Your Opportunity, Your Team
The Junior Buyer for Home supports QVC UK, alongside your team you will build the range(s) to meet sales, margin and stock targets within a specific product/category area. You will work with the Buyer and report to the Buying Manager, you will be responsible for your own brands within the beauty area. With these you will buy and develop the ranges.
Where You'll Work
This role is hybrid and will require you to be onsite at our head office in Chiswick Park, West London, 2 days a week (onsite days are predetermined and standard across the company).
What You'll Do
You will source a positioned and unique product portfolio for QVC UK to fit the long-term brand strategy, target market and meet sales targets ensuring the range is fresh, and exciting for the customer
You will negotiate the best possible cost prices and conditions of trade for the product category you are responsible for
Evaluate the vendor portfolio based on knowledge of market conditions and competitive environment. Regular visits to trade fairs and vendors.
You will develop short- and long-term product/Brand strategies ensuring alignment with the apparel department.
You will implement Pricing Strategy for the home department- Set initial price and margin following market and category insights
You will curate product to support Omni-channel and campaigns.
You will work with planning on inventory management following the OTB process.
What You'll Bring
You will have a background working at Assistant Buyer or Junior Buyer level
You will have passion and experience working in homeware
You will have excellent negotiation skills
Disability Confident Scheme
QVC UK is a Disability Confident Leader, level 3 accredited employer and operates a Disability Confident Scheme (“DCS”). For any UK based roles, if you’d like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this on the application form.
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 [email protected] 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.