Merchandise Planner - Multiple Categories

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.

About the role

The Merchandise Planner will report to the Manager of Merchandise Planning and transform sales and manage overall inventory. You will partner with fellow Planners to propel sales and analyze results to decide next actions, making observations around overall trends of a business. Factors such as customer experience, margin, current events, return rates, and new names will be considered and discussed as they relate to the business. We have openings on our Culinary, Accessories, & Home Innovations teams.

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

Responsibilities

• Prioritize on-air sales and productivity maximization
• Script assigned shows for all channels according to scripting guidelines, basing decisions around productivity guidelines
• Work with planning partners across all channels
• Strategize items to maximize selling exposures, including identification and execution of reorders encouraging the future development of the item
• Participate in seasonal planning, quarterly planning, and assortment planning for assigned categories
• Identify and react to promotional opportunities including: Flex Pay usage, Shipping & Handling discounts, Sale pricing discounts
• Price product, manage markdowns, and manage category margin to the assigned goal
• Analyze show/item performance and recommend/initiate next actions
• Monitor and advise on programming adjustments across all channels

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required in Marketing Analytics, Merchandising, Business, or relevant field
• 3+ years of experience
• You love working with data and have knowledge of the retail industry to develop ideas, build strategies, and achieve the needed results for the assigned category of business

Benefits

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