Associate Buyer – Hard Goods

At Backcountry, our mission is to connect people to their passions. Our four online stores—Backcountry, Competitive Cyclist, Moto Sport and, Steepand Cheap—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.

• Assortment Selection: pricing, category/brand mix, and seasonal selection of inventory for the category
• Vendor Management and Negotiations: discounts, terms, pricing policies, promotional periods, PO compliance and issues management, image use, price-matching, and special/exclusive buys
• PO 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 goals
• Online 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 optimize site taxonomy and facets, and utilized Kit Calculator as required per category

• 1-3 years of relevant Industry Merchandising and Buying experience
• Expertise in outdoor brands and merchandising preferred
• Experience with Camping, Fishing and Water Sports Merchandise 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

Joining the CSC Generation family of brands isn’t just about having a seat at the table—it’s about helping redesign the table entirely. You’ll be challenged, stretched, and supported as you grow faster than you thought possible. In 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, you’ll build a modern tech stack that sets you apart in any industry.
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