Buyer I - Floorcare & Home Environment

QVC; West Chester (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 55.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health care benefits starting day 1

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

QVC Group in West Chester, PA, is hiring a Buyer I to own part of the Beauty Buying Office with responsibility for long- and short-term planning and purchasing. You will select products based on trends and translate them into concepts for multi-platform retail.

This hybrid role requires on-site days in West Chester and residence in PA/NJ/DE. The team emphasizes collaboration and product expertise with a focus on driving sales and excellent customer experience.

Qualifikationen

• 3–5 years of corporate merchandise buying experience.
• Ability to translate trends into products for multi‑platform retail.
• Strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams.

Aufgaben

• Maintain on‑air assortment for assigned categories under Buyer II supervision.
• Develop terms and purchase items that exceed customer expectations.
• Analyze item/category performance and evolving customer buying behavior.
• Provide product elevation, QA, and daily office tasks including macros.
• Build relationships with internal teams to optimize product lifecycle.
• Communicate with vendors and present product concepts.

Kenntnisse

Merchandise buying

Vendor management

Trend analysis

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in business or related

Tools

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

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

QVC & HSN has an exciting opportunity for a talented Buyer I (usually referred to as an Associate Buyer in industry) to join the team overseeing our Beauty team. 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.

Where You'll Work

This role is hybrid and will require you to be onsite at West Chester, PA several days per month (onsite days are predetermined and standard across the company). Job seekers must reside in one of the following states to be considered: PA,NJ, or DE. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

What You'll Do

• Under the supervision of the Buyer II, the Buyer I maintains the on-air assortment for assigned merchandise categories and building on air strategies.
• Develop terms, and purchase items that will be successful and which exceed the expectations of our customers. Analyze item, category, and other relevant on air sales to follow trends and react based on performance. Analyze the productivity of each vendor and category within products of responsibility. Evaluate customer-buying behaviors and identify trends.
• Maintain a high level of product elevation and quality while selecting product
• Responsible for daily office functions (e.g., maintaining spreadsheets (can write advanced macros), item creation). Help train the Intern and Assistant Buyer regarding daily office operations. Handle Quality Assurance (QA) issues. Demonstrate a high level of product expertise.
• Partner and communicate with internal advocates to maximize efficiency of product lifecycle activities and manage the order process. Establish relationships with DDGS, 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 our goals.
• Establish vendor relationships. Responsible for vendor communication, education and preparation. Return all vendor calls basis. Give oral and written presentations.

What You'll Bring

• You have 3-5 years of corporate merchandise buying experience.
• You are passionate for people with great mentor skills to invest in others.

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. 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. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at [e-mail] for assistance. If provided, salary ranges are a general guideline only, and actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and geographic location as well as business and market conditions.