Senior Manager, Merchandise Financial Planning

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

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

Reporting to the Director, Merchandise Financial Planning and lead a team of merchandise financial planners. You will QVC Group, and lead open to buy strategy, reporting, and planning model development for merchandising teams. partner with Merchandising, Commerce, Operations, and Finance to improve inventory and receipt forecasting, strengthen open to buy reporting, and support better business decisions. You will also help modernize planning capabilities by supporting the implementation of a new OTB planning model in Anaplan.

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

What You'll Do

• Lead OTB reporting, budget processes, modeling, and forecasting for QVC and/or HSN merchandising teams
• 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 applicable plans and insights
• Oversee variance analysis and reporting, identify issues and opportunities, and guide next steps that improve forecast accuracy and inventory outcomes
• Help implement a new OTB planning model in Anaplan and support ongoing process automation

What You'll Bring

• At least 7 years of experience in merchandise financial planning, open to buy, inventory forecasting, or related retail planning work
• Experience leading teams and building strong cross-functional relationships across merchandising, operations, and finance
• Strong analytical and modeling skills, including experience with Anaplan or similar planning and financial systems
• Experience using trend analysis and variance reporting to identify issues, guide decisions, and improve business performance
• Retail and finance experience with the ability to turn complex data into clear recommendations and action plans

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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.