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QVC · 17 hours ago

Buyer I - Culinary

QVC Group, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with six leading retail brands. The Buyer I position is a developmental role intended to prepare for a Buyer II position, focusing on developing, negotiating, and executing new products while maximizing multi-platform opportunities.

Retail

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Corporate merchandise buyingVendor communicationProduct analysisSpreadsheet managementMentoring skills

Required

3-5 years of corporate merchandise buying experience
Passionate for people with great mentor skills to invest in others

Benefits

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

Company

QVC® empowers shoppers with knowledge and shares insights in a lively and engaging way.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Allison Shook
Senior Manager, Brand Marketing & Strategic Partnerships
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Andrea Corbo
QVC On-Air Guest/Product Spokesperson
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