Area Manager, Operations Planning

QVC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Working at QVC Group means joining a live social shopping company with incredible teams, ambitious projects and amazing careers. 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 Area Manager, Operations Planning supports QVC and HSN, and will identify staffing schedules for all distribution functions based on the 21 day plan provided. Our onsite Operations Planning Support Specialists and Operations Planning Assistant roles will directly report to you. You will work onsite at the Bethlehem, PA location working first shift Monday- Friday and report to the Scheduling Manager. Where You'll Work This role is onsite and will require you to work from our Bethlehem, PA FC daily. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

Requirements

Analytical experience required with 1- 3 years scheduling experience
Operational experience associated with the site activity to include an understanding of workflow processing with 1-year experience.
Working knowledge of Excel is required
Background in staff planning and forecast development
Bachelor's or University Degree, or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

Work with site management and the corporate analysis group on developing all operations staff schedules based on the staffing plan.
Identify base, seasonal, flex, and overtime needs for all direct and indirect positions.
Conduct employee schedule preference bids consistent with the site base scheduling requirements.
Develop computer-based models for staffing and operations to maximize production.
Work with corporate forecasting and analysis group by communicating varying assumptions and deviations to the staff plan/forecast (absenteeism, vacations and meetings).