Working at QVC Group means joining a live social shopping company with incredible teams, ambitious projects and amazing careers.
Full time, Permanent
London
Key information
The Merchandise Planner supports QVC UK and is responsible for shaping and delivering robust category plans that balance sales, inventory, airtime and margin, while acting as a strategic business partner to Buying.
About the role
What You'll Do
You will Prepare, monitor and adjust the category business plan within budget across sales, inventory, airtime and margin
You will act as the category planning business partner for Buying, providing insight-led analysis on sales and margin performance
You will review schedules up to four weeks out, proactively recommending changes to optimise sales and manage risk
You'll drive daily trading performance by proposing changes to later airs and identifying cross-category opportunities
You'll manage the product lifecycle, using promotions and airtime strategically and delivering post-event analysis to inform future decisions
Requirements
What You'll Bring
You will have experience with planning, trading, merchandising or commercial analysis, ideally within retail or an omnichannel environment
You will have experience with sales, stock and margin data to influence decisions
You can work collaborating cross-functionally with teams such as Buying, Digital, Programming or Merchandising
You will have a commercial mindset with the ability to balance short-term trading actions and longer-term category strategy
You will understand product seasonality and seeing through the eyes of the customer
