Buyer I- Beauty, Haircare, & Tanning

About the role

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. QVC & HSN has an exciting opportunity for a talented Buyer I (usually referred to as an Associate Buyer in industry) to join the team overseeing our Beauty team. The Buyer I will have ownership of a portion of the Buying Office’s business and take accountability for long term and short term strategic and financial planning, purchasing and managing sales objectives. Select products based on relevant trends and understand how to translate them into products/concept for multi-platform retail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the on‑air assortment for assigned merchandise categories and build on‑air strategies under the supervision of the Buyer II.
• Develop terms and purchase items that will be successful and exceed customer expectations.
• 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 the 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, writing advanced macros, item creation).
• Help train the Intern and Assistant Buyer regarding daily office operations.
• Handle Quality Assurance (QA) issues and demonstrate a high level of product expertise.
• Partner and communicate with internal advocates (DDGS, Quality Assurance, Category production, eCommerce, Legal, Social Marketing, Multi‑Channel Planning, Sales, Planning) to maximize efficiency of product lifecycle activities and manage the order process.
• Establish vendor relationships; responsible for vendor communication, education and preparation; return all vendor calls; give oral and written presentations.

Requirements

• 3‑5 years of corporate merchandise buying experience.
• Passion for people with strong mentor skills to invest in others.
• Must reside in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware.
• Hybrid role requiring onsite presence at West Chester, PA several days per month (onsite days are predetermined).
• Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

Benefits

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

Schedule

This is a hybrid position; you will be required to work onsite at the West Chester, PA office several days per month, with onsite days predetermined and standard across the company.