Merchandise Assortment Planner

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Qurate Retail Group comprises six leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road® – all dedicated to providing a more human way to shop. Qurate Retail Group is the largest player in video commerce ("vCommerce"), which includes video-driven shopping across linear TV, ecommerce sites, digital streaming and social platforms. The Opportunity QVC, the world's leading video, ecommerce retailer is in search of Planning talent! We are hiring 2 Merchandise Assortment Planners, where you will create the Assortment Plan for a merchandise division/category, across all platforms, ensuring that the assortment is built to deliver the financial plans for their category. This includes the development of the pre-season assortment plans, taking into consideration the demand sales trend by platform, reviewing recommended inventory assortment plans with their Merchandising partners prior to going to market, and reconciling post-market buys to assortment plan to ensure the assortment is set to deliver financial targets. Who We Are QVC empowers shoppers with knowledge and shares insights in a lively and engaging way. We offer an ever-changing collection of familiar brands and fresh new products – from home and fashion to beauty, electronics and jewelry – and we connect shoppers to interesting personalities, engaging stories and award-winning customer service. QVC reaches more than 200 million homes worldwide via its 12 broadcast networks and reaches millions more via multiple streaming services, websites, mobile apps and social pages. Why Join QVC's Team? You will want to join our world class Planning team for many reasons but the core reason is to enhance in your career and learn multi-media retail! This is your chance to step outside of your comfort zone and stretch your already established allocation and planning background. The team is a small but mighty group of collaborative experts that have a hunger to guide progress. You will report directly to the Director and work with our executive team to be responsible for internal communication among the Planning, Merchandising, Forecasting, Inventory Management, Merchandise Financial Planning, and Digital Commerce teams, and influencing business strategy/decision-making of these teams to improve the business. You'll share observations and opportunities for the business and overall inventory management and develop merch assortment planning strategies for either soft or hard lines. Your Impact Develop the Assortment Plan for a merchandise Division/Category. Analyze trends of the business, product & Brand performance by platform, existing inventory, and identified reorders. Create the assortment plan tailored to deliver the financial targets for the Division/Category. Collaborate with Merchandising and Planning to identify go-forward reorder plans. Collaborate with Planning, Merchandising, and Inventory Management to identify and make recommendations on trends/opportunities within the current inventory assortment to improve sales and manage inventory Execution. Responsible for scheduling and leading the pre-market meeting to review the assortment plan recommendations for their assigned Divisions/Categories with Merchandising. Responsible for post-market buy reviews to reconcile assortment plans to ensure the assortment is built to deliver financial targets. Communicate finalized assortment plan to Merchandising, Planning, Digital Commerce, Inventory Management, Merchandise Financial Planning, Programming, and Forecasting. Analyze trends of the business, product & Brand performance by platform, existing inventory, and identified reorders. Create the assortment plan tailored to deliver the financial targets for the Division/Category. Collaborate with Merchandising and Planning to identify go-forward reorder plans. Schedule and lead the pre-market meeting to review the assortment plan recommendations for their assigned Divisions/Categories with Merchandising. Also work post-market buy reviews to reconcile assortment plans to ensure the assortment is built to deliver financial targets. What You Bring You can lead large-scale projects across multiple lines of a business. You are a data lover and can analyze situations and draw relevant conclusions to have positive effects on business. You can develop strategic assortment plans and have a financial skills. You have solid proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and windows based systems. Bachelor’s degree in merchandising/marketing/online sales or equivalent business experience. 3-5 years experience in planning/allocation in an online retail environment, or equivalent combination of training and experience required. Remote work is not permitted in NYC at this time. #LI-KC1 Join us as we enrich life’s everyday moments – including yours. Apply today! If you enjoy being a part of a team, creating experiences and delighting customers, you’ll love it here. If you’re excited about retail, fashion, media, social, live streaming, technology, customer service, design and more, you’ll find amazing projects to work on. If you want to grow professionally and learn every day, you’ll thrive with us. If you appreciate flexible working options, our Qurated community, where intentional connections matter and a company committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, you’ll be amazed at what’s available for our team members! We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package including competitive compensation, health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), paid time off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, company discounts and much more. Best of all, working with Qurate Retail Group means friendly teams, ambitious projects and fast-moving careers! For Qurate Retail Group, our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is deeply rooted in Our Principles. They call on us to Drive Progress, Act With Empathy, Be Brave, Embrace the Future, and Do What’s Right so that everyone can thrive. We are committed to 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, Qurate Retail Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at workwithus@qurateretail.com for assistance. Click Apply and log in with your existing account or create an account. This will allow you to check the status of your application at any time and receive the most up to date communications from our Talent Acquisition team. Join Our Team! Qurate Retail Group is a family of six leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road® – all dedicated to providing a more human way to shop. We’re an inspired and diverse team that comes together to combine shopping and entertainment to curate products, experiences, conversations and communities for millions of highly discerning shoppers. It’s a fun, fast-paced world, and what really sets us apart is our culture and talent experience. When you’re part of Qurate Retail Group, you’ll be working for one or with many of our consumer brands and joining a 20,000 global team (U.S., U.K., Germany, Japan, Italy & Poland), committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, where you can be authentic, bring fun and energy to your workday, and make an impact. Join us as we embrace the future, drive progress, and work together to enrich life’s everyday moments – it’s our path forward!