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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
The Assistant Buyer - Home supports QVC International, and provides essential buying and merchandising support to help deliver a compelling product range and achieve sales, margin and stock targets.
Where You'll Work
This role is hybrid and will require you to be onsite at Chiswick Park, West London two days a week.
What You'll Do
- Provide comprehensive administrative and merchandising support to the Buyer and Junior Buyer in developing product ranges within a specific category area
- Collate and present product, sales and trend information, including support for key trading meetings, range reviews, vendor packs and event preparation
- Manage the critical path to ensure product development milestones, sample arrivals, test reports and key dates are tracked accurately and communicated effectively
- Liaise with suppliers on samples, product queries and post-show analysis, helping to maintain strong working relationships and smooth buying processes
- Support the wider team with reporting, sample management, competitor analysis, meeting preparation and general departmental administration
- Prepare and maintain sample libraries, product showcases and materials for presentations, promotions and cross-functional teams such as Marketing and Commerce Platforms
- Produce weekly and ad hoc reports, present sales information to the team, and contribute observations and ideas based on market and competitor analysis
- Raise and check product-related paperwork, support cost price change processes and help ensure products meet QVC safety and quality standards
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What You'll Bring
- Previous experience in a buying, merchandising, retail or administrative support role, ideally within a fast-paced commercial environment
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively, manage multiple deadlines and work accurately under pressure
- Good analytical skills with confidence handling sales information, reports and key merchandising data
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across internal teams and with external suppliers
- Strong administrative capability and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office; experience using retail or merchandise management systems would be beneficial
- A proactive, flexible and detail-focused approach, with sound commercial awareness and a willingness to take ownership of tasks and solve problems
Disability Confident Scheme
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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
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.
Commitment to Inclusion and Belonging
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 workwithus@qvcgrp.com for assistance.
Salary Information
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.
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