Buyer - Home (maternity cover)

Working at QVC Group means joining a live social shopping company with incredible teams, ambitious projects, and amazing career opportunities. 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 Buyer supports QVC Italy and will be responsible for sourcing, purchasing and merchandising a specific product range in a timely and efficient manner, in order to maximize the company’s net profit contribution. Where You'll Work This role is hybrid and will require you to be onsite in Brugherio (MB) several days per month; onsite days are predetermined and standard across the company. This is a full-time temporary contract - maternity cover. What You'll Do Reporting to the Home Buying Manager, you will: Source, select, and secure a suitable range of products for QVC that fits the target market. Negotiate the best possible prices and conditions. Work closely with the Planning team to review product performance, and to plan and grow the product range. Monitor inventory levels, taking accountability for the return-to-supplier process. Meet regularly with suppliers to review product performance. What You'll Bring At least 2–3 years of experience as a home retail buyer. A degree in Economics or equivalent; excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel; expertise in “home textiles” is highly appreciated. Strong negotiation and sourcing skills. A proactive mindset, strong personal accountability and adaptability in a fast-paced environment. Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate successfully across teams. Fluency in English and Italian. INDIT #LI-DM1 Salary: 31.200,00 € - 39.000,00 € 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. 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 for assistance. 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.