Merchandise Planner

Qurate Retail Group; West Chester (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

This innovative firm is seeking a Merchandise Planner to support their Home division. In this dynamic role, you will leverage your expertise in data analysis and merchandising to optimize inventory and drive sales. Working in a hybrid environment, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, analyze trends, and execute strategic plans to enhance customer experiences. With a focus on professional growth and inclusion, this position offers a unique opportunity to impact the business while enjoying a flexible work-life balance. Join a team that values creativity, collaboration, and commitment to excellence.

Benefits

Health Care Benefits

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Parental Leave

Paid Volunteer Hours

Company Discounts

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Merchandise Planning or Inventory Analytics.
• Strong data-driven decision-making skills and retail industry knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory and plan promotions to maximize sales.
• Analyze performance and recommend actions based on trends.
• Collaborate with planning partners to enhance productivity.

Skills

Data Analysis

Merchandising

Inventory Management

Strategic Planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing Analytics

Bachelor's Degree in Business

Bachelor's Degree in Merchandising

Job description

The Opportunity

Do you enjoy planning things ahead of time and considering all factors that could improve your decision-making? Look no further because HSN is hiring for a Merchandise Planner to support the Home division.

The planner will report to the Manager of Merchandise Planning and transform sales and manage overall inventory. The planner works with their buying partners to plan the future assortment, while also managing the existing product. You will also partner with fellow Planners to propel sales at HSN. The Planner will analyze results to decide next actions and make observations around overall trends of a business. Factors such as customer experience, margin, current events, return rates and new names will be considered and discussed as it relates to the business. You will work as a hybrid option. Majority of the time is spent working remotely and 3-4 times per month is spent in office. We offer great flexibility and support our team members with work life balances.

Your Impact

• Prioritize on-air sales and productivity maximization.
• Script assigned shows for all channels according to scripting guidelines, basing decisions around productivity guidelines and decision tree thinking.
• Work with planning partners across all channels.
• Strategize items to maximize selling exposures, including identification and execution of reorders encouraging the future development of the item as a part of the actions taken.
• Participate in seasonal planning, quarterly planning and assortment planning for assigned categories.
• Identify and react to promotional opportunities including Flex Pay usage, Shipping & Handling discounts, and Sale pricing discounts.
• Price product, manage markdowns and manage category margin to the assigned goal.
• Analyze show/item performance and recommend/initiate next actions.
• Monitor and advise on programming adjustments across all channels based on sales results and trends.
• Manage overall inventory level to assigned goal.
• Manage distressed inventory level to assigned goal.
• Plan promotions to support the on-air & off-air business.
• Build batch jobs for planned promotions.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's Degree required in Marketing analytics, Merchandising, Business, or relevant field.
• 3-5 years of Merchandise Planner, Allocation or Inventory Analytics experience.
• You love working with data and have knowledge of the retail industry to develop ideas, build strategies and achieve the needed results for the assigned category of business.
• You are comfortable living a commutable distance from the West Chester QVC Group office and are open to coming into the office for a hybrid schedule of 4 days per month.

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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