Merchandise Buyer

2 days ago

Atlanta, United States Qurate Retail Group Full time

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

As our Furniture/Casegoods Buyer at Ballard Designs you will manage furniture categories. You will need a customer first approach and will provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Experience with the customer, detailed knowledge of the brand and results, competitive intelligence, and constant awareness of both macro and market trends are the major priorities.

  • You will hybrid and located in Atlanta, GA
Who We Are

Since 1982, Ballard Designs has offered a unique curation of home furnishings and dcor from all periods and provenance. Its designers travel the world for inspiration, translating the latest trends in fashion, color and style into finely crafted products not found anywhere else. Ballard Designs is part of the Cornerstone brands - four interactive, aspirational home and apparel lifestyle brands that deliver inspirations that help customers enjoy, enhance and celebrate life.
  • You will have the opportunity merchandise across multiple channels to maximize sales, margins and inventory turnover while promoting brand image and product quality.
  • You will report to our Sr Director.
Your Impact
  • You will create and lead the furniture assortment strategy by making and influencing decisions at every stage of the product lifecycle; from inspiration to launch; initial line plan to design and then sourcing, planning, and pricing, product placement and improving sales.
  • Partner with the Director of Furniture and VP of Merchandising to develop and implement business strategies that maximize sales, margins, and inventory productivity. Build category specific Assortment Architecture through Seasonal Assortment plans.
  • In partnership with design and sourcing, initiates and develops a unique, proprietary, and focused product assortment that delivers quality, improves productivity, has price/value relationship, and delivers on financial goals.
  • Partner with Planning to agree on final assortment, create collection plans and work with new receipt budgets to maximize main areas of the business and achieves the financial targets of the category and total brand. Together, planning and merchants guide in season results, maximizing opportunities while mitigating risk.
What You Bring
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred in Merchandising, Marketing, or related field.
  • 3+ years Merchandising, Buying, Sourcing or Planning experience
  • Experience in a vertically integrated retailer, with demonstratable success in product creativity and financial results
  • You will have a understanding of sales analysis and financial metrics that relate to your business.


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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.

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