Associate Buyer – Women's and Youth Soft Goods

Cottonwood Heights, UT - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Backcountry our mission is to connect people to their passions. Our four online storesBackcountry Competitive Cyclist MotoSport and SteepandCheapaim to supply our customers with the gear knowledge and inspiration necessary to get out there and chase down lifes greatest moments. We do this by providing the biggest and best assortment of premium outdoor products a superior shopping experience personalized Gearhead expertise lightning-fast and accurate fulfillment and inspirational informative and community-centered content.

The Associate Buyer Womens and Youth Soft Goods plays a key role on the Merchandising team driving financial results through thoughtful product curation vendor partnerships and strategic inventory this fast-paced and highly collaborative role youll balance creativity with analysisbuilding compelling assortments shaping promotional strategies and ensuring an exceptional customer experience. Reporting to the Sr. Merchandise Manager Womens & Youth this position offers the opportunity to take initiative grow your expertise and contribute to a dynamic evolving business. This role is challenging above and beyond the day-to-day responsibilities youll have a big role within a fast-paced team.

This is a hybrid role with 3 days in our office in Cottonwood Heights Utah.

What you get to do every day:

Assortment Selection: Curate seasonal product assortments balancing pricing category mix brand mix and inventory selection.
Vendor Management & Negotiations: Build and maintain strong vendor relationships handling terms discounts pricing promotional periods compliance image usage price matching and exclusive buys.
Purchase Order (PO) Management: Create and manage purchase orders including SKU setup style/color/size allocation and dollar/quantity planning. Ensure on-time submissions track edits resolve past-due orders and oversee pre-season and ASAP orders.
Pricing & Promotions: Partner with manager to define preseason and in-season pricing and promotional strategies. Build promotional calendars manage cadence select product for campaigns and ensure setup accuracy. Oversee promo functionality price matching in-season price breaks and end-of-season markdowns. Monitor performance communicate updates across teams and identify risks or opportunities to maximize results.
Inventory Management: Align with Planning on preseason receipt flow assortment allocation and sell-through targets. Drive strategies for slow-moving and aged inventory manage vendor RTVs/markdowns and ensure inventory aligns with company financial goals.
Online Merchandising: Optimize product presentation across the site including imagery taxonomy facets and product boosting/sort order. Manage cross-sell and up-sell opportunities and oversee backorders to improve the customer experience.
AI & Automation: Identify opportunities to automate recurring reports and routine analysis using AI tools or workflow platforms and help implement or maintain these solutions. Support the team by suggesting ways technology and automation can make day-to-day tasks faster more accurate and less manual.
This overview isnt exhaustivewere always evolving and your responsibilities will too. Youll have plenty of opportunities to take initiative grow your role and explore new ideas.

What you bring to the role:

2 years of relevant industry merchandising and buying experience
Experience in outdoor brands and merchandising preferred
Willingness and ability to travel to as needed
Solid foundation of retail math and buying fundamentals
Proficient in Microsoft Office (proficiency in Excel a must)
Excellent organizational skills and extreme attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical skills
Outstanding time management skills
Ability to perform under pressure and prioritize competing tasks/initiatives

Whats in it for you Joining Backcountry isnt just about having a seat at the tableits about helping redesign the table entirely. Youll be challenged stretched and supported as you grow faster than you thought addition to competitive compensation we offer:

Executive Access: Work directly with brand CEOs and senior leadership solving real business problems and earning mentorship from top operators.
AI-First Skill Building: Get hands-on with the most advanced AI tools in the market. From automation to prompt engineering youll build a modern tech stack that sets you apart in any industry.
Accelerated Career Path: High performers are quickly entrusted with greater responsibility new challenges and leadership opportunities across our portfolio of brands.
Competitive benefits:Paid time off policies 401(k)/RRSP match medical/dental/vision and a variety of supplemental policies and employee discounts at our portfolio companies

What our interview process looks like:

Step 1: If you align with our vision and meet the qualifications well reach out to schedule a conversation and introduce Backcountry.
Step 2: Youll complete a short AI or product-building challenge so we can understand how you approach problems and execution.
Step 3: Participate in deep-dive interviews with Backcountry leadership focused on your experience product mindset and operational thinking.
Step 4: Offer. Well move fast for the right candidate.

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