Buyer, Apparel and Accessories

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 Buyer of Apparel and Accessories is responsible for sourcing premium outdoor accessories 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! 

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 DMM – Men’s Apparel and Accessories.

• 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 
• 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 
• 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. 
• 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) 
• 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.
• Product development: Work closely with our owned brands product and development teams to build the best in class assortment of private label accessories product.

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

• 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 

• Depending on the position, our application and interview process may vary, but here are some of the ways we get to know you better: 
• 📞 Step 1: Match most of the requirements and qualifications for the position? We want to chat. A recruiter will reach out to you via email to schedule some time to learn more about our company and get to know you better. Remember, you’re also interviewing us! 
• 📝 Step 2: Our assessments (if applicable to the role) measure your analytical and business acumen. We use them to better understand your expertise. Each person interviewing for the same role receives the same assessment, which helps us evaluate candidates equally and consistently. 
• 👩🏽‍💻Step 3: Virtual or in-person interviews depending on your location. Our hiring team will learn more about your prior experience and challenges you’ve faced. Be prepared with detailed examples. Concise and well-organized answers are ideal. 
• ✍🏽 Step 4: Offer! This is where things get really exciting. We gather all data from your interviews and conduct a final review. If qualified for the position, your recruiter will connect with you via phone to present a verbal offer we know you’ll be excited about. 

CSC Generation Holdings family of brands provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. 

CSC Generation Holdings family of brands is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, CSC Generation will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact hrbenefits@cscshared.com