Merchandise FP Lead - OTB & Forecasting

qvc; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Paid volunteer hours

Company discounts

Health care benefits starting day 1

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

QVC Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Merchandise Financial Planner to lead open-to-buy reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for its merchandising teams.

This hybrid role requires onsite presence in West Chester, PA several days per month and collaboration with Merchandising, Operations, and Finance to improve inventory planning and modeling in Anaplan. You will build and lead a team, translate business needs into actionable plans, and advance the OTB planning model while driving forecast

Qualifications

• 7+ years in merchandise financial planning or related retail planning
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across merchandising, operations, and finance
• Strong analytical and modeling skills; familiarity with Anaplan or similar systems
• Ability to translate data into clear recommendations and actions

Responsibilities

• Lead OTB reporting, budgeting, modeling, and forecasting for merchandising.
• Develop a team responsible for inventory, receipt, and trend analysis across merchandise categories
• Partner with Merchandising, Commerce, Operations, and Finance to translate business needs into plans
• Oversee variance analysis to improve forecast accuracy and inventory outcomes
• Support implementation of a new OTB planning model in Anaplan and automate processes

Skills

Merchandise planning

Open to Buy (OTB)

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Anaplan modeling

Tools

Anaplan

Job description

QVC Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Merchandise Financial Planner to lead open-to-buy reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for its merchandising teams.

This hybrid role requires onsite presence in West Chester, PA several days per month and collaboration with Merchandising, Operations, and Finance to improve inventory planning and modeling in Anaplan. You will build and lead a team, translate business needs into actionable plans, and advance the OTB planning model while driving forecast