Associate Buyer
CSC Generation • Cottonwood Heights, UT58d • Hybrid
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Associate Buyer
CSC Generation•Cottonwood Heights, UT
•Hybrid
About The Position
You support category strategy, build your own vendor relationships, and develop the analytical instincts that define a great buyer — this is where buying careers are made at Backcountry. As Associate Buyer, you will own your PO process independently, contribute a meaningful point of view to assortment decisions, and represent Backcountry confidently in routine vendor conversations within your first 6–12 months. This is a lean team. You will own a lot, move fast, and make decisions with full end-to-end responsibility.
Requirements
- 2–3 years of relevant merchandising, buying, or inventory management experience
- Solid foundation in Retail Math and Buying Fundamentals
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; Excel proficiency required
- Excellent organizational skills and extreme attention to detail
- Strong analytical skills; comfortable interpreting sales and inventory data
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable using AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or similar); able to prompt effectively and validate outputs
Nice To Haves
- Passion for outdoor activities and knowledge of outdoor gear and apparel
Responsibilities
- Assist in seasonal assortment selection including pricing, category and brand mix, and inventory planning; analyze historical sales data and market trends to contribute a point of view to assortment decisions
- Manage day-to-day vendor communication; participate in seasonal term negotiations, discounts, and promotional windows with guidance from senior team members
- Mark vendor catalogs for SKU/PO worksheet creation; build POs (Qty/Dollar/Style Allocation, Size/Color Breakout) under tight deadlines and ensure on-time submission; manage PO edits, past dues, and pre-season and ASAP builds with growing independence
- Support the promotional calendar with SKU selection, rules page review, and QA; react to promotional performance and contribute a point of view on what is and is not working
- Work with the Planner on pre-season inventory allocation, in-season sell-through tracking, and pricing strategy for slow movers
- Review and optimize product presentation on site pages including color thumbnails, boost and sort order, cross-sells, backorder management, and site taxonomy and facets
- Use AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or similar) to analyze assortment performance, research competitive positioning, draft promotional briefs, and streamline PO workflows; validate outputs before applying them
- Support Assistant Buyers on administrative and operational processes; collaborate with Buyers and Sr. Buyers to execute shared category goals
Benefits
- Paid time off policies
- 401(k) match
- medical/dental/vision
- a variety of supplemental policies
- employee discounts across our portfolio of brands
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Career Level
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