At Backcountry, our mission is to connect people to their passions. Our four online stores—Backcountry, Competitive Cyclist, MotoSport and, SteepandCheap—aim to supply our customers with the gear, knowledge, and inspiration necessary to get out there and chase down life’s greatest moments. We do this by providing the biggest and best assortment of premium outdoor products, superior shopping experience, personalized Gearhead expertise, lightning-fast and accurate fulfillment, and inspirational, informative, and community-centered content. 
The Associate Buyer – Hard Goods works with the Merchandising team to achieve the financial goals of the following Hard Goods, Camp business. This role is challenging – above and beyond the day-to-day responsibilities, you’ll have a big role within a fast-paced team.  This position will report into the Divisional Merchandise Manager, Hard Goods.
This is a hybrid role with 3 days a week in our headquarters in Park City, UT. What you get to do every day: Assortment Selection: pricing, category/brand mix, and seasonal selection of inventory for the categoryVendor Management and Negotiations: discounts, terms, pricing policies, promotional periods, PO compliance and issues management, image use, price-matching, and special/exclusive buysPO Management: marks vendor catalogs for SKU/PO worksheet creation, building POs (Qty/Dollar/Style Allocation, Size/Color Breakout) and ensures on time submission to vendors, timely management of PO edits, past dues and carries out all PO type builds and maintenance (Pre-season, ASAP)Promotions: Works with Marketing to brainstorm/hindsight Promo concepts and performance and helps to set up the promotional cadence for the category. Picks SKU’s/links and reviews all rules pages. QA promo functionality, review and react to performance, and identify risks in promotional calendar.Pricing: Works with the Planner to set the Pre-season pricing strategy, in-line/in-Season pricing (promo periods, price matching, promotional calendar management), manage end of season price-break dates, communicate all in-season and end of season price breaks to marketing team and is responsible for assignment to the promotional calendar.Inventory Management: Works with the Planner to establish Preseason PO Receipt Flow, Preseason inventory allocation, set in season sell-through targets, pricing strategy for slow movers, moving aged and toxic inventory, manages Return to Vendor (RTV) and mark-down dollar requests with vendor, and ensures inventory management strategy aligned with company-wide financial goalsOnline Merchandising: reviews/optimizes color thumbnail displayed on PLP and Search pages, oversees the boosting/sort order for responsible brands/categories, sets up Cross Sell/Up Sells tools, manages Backorders, review and optimizes site taxonomy and facets, and utilized Kit Calculator as required per categoryWhat you bring to the role: 1-3 years of relevant Industry Merchandising and Buying experienceExpertise in outdoor brands and merchandising preferredExperience with Camping, Fishing and Water Sports Merchandise preferredWillingness and ability to travel to as neededSolid foundation of Retail Math and Buying FundamentalsProficient in Microsoft Office (proficiency in Excel a must)Excellent organizational skills and extreme attention to detailExcellent written and verbal communication skillsStrong analytical skillsOutstanding time management skillsAbility to perform under pressure and prioritize competing tasks/initiativesWhat’s in it for you? PTO  Medical/Dental/Vision and a variety of supplemental policies available  Company 401K match Company Health Spending Account (HSA) match Company provides group life insurance at no cost  COBRA reimbursement for salaried employees until health insurance eligible  Paid Holidays  Birthday off with pay! Pet Insurance Generous employee discounts What our interview process looks like: Depending on the position, our application and interview process may vary, but here are some of the ways we get to know you better: