Buyer I - Culinary

QVC

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 HSN's Chef/Private Label Culinary department have an exciting opportunity for a talented Buyer I to join the team. The Buyer I position is a developmental role intended to prepare for a Buyer II position. The primary responsibility of the Buyer I is to develop, negotiate and execute new products and ideas while maximizing multi-platform opportunities that will resonate with QVC's customer. The Buyer I will be part of the team that buys Home Textiles for both on air, extended assortment, and social. 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.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

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.
Establish vendor relationships.
Responsible for vendor communication, education and preparation.
Return all vendor calls basis.
Give oral and written presentations.