Qurate Retail Group
Buyer I - QVC Cleaning & QxH NFL
Qurate Retail Group, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, 19383
Buyer I
The Buyer I position is a developmental role intended to prepare for a Buyer II position. The primary responsibility of the Buyer I is to develop, negotiate and execute new products, concepts, shows, and ideas while maximizing multi-platform opportunities that will resonate with customers. The Buyer I will have ownership of a portion of the Buying Office's business and take accountability for long term and short term strategic and financial planning, purchasing and managing sales objectives. Select products based on relevant trends and understand how to translate them into products/concept for multi-platform retail. Educate and communicate with vendors and cross-functional departments. Accountable for leadership and management of portion of team. We offer great flex as we are only in the office bi weekly Tuesday and Wednesday! This Buyer 1 will be supporting QVC Cleaning, QVC NFL and HSN NFL. QVC empowers shoppers with knowledge and shares insights in a lively and engaging way. We offer an ever-changing collection of familiar brands and fresh new products
from home and fashion to beauty, electronics and jewelry
and we connect shoppers to interesting personalities, engaging stories and award-winning customer service. QVC reaches more than 200 million homes worldwide via its 12 broadcast networks and reaches millions more via multiple streaming services, websites, mobile apps and social pages. Your Impact Under the supervision of the Buyer II, the Buyer I is responsible for maintaining the on-air assortment for assigned merchandise categories and executing on air strategies. Identify, develop, negotiate terms, and purchase items that will be successful in electronic retail and which meet or exceed the expectations of our customers. Analyze item, category and other relevant on-air sales to follow trends and react accordingly based on performance. Analyze the productivity of each vendor and category within product lines of responsibility. Evaluate customer-buying behaviors and identify trends. Discover new vendors and leverage existing vendors to deliver on product assortments Responsible for daily office functions (e.g., maintaining spreadsheets, item creation, etc). Assist in training the Intern and Assistant Buyer regarding daily office operations. Handle Quality Assurance (QA) issues. Demonstrate a high level of product expertise. The Buyer I will also manage our Merch Admin, so leadership experience is appreciated. Partner and communicate with internal counterparts to maximize efficiency of product lifecycle activities and manage the order process. Establish cross-functional relationships with Quality Assurance, Category production, eCommerce, Legal, Social Marketing, Multi Channel Planning, Sales, and Planning to ensure products are presented to our customer properly. Developing these relationships is an essential part of maintaining clear business goals and objectives. Establish and maintain vendor relationships. Responsible for vendor communication, education, and preparation. Responsible to return all vendor calls in a timely basis. Give effective oral and written presentations. What You Bring 3-5 years of corporate merchandise buying experience. Demonstrated ability to operate independently requiring limited supervision and exercise proper judgment. Excellent oral, written and presentation skills. Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. Ability to interface well with cross-functional teammates at all levels. Remote work is not permitted in NYC at this time If you enjoy being a part of a team, creating experiences and delighting customers, you'll love it here. If you're excited about retail, media, social, live streaming, technology, customer service, design and more, you'll find amazing projects to work on. If you want to grow professionally and learn every day, you'll thrive with us. If you appreciate a company committed to inclusion and belonging for all, you'll be amazed at what's available for our team members. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package including competitive compensation, health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), paid time off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, company discounts and much more. Best of all, working with QVC Group means friendly teams, ambitious projects and fast-moving careers!
The Buyer I position is a developmental role intended to prepare for a Buyer II position. The primary responsibility of the Buyer I is to develop, negotiate and execute new products, concepts, shows, and ideas while maximizing multi-platform opportunities that will resonate with customers. The Buyer I will have ownership of a portion of the Buying Office's business and take accountability for long term and short term strategic and financial planning, purchasing and managing sales objectives. Select products based on relevant trends and understand how to translate them into products/concept for multi-platform retail. Educate and communicate with vendors and cross-functional departments. Accountable for leadership and management of portion of team. We offer great flex as we are only in the office bi weekly Tuesday and Wednesday! This Buyer 1 will be supporting QVC Cleaning, QVC NFL and HSN NFL. QVC empowers shoppers with knowledge and shares insights in a lively and engaging way. We offer an ever-changing collection of familiar brands and fresh new products
from home and fashion to beauty, electronics and jewelry
and we connect shoppers to interesting personalities, engaging stories and award-winning customer service. QVC reaches more than 200 million homes worldwide via its 12 broadcast networks and reaches millions more via multiple streaming services, websites, mobile apps and social pages. Your Impact Under the supervision of the Buyer II, the Buyer I is responsible for maintaining the on-air assortment for assigned merchandise categories and executing on air strategies. Identify, develop, negotiate terms, and purchase items that will be successful in electronic retail and which meet or exceed the expectations of our customers. Analyze item, category and other relevant on-air sales to follow trends and react accordingly based on performance. Analyze the productivity of each vendor and category within product lines of responsibility. Evaluate customer-buying behaviors and identify trends. Discover new vendors and leverage existing vendors to deliver on product assortments Responsible for daily office functions (e.g., maintaining spreadsheets, item creation, etc). Assist in training the Intern and Assistant Buyer regarding daily office operations. Handle Quality Assurance (QA) issues. Demonstrate a high level of product expertise. The Buyer I will also manage our Merch Admin, so leadership experience is appreciated. Partner and communicate with internal counterparts to maximize efficiency of product lifecycle activities and manage the order process. Establish cross-functional relationships with Quality Assurance, Category production, eCommerce, Legal, Social Marketing, Multi Channel Planning, Sales, and Planning to ensure products are presented to our customer properly. Developing these relationships is an essential part of maintaining clear business goals and objectives. Establish and maintain vendor relationships. Responsible for vendor communication, education, and preparation. Responsible to return all vendor calls in a timely basis. Give effective oral and written presentations. What You Bring 3-5 years of corporate merchandise buying experience. Demonstrated ability to operate independently requiring limited supervision and exercise proper judgment. Excellent oral, written and presentation skills. Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. Ability to interface well with cross-functional teammates at all levels. Remote work is not permitted in NYC at this time If you enjoy being a part of a team, creating experiences and delighting customers, you'll love it here. If you're excited about retail, media, social, live streaming, technology, customer service, design and more, you'll find amazing projects to work on. If you want to grow professionally and learn every day, you'll thrive with us. If you appreciate a company committed to inclusion and belonging for all, you'll be amazed at what's available for our team members. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package including competitive compensation, health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), paid time off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, company discounts and much more. Best of all, working with QVC Group means friendly teams, ambitious projects and fast-moving careers!