Senior Manager, Merchandise Financial Planning

QVC•West Chester, PA

9d•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 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.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

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