Buyer, Youth Apparel Jobs

POSITION TITLE: Buyer – Youth Apparel

REPORTS TO: VP, Merchandising

LOCATION : Onsite at our Park City, Utah Headquarters office

Our Backcountry.com Merchandising team is responsible for sourcing premium Outdoor clothing and gear for our e-commerce and retail store channels. The work they do is key to achieving financial goals within the company. If you want a fast-paced work environment with the opportunity to buy the gear you love, this could be your job!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Inventory Management: Reviews SKU/Brand/Category performance for future opportunities, establishes receipt flow, sets sell-through targets, works with Planning on an exit strategy for slow movers. Manages inventory through ASAPs (re-orders) and Edits (order reductions).
• PO Management: Creates spreadsheets for SKU/PO worksheet creation, builds POs (Qty/Dollar/Style Allocation, Size/Color Breakout) under fast deadlines and ensures submission to vendors.
• Team Management: ensures utilization and development of Associate and Assistant Buyer(s), works closely with Planning partner and departmental team to ensure all initiatives and goals are met
• Assortment Building: Sources & assesses merchandise for the Backcountry customer, taking into account market trends as well as current & historical selling history.
• Vendor Relationships & Negotiations: Actively fosters/creates vendor relationships, negotiates discounts, terms, and promotional windows.
• Promotions: Works closely with the Marketing to create a selling strategy for inventory, brainstorms promotion concepts, identifying types of promotions and building calendar with marketing, reviews and reacts to performance, reviews boosting/sort order for promotions, ensures our assortment is visually merchandised to maximize sales.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Pro-active and decisive, can make informed decisions quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (proficiency in Excel a must)
• Strong analytical skills; effective negotiator
• Firm understanding of Retail Math and Fundamentals
• Outstanding time management skills; ability to prioritize competing tasks/initiatives
• Team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 3-5 years of Buying experience necessary; e-commerce and/or industry experience preferred
• Excellent organizational skills and extreme attention to detail
• Willingness and ability to travel to as needed

About Backcountry

Seek it. Find it. Send it. We help customers seek the perfect gear for their backcountry, find their awe, and send it their way. Through our five brands—Backcountry, Competitive Cyclist, MotoSport, Bergfreunde, and Steep&Cheap—we give our customers the gear, knowledge, and inspiration they need to chase life’s greatest moments. We foster local outdoor communities around the locations of our expanding number of retail stores, and we’re actively creating a more inclusive and equitable outdoors for all through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives.

We’re a company of Gearheads and we offer personalized expertise at every level of the organization. This means we curate the best assortment of premium gear and apparel, a premium shopping experience, personalized Gearhead advice, super-fast and accurate fulfillment, and aspirational and informative content.

We take growth and personal fulfillment seriously. For our employees—aka, our Herd—this means career growth potential and the ability to take ownership and make an impact daily. We offer perks like an exceptional gear discount, an annual summer Adventure Contest, summer barbecues, and a pet-friendly office.

When you join the Backcountry Herd, you join a crew that is passionate about their jobs and equally stoked on the outdoors. Pre-dawn skintrack laps are the norm, MTB rides are our lunch break, and you’ll regularly find coworkers hitting the trail together post-work. Benefits are competitive and include medical, dental, vision, and disability & life insurance, parental leave, 401(k) matching, Flexible Spending or Health Savings Account.

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