Senior Buyer, DME & Breast Pumps

Who We Are

Babylist is the leading digital destination for growing families. For over a decade, Babylist has been the technology solution for expecting parents and the community that supports them, expanding from baby registry into a full-service platform that helps parents make decisions with confidence, stay connected and build happy and healthy families. Every year Babylist helps over 9M people make purchases through its registry, app, ecommerce shop and comprehensive product guides. The Babylist ecosystem now includes Babylist Health, which provides access to products and services including insurance-covered breast pumps, Expectul, a new voice in health and wellness for pre-pregnancy through postpartum care, and The Push, a branded content studio that works with the biggest companies in the baby space. With over 59M monthly pageviews and 1.2M TikTok followers, Babylist is a generational brand leading the $88 billion baby product industry. To learn more about Babylist’s registry options, editorial content and more, visit www.babylist.com

Our Ways of Working

We have 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. 

We know that personal connection is the foundation for the great work we do together. In order to build those relationships with team members in other cities, we meet with coworkers in person two times a year at a full company offsite and a departmental offsite. These offsites are expected of employees and 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.

What the Role Is

Babylist is looking for a Senior Buyer - DME & Breast Pumps to join our growing Merchandising Team. In this role, you will lead strategic vision, 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 Babylist Health, Planning/Inventory Management, Site Merchandising, Marketing, Content, Data and Product teams. 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 have 8+ years of experience in merchandising
• You have experience in the healthcare industry or health related product categories
• Exceptional communicator - excelling at both written and verbal communication
• Comfortable in ambiguity - able to navigate within uncertainty with keen ability to focus on and lead others toward a goal
• Exceptional negotiator 
• Able to prioritize and manage a multitude of varying deliverables at once
• Able to anticipate business needs and understand downstream business impact across teams
• Comfortable working both independently and within a multidisciplinary team
• Strong organizational skills & experience managing projects from start to finish
• Strong collaboration and decision-making skills
• Creative self-starter with an eye for process improvement
• Product development experience a plus

How You Will Make An Impact

• You will own buying and merchandising strategy, execution, and be a key stakeholder for The Babylist Health DME (Durable Medical Equipment) arm of business that focuses on breast pumps and health-care related items.
• You will own end-to-end assortment management from strategy to execution, from project scoping/market analysis to merchandising to daily project management and program maintenance
• You will negotiate contracts, pricing, and financial terms
• You will build annual business plans with strategic vendors
• You will conduct weekly/monthly/quarterly meetings with vendors
• You will own strategy building, assortment building, product development/sourcing, and assortment planning – effectively communicate to senior leadership and stakeholders
• You will analyze and report performance on weekly/monthly/quarterly basis; identify and communicate opportunities and risks
• You will partner with Planning on inventory management across all fulfillment channels as well as pre-season financial plans and forecasts
• You will partner with Marketing to ensure merchandising is supporting major marketing initiatives
• You will lead profitability initiatives across all areas of