‑launch recaps to leadership, with a clear point of view on what worked and what didn’t.

• Manage a team of six across Junior Buyer, Buyer, and Senior Buyer levels — setting priorities, reviewing work, and holding a high bar.
• Mentor deliberately: teach assortment logic, negotiation, and data interpretation so team members build judgment, not just execute tasks.
• Create development paths for each team member, with clear skill milestones that support promotion into more senior buying roles.
• Run regular one‑on‑ones, deliver honest and useful feedback, and own hiring and onboarding as the team grows.
• Delegate meaningful work — including stretch assignments — so the team gains reps on the parts of the job that advance careers.

• Own relationships with overseas vendors and manufacturing partners, including negotiation of pricing, minimums, and terms.
• Manage production and shipping lead times across international supply chains, building calendars that account for realistic transit and customs timing.
• Resolve delivery discrepancies, quality issues, and delays, escalating with urgency when a launch date is at risk.
• Evaluate landed cost — including freight, duties, and tariffs — and protect gross margin…