Buyer I Home Textiles

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

QVC/HSNs Home Textiles department have an exciting opportunity for a talented Buyer I to join 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 QVCs customer. The Buyer I will be part of the team that buys Home Textiles for both on air extended assortment and social.

Where Youll 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: PANJ or DE. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

What Youll 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.

What Youll Bring

• You have 3-5 years of corporate merchandise buying experience.

• You are passionate for people with great mentor skills to invest in others.

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Our Total Rewards package includes benefits youll love such as competitive compensation paid time off an employee assistance program parental leave paid volunteer hours and amazing company discounts! In our US market you can also expect health care benefits starting on day 1 401(k) and tuition reimbursement benefits.

QVC Group is committed to inclusion and belonging for all and ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal state and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer QVC Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout please contact us at for assistance.

If provided salary ranges are a general guideline only and actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as a candidates qualifications skills experience and geographic location as well as business and market conditions.