Sr. Assistant Buyer

As a Sr. Assistant Buyer in the Haircare, Color & Prestige office, you will have exposure supporting an array of categories such as Prestige Color and Skincare. This is an office where you will have the opportunity to work with National Brands and multiple categories. We are looking for another positive team member to contribute to our team's success.

The Sr Assistant Buyer position is development role within our Buying career path that supports the buying office with executing products through the pipeline. You will learn and master daily office functions including but not limited to item creation, purchase order creation, quality assurance processes and inventory management. The Sr Assistant Buyer will learn the vision of the Buyer. A successful assistant buyer will learn to analyze the business results and select products based on relevant trends and existing inventory. The Sr Assistant Buyer will learn negotiation skills and develop relationships with cross-functional departments. The Sr Assistant Buyer will become versed in the importance of vendor relationships and gain exposure to the vendor negotiation process. A strong sense of urgency, an ability to prioritize multiple tasks at once and a curiosity to learn are essential to the role.

Your Impact

• Learn and assist with multi-platform plans that will deliver sales, productivity, adjusted gross margin, achievement rates and inventory plans.  
• Learn how to curate unique products/assortments while developing storytelling that illustrates a product’s features and benefits and how it will impact the customer’s life.
• Develop connections and a network with internal cross-functional partners to help deliver on buying objectives. 
• Establish vendor relationships and educate vendors on buying area practices and needs.
• Manage day-to-day office functions.

What You Bring

• 0-2 years buying experience

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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