Junior Buyer - Health and Wellbeing

QVC; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

QVC UK is seeking a Junior Buyer for the Health & Wellbeing team in London. This role involves sourcing products, negotiating prices, and collaborating with various teams to innovate product ranges that excite customers. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience in retail and the wellbeing sector, demonstrating strong negotiation and inventory management skills. QVC offers rewarding career opportunities within a diversified team and a commitment to inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Company discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in the Wellbeing sector or a related retail environment.
• Senior Assistant Buyer level or a Junior buyer with ownership of a range, including negotiating cost prices and delivering sales.
• Ability to work with spreadsheets and experience working with planners and merchandisers.
• Knowledge of buying processes, compliance, and inventory management is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Source, select, and secure a unique product portfolio for Health and Wellbeing.
• Negotiate cost prices and trading terms to maximize value and profitability.
• Collaborate with Planning, Category Merchandising, Digital, and Broadcast Platform teams to review performance and grow your range.
• Evaluate vendor portfolios and maintain supplier relationships.
• Develop product and brand strategies following department objectives.
• Support business reviews and strategy meetings with suppliers and brands.
• Set and review pricing strategies based on market insights.
• Oversee the critical path for your category, ensuring accuracy and delivery.
• Curate products for Multi-Platform campaigns and support inventory management.
• Ensure compliance with anti-trust, legal, and internal guidelines.
• Stay ahead of trends and competitor activity.

Skills

Negotiation

Product sourcing

Inventory management

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! QVC Group, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with six leading retail brands – QVC, HSN, Ballard Designs, Frontgate, Garnet Hill and Grandin Road. We are a live social shopping company that redefines the shopping experience through video-driven commerce on every screen, from smartphones and tablets to laptops and TVs.

QVC Group brings innovative products, compelling content, and unforgettable moments to millions of shoppers worldwide via social platforms, streaming apps, ecommerce sites and TV channels, making every screen a doorway to discovery, delight and community.

The Opportunity

Are you passionate about health, wellbeing, and the power of great products? QVC UK is looking for a Junior Buyer to join our Health & Wellbeing team. In this ever-evolving role, you'll work with leading brands such as Ancient & Brave, Ordo, Therabody, and Revive Collagen, helping us to continually enhance and innovate our product range. This is your chance to make a real impact. No two days are ever the same!

Reporting to the Buying Manager Beauty, you'll help develop product ranges to meet sales, margin, and stock targets. You'll take ownership of your own categories, working with the Buyer and Buying Manager to delight our customers and drive QVC's long-term vision.

Who We Are

QVC empowers shoppers with knowledge and shares insights in a lively, engaging way. We offer an ever-changing collection of familiar brands and fresh new products – from home and fashion to beauty, electronics and jewellery – and we connect shoppers to interesting personalities, engaging stories and award-winning customer service.

QVC International brings the QVC shopping experience to millions of people in Germany, Austria, Japan, the U.K., Ireland and Italy.QVC International reaches 124 million homes via 10 television networks and reaches millions more via multiple streaming services, websites, mobile apps and social pages. QVC International has team members in the U.K., Germany, Japan, Italy, Poland and China.

Your Impact

• You will, source, select, and secure a unique product portfolio for Heath and Wellbeing, ensuring it aligns with QVC's brand strategy and excites our customers.
• You will, negotiate cost prices and trading terms to maximise value and profitability.
• You'll Collaborate with Planning, Category Merchandising, Digital, and Broadcast Platform teams to review performance and grow your range.
• You will evaluate vendor portfolios and maintain supplier relationships, including regular trade fair and vendor visits.
• You'll develop product and brand strategies following department and business objectives.
• You will support business reviews and strategy meetings with suppliers and brands.
• You will set and review pricing strategies based on market and category insights.
• You'll oversee the critical path for your category, ensuring accuracy and delivery.
• Curate products for Multi-Platform campaigns and support inventory management.
• You will ensure compliance with anti-trust, legal, and internal guidelines.
• You'll share product and brand messages with team members and international partners.
• Stay ahead of trends and competitor activity, supporting product development and multichannel retailing.

What You Bring

• You will have experience in the Wellbeing sector or a related retail environment.
• You'll be Senior Assistant Buyer level or already a Junior buyer taking ownership of a range, including negotiating cost prices and delivering sales.
• You will know how to work your way around a spreadsheet and will have experience working with planners and merchandisers.
• Knowledge of buying processes, compliance, and inventory management is an advantage.

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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, paid time off, 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!

For QVC Group, our commitment to inclusion and belonging for all is deeply rooted in Our Principles. They call on us to Drive Progress, Act With Empathy, Be Brave, Embrace the Future, and Do What’s Right so that everyone can thrive. We are committed to ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer, QVC Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at [e-mail] for assistance. QVC UK is a Disability Confident employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. For any UK based roles - if you’d like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this on the application form.

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