Purchasing Specialist, Lead

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.

We are a leading outdoor retail ecommerce company specializing in providing high-quality outdoor gear, apparel, and accessories to adventure enthusiasts worldwide. With a strong commitment to customer satisfaction and a wide range of products from renowned brands, we aim to empower outdoor enthusiasts to embark on their next adventure with confidence. This individual manages all aspects of the PO writing and tracking processes. The Purchasing Specialist – Lead, will work independently running the day-to-day operations to ensure that writing and tracking POs are meeting the brand standards. Follows up with business partners and vendors to resolve all PO related issues in a timely manner. This position will manage the Purchasing Specialist to ensure the POs process is efficient and accurate.

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 Purchasing Manager.

What you get to do every day:

• Creates and updates purchase orders and submits them to vendors on a daily basis.
• Manages vendor performance and assists merchants in evaluating issues and opportunities.
• Monitors open purchase orders to ensure that all merchandise ordered is shipped and received.
• Ensures dates, quantities, and pricing on confirmations and/or invoices match the details on the Purchase Order
• Maintains PO line level ETA’s and constantly reviews and investigates past due items.
• Assists the Receiving Department in resolving shipment or vendor related issues.
• Communicates issues with vendors and internal business partners and works to improve performance across the supply chain.
• Provides administrative support by maintaining and processing the related paperwork for the buying function and other various duties as needed.
• Alert internal teams when shipping overages and/or shortages are above the standard acceptable tolerance
• Sources product from alternate suppliers as required when specific products are no longer available or backordered from the primary vendor, mostly distribution partners.
• Updates and validates the in-house product data such as status codes, descriptions, and attributes.
• Track marketplace shipments and returns
• Update marketplace product data to keep products available to sell
• Update and validate the in-house data such as status codes, descriptions, attributes, and pricing
• Maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure they deliver on commitments per agreement with them
• Prioritize workload for the team based on company initiatives, i.e. shift PO Specialists to assist with SKU setup during high SKU setup periods
• Provides additional support to Purchasing Specialists as needed
  
  

What you bring to the role:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One to three years of previous experience purchasing or three to five years in related business experience. Accounting/Bookkeeping or Direct industry experience is an added plus.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to perform math without the use of a calculator and general understanding of business/finance in order to make good decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written English.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Extremely detailed oriented and able to think outside the box.
• Passion for the outdoors and knowledge of outdoor activities, trends, and customer needs.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• 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
• Paid Holidays
• Birthday off with pay!
• Pet Insurance
• Generous employee discounts
  
  

What our interview process looks like:

• 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.
  
  

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