Buyer I

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/HSN's Electronics office has an exciting opportunity for a talented Buyer I to join the team. 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 QVC and HSN's customer.

Where You'll Work

This role is hybrid and will require you to be onsite at West Chester, PA 4-6 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, or DE. Relocation assistance not available for this role.

What You'll Do

• Identify, develop, negotiate terms, and purchase items that will be successful in video, ecommerce, and social retail and which meet or exceed the expectations of our customers. Analyze item, category, and other relevant on air sales to follow trends and react accordingly based on performance. Analyze the productivity of each vendor and category within product lines of responsibility. Evaluate customer-buying behaviors and identify trends.
• Responsible for daily office functions (e.g., maintaining spreadsheets, item creation, etc). Assist in training 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 counterparts to maximize efficiency of product lifecycle activities and manage the order process. Establish cross-functional relationships with 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 business goals and objectives.
• Establish and maintain vendor relationships. Responsible for vendor communication, education and preparation. Responsible to return all vendor calls in a timely basis. Give effective oral and written presentations.

What You'll Bring

• 2-5 years of corporate merchandise buying experience. Experience leading a category strategy.
• Bachelors or equivalent experience
• Refined leadership to lean into managing a direct report and owning their development
• Open to Buy experience

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Our Total Rewards package includes benefits you'll 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 candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, and geographic location as well as business and market conditions.