Vice President of Merchandising

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

The Vice President of Merchandising is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of the Merchandising team. You will work with the Design team to build the product assortment for all Ballard Designs product categories. You must develop and implement strategies that are consistent with brand goals while maximizing sales and margin growth. Also, they must guide the trajectory of new products to achieve newness and sales targets. You will work with our internal Sourcing team to ensure that Ballard quality, packaging and pricing standards are maintained, while always exploring new ideas to keep us at the forefront of design and quality. You will build financial plans, partnering with the Planning team to keep newness, sku count, margins, MOQs, turns and inventory levels on target.

• You will be located in Atlanta, GA
  
  

Who We Are

Since 1982, Ballard Designs has offered a unique curation of home furnishings and décor 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 report to our President
  
  

Your Impact

• Provide vision and leadership to manage a high-performance team.
• Is a role model or accountability throughout the organization.
• Ensure a culture that builds productive relationships with coworkers, customers, partners, and the community.
• Adapt to changing business conditions insuring financial targets are achieved.
• Incorporate consumer insights as part of business strategy development.
• Lead merchandising assortment processes to maximize retail, digital & print productivity while ensuring a brand appropriate product offering.
• Create a culture where others are valued for motivating their teams.
• Refine departmental processes to more effectively accomplish department goals.
• Work with the inventory planning organization to maximize inventory productivity while achieving agreed to financial goals and service levels.
  
  

What You Bring

• 10+ years buying experience in home industry with success,
• Design to Consumer experience.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Must be available for domestic and international travel.
• Will work within a very dynamic, fast-paced, high-growth related company.
• Experience managing deadlines and achieving results.
  
  

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Merchandising or related field or Associate's Degree and equivalent experience.
  
  

Remote work is not permitted in NYC at this time.

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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.

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