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
- Support the Sourcing team to increase team project capacity & productivity by:
- Facilitate product development to decrease time to market
- Manage suppliers and agents for long-term growth and partnership
- maintain Ballard's established Sourcing business while working to increase quality, standards, and margin for the assigned area
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 the Manager of Sourcing
Your Impact
- Train or maintain training established with each vendor and agent regarding Ballard routines (i.e. drop testing, factory evaluation, product lifecycle process, communications, labeling/ packaging, quality standards, new vendor training, vendor compliance, trips …)
- Facilitate communication with domestic and international partners regarding complex or technical material processes in easy-to-understand terms
- Collaborate with Design, Merchandising & Inventory teams to manage assigned product categories through product development (determine best vendor, price & MOQ negotiation, manage product data, product creation in Epif system)
- Avoid price increases on existing SKUs and look for opportunities to resource products for margin improvement
- Lead our bi-monthly meeting with Merchandising and Inventory teams, ensuring all parties understand product status and timelines
- Ensure that our brand is represented in each product with proper quality, branding, and packaging standards
- Maintain shared files for each vendor and agent inclusive of contact information, history, strengths and weaknesses, factory profile, factory and product digitals
What You Bring
- 2+ years Sourcing/Merchandising experience
- Ability to be detailed and organized.
- International and domestic travel is required.
- Experience using Excel
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.