Working for one of the largest wholesale distributors of outdoor products and climbing gear definitely has its perks. With a team that is driven by raw passion and a pure love for the outdoors, Liberty Mountain strives to provide a work environment that feeds the team’s craving for adventure. 

With a mantra of “Everything For The Outdoors,” Liberty Mountain has been distributing some of the finest recreational gear for over 60 years. The Liberty Mountain team prides itself in serving the industry with dedication, hard work, integrity, quality, and great customer service. 

With employment opportunities in Sandy, UT and Montoursville, PA, Liberty Mountain is looking for passionate individuals to be a part of the team. Please send your cover letter and resume to the hiring manager of the position you are pursuing found below. 

Liberty Mountain believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants, or job seekers because of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, or any other protected group status as defined by the laws.

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Buyer
Sandy, UT Full Time Exempt Position

Job Description:
Manage several product categories with the goal of growing category sales.  Select the products and brands to be offered in each category.  Target and approach new brands to be added to Liberty Mountain’s offerings.  Build and manage vendor relationships.  Resolve vendor problems.  Negotiate programs with vendors.  Prepare product information for website and catalog presentation with emphasis on improving the web content and utility.  Analyze historical sales information and use that data to adjust inventory reorder pints and forecast new and existing item sales.

Qualifications and Skills:
Required Education: Bachelor degree or equivalent experience

Skills/Knowledge:

• Excellent computer skills are necessary. 
• Proficiency with Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Data management and reporting skills.
• Experience developing web content and marketing products online.
• Good understanding of business math and an ability to convert sales data into a demand curve.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with outdoor equipment and its usage.
• Ability to discuss issues diplomatically.
• Ability to work quickly and independently.
• Ability to: focus and stay on task with tedious data entry, to work a problem through to completion, and to cover all the details.
• Excellent prioritization skills and ability to focus on priorities first despite squeaky wheels.
• Great interpersonal skills including the ability to guide coworkers on joint tasks.
• Instinct for when there are opportunities to renegotiate or improve a program.

Responsibilities & Requirements

• Maintain a high in stock rate for assigned categories by ordering in response to demand, adjusting stock quantities, forecasting, utilizing customer forecasts, writing preorders, and working with vendors to ensure we get appropriate priority.
• Input data to organize and locate inventory in Navision (our ERP), and operate spreadsheets.
• Write concise and complete product descriptions for web and catalog publication taking the most pertinent information from that provided by vendors.  In some cases creating descriptions fromminimal information provided by vendors or gleaned from other sources including personal experience.
• Merchandise items on the web and input pertinent search terms.  Organize and add other relevant information such as specifications, videos, instructions, reviews, accessories, and images.
• Support sales with expert product knowledge and assistance with product recommendations.
• Negotiates prices, discounts, terms, and transportation arrangements for merchandise.
• Work with sales and purchasing personnel to obtain information about customer needs and preferences.
• Examine, select, order, and purchase merchandise consistent with quality, specification requirements and other factors.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency in current processes or procedures.
• During the new product selection season (Sept – Jan) substantial long hourswill be required to meet weekly and monthly deadlines.
  

Please email resumes to hr@libertymountain.com

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IT Help Desk Technician
Sandy, UT – Part-time Position

Liberty Mountain is looking for an IT Help Desk Technician who can help employees with issues on their individual systems, as well as troubleshoot company wide issues. Experience in both PCs and Macs is required, and experience in networking will be an advantage. We are looking for someone who would work 15-20 hours on site per week.

Responsibilities
The position’s responsibilities are to:

• Diagnose software and hardware problems and quickly resolve issues, whether PC or Mac.
• Prioritize issues that are logged and process through those in order of importance.
• Update systems with the latest patches and security updates.
• Resolve printing issues.
• Troubleshoot networking and downtime issues.
• Isolate performance issues to determine root causes for resolution.
• Communicate work accomplished and escalate any issues that cannot be quickly resolved.

Qualifications
Technically speaking, candidates should have the following:

• Ability to independently solve varying tech support issues and research complex ones as needed.
• A deep understanding of both Mac and PC hardware and operating systems.
• At least two years of related experience, or a combination of relevant education and experience.
• Preferred: Familiarity with networking infrastructure, printers, Microsoft software, VPN software, Dynamics NAV, security, servers, remote desktop support, and SQL support.

Culturally speaking
Candidates should have the following:

• An approachable demeanor so that coworkers feel comfortable asking for assistance.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Empathy to help build strong working relationships.
• Proven habits of organization and reliability.
• A passion for working in the outdoor industry.
• The desire to learn and grow technical skills.
• Ability to solve problems independently and be proactive.

Please email resumes to HR@libertymountain.com

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Territory Sales Representative
Full Time Exempt Position

Opening available in Sandy, UT

Job Description:
Develop, maintain, and manage customer relations and sales of a given territory in respect to the Liberty Mountain structure, mission statement, and motto by visiting accounts, giving clinics,  prebooking orders and producing a.s.a.p. orders, while creating a profitable and growing business for both the Customer and Liberty Mountain.

Qualifications and Skills:
Required Education: Bachelor degree or equivalent experience

Work Experience: Preferred 1- 2 years of Outdoor Industry Sales

Skills and General Experience: Communication, Customer  Service, Meeting SalesGoals,Closing Skills,Territory Management, Prospecting Skills, Negotiation, Self-Confidence, ProductKnowledge, Presentation Skills, Client Relationships, and Motivation for Sales. Have knowledge and be a user of Outdoor equipment.  Advanced Microsoft Office and general computer skills are preferred.

Responsibilities & Requirements:

• Develop territories by entering orders, taking calls,pre-booking orders, account prospecting and producing a.s.a.p. orders.  Manage backorders effectively and in a timely manner.
• Maintain contact and organize visits/clinics with store buyers and employees to increase their knowledge, sales, and selection of Liberty Mountain products.
• Participate in setting and accomplishing sales goals for territory.
• Efficiently import and process sales orders submitted through avenues including website, email, phone, and the occasional fax.
• Create new customers and opportunities for sales growth within the territory and company.
• Provide exceptional customer service by maintaining, retaining, and growing the existing customer base while also finding new customers to add to the overall business creating sales growth within territories and company.
• Resolve complaints in a professional and empathetic way.
• Proactively monitor and communicate with customers regarding MAP pricing.  Investigate pricing and vendor policy compliance issues.
• Report frequently to sales management regarding sales data, new customers, customer visits/clinics, customer feedback, recommendations, sales opportunities and any other pertinent information.
• Help with preparation and attend industry trade shows if needed throughout the year.  Mandatory visittoOutdoorRetailer twice a year, Winter and Summer shows.
• Work on special projects and other specifically assigned duties with sales management to help generate new sales and customer retention.
• Recommend to management improvements in product, packaging, shipping methods, service and procedures to prevent future complaints of a similar nature.
• As a Full-time employee of Liberty Mountain the expectations will be a minimum of a 40-hour work week, maintain a clean and proper representation, treat all information with utmost respect and confidentiality, represent exclusively Liberty Mountain and its exclusive product lines, and share all information with sales management pertinent to the company’s success.

The territory is monitored on a monthly basis paying commissions at the end of each calendar month.  Sales representatives are required to maintain theirown reports and monitor their day-to-day duties and responsibilities and report to sales management.  The sales representatives will also have, including weekly and monthly evaluations as needed, an annual review with sales management to cover their strengths/accomplishments and weakness/things to work on.

The company will provide marketing and strategic planning in order to provide a growing environment continually producing the potential for pay increases through the commission pay structure.

The sales representative is an extremely valuable part of the Liberty Mountain sales force, as they will not only have interaction with accounts in their territories, but will assist with accounts throughout all territories and special projects from the sales management team.

Liberty Mountain will be ever increasing its exposure with the industry and will have new opportunities with trade shows, traveling, and clinics.  Representatives of Liberty Mountainshould always be willing to accept new responsibilities as they may come up.

Please email resumes to hr@libertymountain.com

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Buyer's Assistant
Sandy, UT Part Time Non- Exempt Position

Job Description:
This employee will perform entry-level purchasing functions and assist purchasing personnel in the efficient procurement of goods and services.

Responsibilities:

Duties of this position include but are not limited to:

• Assisting the Buyers in maintaining procurement documents in a systematic and auditable fashion
• Create item numbers for each product in our ERP (Navision)
• Write clear and concise item descriptions
• Gather product information
• Confirm Purchase Orders and assist with product delivery deadlines
• Must be a team player and able to work on various projects concurrently
  

Qualifications and Skills:

• Required: High school diploma
• Preferred: Some college or current college student

Skills/ Knowledge:

• Some knowledge of the outdoors and outdoor gear
• Excellent computer skills are necessary
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Data Management and reporting Skills
• Attention to detail
• Good verbal and written communication skills
  
  

Please email resumes to hr@libertymountain.com

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Accounts Payable Clerk
Sandy, UT Full Time Exempt Position

Job Description:
Generally responsible for processing invoices and issuing payments. A number of related tasks are included in this function.

Qualifications and Skills:
Required education: High school diploma

Preferred education: Some college related to Accounting

Work experience: Preferred 1-2 years of Accounts Payable and/or General Accounting

Skills and General Experience:

• Working experience in accounting
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles
• Ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
• Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers
• Proficiency in English
• Computer proficiency. Experience with MS Office programs required
• Work well on a team in a collaborative environment
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to problem solve

Please email resumes to hr@libertymountain.com

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Warehouse Clerk
Sandy, UT & Montoursville, PA - Part-time Non-Exempt Position

Liberty Mountain is regularly looking for energetic, friendly, honest, and hard-working people to fill part-time positions in our Sandy, UT and Montoursville, PA warehouses. The position pays $8.50 per hour to start and will consist of 20-30 hours of labor a week. Work schedules are flexible between 8am-6pm Monday through Friday. This is a great opportunity for students or for anyone looking for a second job. Working for Liberty Mountain includes many perks such as gear discounts. Being an outdoor enthusiast is a plus.

Utah Warehouse Location: 9816 S. Jordan Gateway (500 W.) Sandy, UT 84070
Send your cover letter and resume to Human Resources.

PennsylvaniaWarehouse Location: 680 Fairfield Rd, Montoursville,PA17754
Send your cover letter and resume to Scott Pershall.

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Industrial Professional Sales Representative
Sandy, UT – Full-time Exempt Position

Liberty Mountain is looking for a highly driven and  outgoing Industrial Market Manager to establish and properly represent Professional/Industrial use type products within respective selling channels while creating an educational platform to train in the safety and use of these products.   

Qualifications and Skills: 

• Required Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Preferred: SPRAT / IRATA certification

Responsibilities & Requirements 

• Financial Planning and Strategy
• Marketing Concepts, Positioning 
• People Management
• Territory Management 
• Sales Planning
• Competitive Analysis
• Understanding the Customer
• Understanding the Industrial / Professional market(s) 
• Product Development
• Client Relationships
• Creative Services

Responsibilities & Requirements 

• Entrepreneurial - Self-starter who likes to figure out what to do rather than have someone dictate structure.   Be comfortable in thriving in low structure environment.  Prepare annual sales forecast for territory and participate in long term planning. Follow up on sales leads, prepare basic quotations, make pricing recommendations, and communicate application requirements and specifications to others to prepare complex quotations, and follow up and report on all quotations in a timely manner.
• Relationship Building - Must be good at meeting people.  Must be comfortable with and like to get acquainted with people and establish a solid connection. 
• Teaching Ability - Enjoy teaching and explaining things in details.  Gear knowledge is extremely important as the position requires the applicant to teach to working professionals in an industrial atmosphere.  Must understand gear, how it is used, and be confident talking about it.  Promote and participate in customer seminars, workshops and trainings.
• Network Ability – Building a Network specific to the industry is mandatory.  Must have the ability to maintain and build this Network. Bonus if a Network is already in place.
• Sales Channel – Identify sales channel independent of Outdoor industry.  Search out short and long term business opportunities and create a pricing structure able to conform to varying types of customer price levels.   Identify current customer within database.  Search out new customers, resellers and direct business.  Work with organizations like ACCT and SPRAT, etc.
• Certification/Product knowledge - Must be and/or become an expert authority in standards and certificates (NFPA, OSHA, ANSI, CE and EN) and be familiar with all US methods and standards.  Should be able to communicate any adaptations needed with European products in order to improve overall product range.  Provide feedback to have all products conform with US methods and standards where applicable.
• Become knowledgeable with competing product in order to properly create detailed selling points and advantages.
• Training – Build training programs within the company and industry.   Ability to develop different experts and channels in different fields: Special Ops, Military, Oil, Wind, Helicopter, Fire, Tower, Off shore, Mining, Construction, Movie and commercials, etc. Build up network of additional knowledgeable instructors to be able to train, travel and sell products.  Build up potential training facilities.
• Shows – Schedule, coordinate and represent products at shows, clinic, events and any applicable training opportunities.  Identify and attend shows and training seminars specific to the industry.
• Communication – Must have excellent communications skills.  Provide frequent updates and follow up notes within the company.  Work not only with sales department but also buying department to provide valuable feedback to our vendors.
• Complete monthly expense reports and monitor expenditures to minimize overall costs.
• Prepare a weekly itinerary and complete a highlighted call report for Sales Director
• Keep Point of Sale database and opportunities current and customer files organized
• Travel – Travel is required

Please email resumes to HR@libertymountain.com

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