Merchandise Assortment Planner

QVC•West Chester, PA

3d•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 Reporting to the Manager, Assortment Planning, you will create the Assortment Plan. The plan is for a merchandise division or category, across all platforms. The current scope is QVC, but the future will support both QVC and HSN. Where You'll Work This role is hybrid and will require you to be onsite at the West Chester office 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, NJ. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

Requirements

You can lead large-scale projects across multiple lines of a business.
You are a data lover and can analyze situations and draw relevant conclusions to have positive effects on business.
You can develop strategic assortment plans and have a financial skills.
You have solid proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and windows based systems.
Bachelor’s degree in merchandising/marketing/online sales or equivalent business experience.
3-5 years experience in planning/allocation in an online retail environment, or equivalent combination of training and experience required.

Responsibilities

Develop pre-season assortment plans, factoring in demand sales trends by platform.
Review recommended inventory assortment plans with Merchandising partners prior to market presentations.
Reconcile post-market buys to the original assortment plan to ensure alignment with financial targets.
Facilitate internal communication among Planning, Merchandising, Forecasting, Inventory Management, Merchandise Financial Planning, and Digital Commerce teams.
Influence business strategy and decision-making across cross-functional teams to positively impact business outcomes.
Share knowledge, observations, and opportunities related to business performance and inventory management.
Develop and independently execute Merchandising Assortment Planning strategies for assigned business areas.