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 Company

Fanatics Collect is a global product and technology group dedicated to revolutionizing the world of collectibles. Every day our team of experienced product leaders, engineers, and operators obsesses over how to create the ultimate collector experience across Topps.com, Fanatics Collect, the most trusted and dynamic collector focused marketplace, and our live shopping platform, Fanatics Live.

We are backed by Fanatics, the world’s largest sports merchandiser, with more than 900 global sports relationships, 90+ million reachable fans, and exclusive licensing deals with the MLB, NFL, and NBA among many others. But we are a nimble, ambitious team building products from the ground up.

If you are passionate about building world class products and share our love for sports fans and collectors, Fanatics Collect is a chance to help build the future of collecting.

About the Role

We are seeking a Director to own the inventory portfolio behind Fanatics Collect and its Instant Rips business. Instant Rips only works if the right cards are in the right packs at the right cost, and if the balance sheet that supports them is managed with discipline. This leader decides what and when we buy, what we hold, and when we sell and is accountable for the downside risk those decisions create.

This is a true ownership role. You will make capital allocation calls on a live, fast-moving market, set the pricing and margin framework across the portfolio, and manage a team of portfolio managers who execute day to day. Managing downside risk on balance sheet exposure is the crux of the job. You will work closely with Instant Rips product, Finance, Commercial,

Marketplace, and our B2B partners, and you will be highly visible to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

Own portfolio strategy and P&L, setting and delivering against ambitious revenue, retention, and margin targets.
Own risk management for balance sheet exposure created by buying and sourcing decisions, including position sizing, concentration limits, aging inventory, price volatility, and liquidity.
Define and maintain the risk framework: exposure limits, stop-loss and markdown policies, reporting cadence, and escalation paths.
Own Instant Rip pack design and economics in partnership with Commercial leads and Finance, managing EV, buyback rates, sourcing, and margin so that the collector experience and the business model reinforce each other.
Build and run a live ops engine: pack launches, limited drops, seasonal and sport-calendar events, collaborations, and tentpole moments, with a clear calendar and a measurable playbook.
Define and execute the sourcing product roadmap in partnership with Product, Design, and Engineering, ensuring improved liquidity options for collectors
Build and launch an order book of demand and supply for B2B partners, matching inventory to partner needs and sourcing against open demand.