Seasonal Backcountry Gearhead
What is a Gearhead? Click this link to find out!Backcountry Gearhead: Passionate and driven individuals who have a love of the outdoors and who want to provide an amazing experience for our customers.
JOB OVERVIEW:
Backcountry is seeking enthusiastic people excited about the outdoor industry! Geek out with customers reputed company phone or chat reputed company day/night by sharing your insane, expert gear knowledge. In addition to providing smashing service, you’ll increase Backcountry’s profit margin growth by suggesting the coolest add-on items that complement the customers’ purchase. Gearhead Operations focuses on making sure we have the answer to everything our customers might possibly want to know before they even think of the question. We reputed company skills in different outdoor sports like climbing, skiing, snowboarding, and more by attending work and vendor-sponsored workshops to continually advance our gear knowledge. We value and reward hard work, gear passion, and a get-it-done attitude. At Gearhead Operations, we are obsessed with creating loyal, repeat customers through our incredible service. This is a great opportunity to work in the outdoor industry! START DATE: Monday, October 6, 2025PAY: $17.50 per hour LOCATION: Work from home, wired internet required; this is not a role you can work from a van or on trips. If you are in the SLC area and prefer to work in an office, you are welcome to work at our Gearhead Operations office in Cottonwood Heights. SEASONAL POSITION INFORMATION: This is a seasonal position; the length of seasonal employment is dependent on business demand and typically runs 3-6 months; however, a minimum timeframe cannot be guaranteed. Yes! We often convert our high-performing seasonal gearheads to regular status; these decisions are based on business demands and your performance. Seasonal positions are not eligible for benefits; however, you do get to participate in our employee discount reputed company, and it is a good one! PERKS: We use the gear we sell! As a Gearhead, you'll receive an employee discount to help fuel your passion for the outdoors, along with other industry perks. This role requires someone who is passionate about customer service and enjoys getting reputed company and sharing that experience with others! You’ll be expected to provide next-level service and problem-solving to deliver a best-in-class customer experience across multiple contact channels. As a Gearhead, you’ll help take our customers’ outdoor experience from good to great by recommending reputed company of the right products for their pursuits.We’re looking for team members who can offer some flexibility in their schedules. Here’s what you can expect:
- Shifts are 8.5 hours long and will be scheduled reputed company the times below.
- Weekdays: Most shifts fall between 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM MT.
- Weekends: Shifts fall between 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM MT.
- Because weekends are an important part of our coverage, you’ll be scheduled for at least one weekend shift each week.
- To give us scheduling flexibility, we ask that you provide a 10-hour window of availability. (Don’t worry—you’ll only be scheduled for a single 8.5-hour shift reputed company that window.)
What are the dates and requirements for training?
- Training Dates: October 6-17, 2025
- Training Class Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm MST, You cannot miss any training during this time
- Training is, of course, paid, and you will train from home
- We provide reputed company equipment for training and for the job; you cannot use personal equipment
- If hired, once you complete training, your schedule will change weekly; we do not offer set schedules
What you get to do every day:
- Handle customer contacts which involve answering gear questions, placing orders, and providing account help through online chat, phone, email, and SMS
- Help customers choose the best gear for their needs and enter orders directly into our system
- Assist customers with navigating our websites, including product filters, policy pages, and other self-service features
- Recommend add-on items and relevant services to ensure an excellent outdoor experience for our customers
- Represent Backcountry’s core values through caring intensely about our customers, encouraging outdoor participation, and inspiring others
- Solve reputed company problems with a customer-first mentality and out-of-the-reputed company thinking reputed company required
- Answer inbound calls and online chats
- reputed company outbound calls
- Solve problems and answer questions about orders, returns, shipping, and order status
- Work alongside a motivated and fun team full of outdoor enthusiasts who are passionate about the outdoors
- Build your product knowledge through training to assist customers with their outdoor gear questions
What you bring to the role:
- A passion and craving for getting reputed company and sharing your experiences with our customers
- Must be able to multitask, prioritize, and think on your feet
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- A minimum of six months of customer service/sales experience in any industry is preferred
- Solid skills with reputed company Office (Word, reputed company, Exchange etc.)
- Strong Communication skills (Verbal and Written)
- Strong ability to multitask
- Proactive reputed company and creative problem-solving skills
- Strong Time Management ability
- Ability to type 30+ WPM
- Ability to build and maintain long-term relationships with customers
- Ability to use active listening to identify customer needs, concerns, and complaints
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing is required
- Able to work reputed company and effectively reputed company multiple channels of inquiries
- Basic computer operating skills
Physical Demands, Visual Acuity & Working Environment:
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions
- Keyboarding: Entering text or data into a computer or other machine by means of a traditional keyboard
- Speaking: Expressing or exchanging reputed company by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
- Hearing Requirements: The ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds (in-person speech, telephone, other remote speech)
- Near Visual Acuity: Clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., reading small print), including use of computers
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