Merchandising Graduate Scheme

QVC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is offering a graduate position in Planning and Merchandising, based in West London. This 12-month Graduate Scheme provides exposure to various business areas, including e-commerce and broadcasting. Candidates should have a relevant degree and good PC skills, alongside a passion for products. The role is hybrid, requiring onsite presence two days per week. Application deadline is December 30, 2025, with a start date in September 2026.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Company discounts

Qualifications

• Must have obtained or be in the final year of a relevant degree.
• Experience from placements, internships, or university is required.
• Ability to maintain complex spreadsheets is essential.

Responsibilities

• Integrate into the Planning and Merchandising environment.
• Rotate across three main buying teams: Home, Fashion, and Beauty.
• Work under mentorship to learn planning and category merchandising.

Skills

Trend awareness

Passion for products

Good PC skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Education

Degree obtained in the last two years or currently in final year

Job description

Working at QVC Group means joining a live social shopping company with incredible teams, ambitious projects and amazing careers. QVC Group, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with six leading retail brands - QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road.

Your Opportunity, Your Team

As a graduate at QVC UK, you'll be at the heart of a very different approach to retail. We sell on TV, across digital and on social, not in store, and that makes life so much more dynamic.

Where You'll Work

This role is hybrid and will require you to be onsite at our head office in Chiswick Park, West London two days per week.

What You'll Do

Over the 12-month Graduate Scheme, you will be integrated into our Planning and Merchandising environment. You will have exposure across many other areas, including our e-commerce, non-live and broadcasting teams across the year.

We'll give you full exposure to our business. You'll start with a panoramic view of the business and then apply your skills and energy where they're best suited. You will rotate to experience our three main buying teams during your year with us, in Home, Fashion and Beauty. You will learn about how and what it takes to be a Planner at QVC. Learning about planning, programming and category merchandising.

You will report to the Merchandising Training Specialist, who will support you along with an assigned Mentor and Buddy for extra support throughout your year.

What You'll Bring

You've already obtained (in the last two years) or are in the final year of your degree with work experience whether through placements, internships, or university.

Trend aware, you'll be passionate about products and working in a retail head office, putting our customer at the centre of all you do.

You'll also need good PC skills, Microsoft Word and Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets).

If you can bring all that, there's a clear path for you to progress and develop, and we'll help you on the way.

The last day for applications will be December 30th 2025 and you will be required to start at the beginning of September 2026.

Disability Confident Scheme

QVC UK is a Disability Confident Leader, level 3 accredited employer and operates a Disability Confident Scheme (“DCS”). For any UK based roles, if you’d like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this on the application form.

Our Total Rewards package includes benefits you’ll love such as competitive compensation, paid time off, an employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, and amazing company discounts! In our US market, you can also expect health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement benefits.

Equal Opportunity

QVC Group is committed to inclusion and belonging for all and 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.