Assistant Buyer - Multiple Categories

Qurate Retail Group; West Chester (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a Fortune 500 company as an Assistant Buyer in West Chester, PA. This hybrid role offers you the chance to negotiate products, manage operations, and collaborate with cross-functional teams while bringing innovative ideas to life. Enjoy competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth in a vibrant retail environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards package

Health care benefits starting on day 1

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Paid volunteer hours

Company discounts

Qualifications

• 1+ years of hands-on experience in related fields.
• Understanding of Retail Math strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct product negotiations and manage daily operations.
• Translate customer insights into new products and concepts.
• Maintain communication with vendors and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Negotiation

Trend Analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

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

Dive Into the Excitement as an Assistant Buyer at QVC! Are you ready to supercharge your merchandise buying journey? Come join us in West Chester, PA, where your career takes center stage! Enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid role—collaborate in person 5-6 days a month and conquer the rest from the comfort of your home. As an Assistant Buyer, you'll be the hero behind the scenes, ensuring our amazing products reach our customer, seamlessly mastering everything from item creation, purchase order, to quality assurance!

There are multiple openings within a variety of categories.

Who We Are

At QVC, we are the DREAM TEAM of merchants—bringing irresistibly delightful experiences to life for our consumers and crew! Our Merchandising Talent and Development team is your GPS on a growth journey, steering your career to new heights. Here, you'll mingle with the best of national and proprietary brands and become a key player in our vibrant buying office lineup!

Your Impact

• Unleash your inner entrepreneur! You'll be the maestro orchestrating product negotiations, dreaming up dazzling new concepts, and fetching that sales gold across all our platforms! With your keen eye for spotting trends, you'll turn customer insights into new products and shows that resonate with QVC fans
• Identify and negotiate products, prices, and terms to deliver sales results across multiple platforms
• Translate product and customer trends into actionable ideas, concepts, products, and shows that appeal to QVC customers
• Manage daily office operations and administrative tasks
• Maintain robust communication with vendors and cross-functional teams, strengthening internal and external relationships
• Take lead in the office during the Buyer I's absence

What You Bring

• Your academic flair with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent superhero-level business experience in corporate buying)
• 1+ years of hands-on experience in related fields—a solid foundation ready to build a phenomenal future
• Understanding of Retail Math strongly preferred

#LI-ST4 #LI-Hybrid

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!

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.

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