Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Qurate Retail Group comprises seven leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Zulily®, 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
We are looking for a Merchandiser to join our team in our Fashion/Shoes team, it’s a fast paced and diverse role and when we say that two days are never the same, we’re not kidding.
The Merchandiser prepares, monitoring and, if necessary, adjusting the business plan within the scope of the budget (Sales, Inventory, Airtime & Margin) and providing analysis of sales and margin. You will report to the Manager of Planning.
The Merchandiser is responsible for the active participation in and improvement of processes that maintain and increase sales, productivity within the area. Managing the product lifecycle through strategic and balanced use of promotion and maximisation of airtime, providing post mortem business analysis to support future buying decisions and strategies.
Initiate schedules for live TV shows (Pal & Schedule decision-making):
Take appropriate action to maximise the airtime daily.
Product selection decisions are made with consideration for the Brand / Category Strategy, being accountable for ensuring the show will achieve the expected sales budget.
Review the schedule 4 weeks out at category level and suggest amendments looking at the bigger picture, understanding the impact of the decisions on the wider costs for the business.
Daily trading through proposing changes to later airs / shows to strengthen sales, looking for opportunities outside of your category (on the day or a week ahead), understanding the impact of the decisions on the wider business.
Review sales and airtime against plan and last year to identify areas of risk and opportunity.
Accurate, clear and relevant communication of PAL information including revisions to wider business.
Be aware of on air programming and alert the Broadcasting team of any problems that occur on air concerning the areas of your expertise.
Involved in the analysis and development of campaigns and events across each platform:
Work with Digital Merchandising, Category Planning, Programming & Alt Channels to shape on and off air events, campaigns, promotions and sales opportunities.
Provide detailed analysis of stock, sales and margin data to support the preparation of future events, campaigns or promotions.
Build effective strategies to ensure healthy inventory management. • Own post mortem business analysis to quantify areas for improvement.
Analyse sales performance and work with buying and category planning to develop an omnichannel approach to execute appropriate actions to increase BAT performance
What You Bring
It’s live television and there are many factors to take into account in planning our sales. You must be adaptabale to live TV challenges. To be successful you need to have experience in sales and inventory analysis, ideally within merchandising or stock management. You will also be commercially minded, creative, numerate and PC literate. Excellent forecasting skills with details oriented mindset.
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