Senior Buyer - Apparel

QVC, Inc.; West Chester (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Paid volunteer hours

Discounts

Health care benefits starting on day 1

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement benefits

Job summary

QVC Group is a live social shopping company seeking a Senior Buyer of Apparel to buy saleable products, develop buying strategies, and drive brand concepts for prominent brands like Kim Gravel, Quacker Factory, and LOGO. This hybrid role is based in West Chester, PA with onsite days and relocation is not available.

The candidate should have 8+ years in retail buying, leadership experience, and a passion for curating compelling product assortments that resonate with customers across multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent business experience.
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in a Retail Buying role, or equivalent with a minimum of 3 years as a buyer.
• Prior experience managing/leading others preferred.
• Direct category experience is a plus #LI-ST4

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute buying office strategies and day-to-day office functions.
• Select and buy product for multiple brands.
• Develop and execute product concepts, shows, brands and ideas aligned to KPIs.
• Develop and own talent within Product Teams around key differentiators (e.g., Buyer, Assistant Buyer).
• Create multi-platform short and mid-range business plans that meet/exceed financial goals.
• Analyze data from multiple sources to support decisions and align teams with buying strategy.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent business experience

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

The Senior Buyer of Apparel supports QVC and is charged with buying saleable product by discovering, encouraging, and cultivating new ideas while keeping the customer at the heart of everything that they do. You will work very closely with the DMM to help develop and execute the buying office strategies and manage the day to day office functions. You'll be supporting some of our largest brands such as Kim Gravel, Quacker Factory, LOGO, Peace Love World, and MORE!

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, DE, or NJ. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

What You'll Do

• To develop and execute the buying office strategies and manage the day-to-day office functions.
• To select and buy product.
• To develop and execute product, concepts, shows, brands and ideas that achieve business goals (aligned to Buying KPIs).
• To develop and own talent in the Product Teams centered around the WCM key differentiators (i.e. Buyer, Assistant Buyer).
• Develop and deliver multi-platform short and mid-range business plans that meet or exceed the financial goals.
• Seek and analyze data from a variety of sources to support decisions and align others with the buying strategy.
• Set and deliver clear goals while committing to the buying area improved performance.
• Work with cross functional partners in the development and execution of brand and product strategies and react to short term business results.
• Curate unique products and assortments and develop storytelling that illustrates a product's features by way of its benefits and show how product will impact the customer's life.
• Active participant in strategic business negotiations and discussions with vendors.
• Discover new vendors and leverage existing vendors to deliver on product assortments.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent business experience.
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in a Retail Buying role, or equivalent with a minimum of 3 years as a buyer.
• Prior experience managing/leading others preferred.
• Direct category experience is a plus #LI-ST4

Benefits

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!

• Competitive compensation
• Paid time off
• An employee assistance program
• Parental leave
• Paid volunteer hours
• Amazing company discounts
• Health care benefits starting on day 1
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement benefits

In our US market, you can also expect health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement benefits.

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.

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.

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. QVC Group has team members in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan, Italy, Poland and China. We are an inspired and diverse team that comes together to combine shopping and entertainment for millions of highly discerning shoppers. It is a fun, fast-paced world, and what really sets us apart is our culture and talent experience. Best of all, working with QVC Group means friendly teams, ambitious projects and fast-moving careers!

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