Director, Merchandising – Men’s Apparel, NAM – Arc’teryx

Job Title: Director, Merchandising – Men’s Apparel, NAM

Location: North Vancouver, BC

Job Description: Department: MerchandisingReports to: Senior Vice President, Regional MerchandisingLocation: North Vancouver, BCYour Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:As the Director, Merchandising – Men’s Apparel, you set the regional product and assortment strategy in sync with our global product strategy, and lead a team who create long-range, profitable, seasonal assortments and line plans, the Men’s Apparel product categories. You and your team create new ways of working across product lines and categories to deliver a unique commercialization experience. You build bridges within your teams and cross-functionally to ensure regional Go to Market (GTM) plans are realized, guiding the representation of our product experience through all channels.This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.Meet your future team:The Merchant team is responsible for delivering regional, seasonal product assortments that support the overall global product direction. In partnership with the Product Line Management (PLM) team, Merchants drive company sales, gross margin, and inventory productivity goals, in both our wholesale and vertical channels. This high performing team works closely with the Commercial and Merchandise Planning and Allocations (MP&A) teams to create future seasonal line plans and to maximize in-season sales performance. \nIf you were in the Director, Merchandising – Men’s Apparel role now, here are some of the core activities you would be responsible for:

• Developing and driving long term (5+ year plans) merchandising strategies for all product areas in the Men’s Apparel product category, realizing the creative vision to bring line plans to market
• Leading cross-functionally to stand up new ways of working with on and off-calendar categories
• Leading a Merchandising team to execute both in-season and towards future seasons, while developing a bench of talent for continued growth
• Conducting regional research to maintain expert knowledge of the market – travelling quarterly
• Providing strategic insights regularly; identifying additional product assortment or business growth opportunities
• Leading the GTM process and advising on GTM tools for best-in-class market and consumer (guest) impact
• Bringing our innovation engine in-line by building strategies to trickle-down technology and finding opportunities to accelerate commercialization
• Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing, throughout the Arc’teryx supply chain

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

• Collaborating with leaders cross-functionally to build and test completely new product concepts in emerging market segments
• Exploring new areas for product expansion in partnership with the Creative Team, and building the business case for category expansion
• Collaborating with the Global PLM teams to test new concepts in single markets

Are you our next Director, Merchandising – Men’s Apparel?

• You have 10+ years’ experience in merchandising with a product-led brands, and 5+ years’ experience leading a team
• You are product-obsessed, with a drive for understanding the “why” behind new products, and an unparallel capacity for product knowledge
• You have expertise in driving strategy, line planning and line architecture
• You have a proven track record in developing and leading the execution of a multi-year business strategy
• You have strong presentation skills, comfortable sharing stories and strategies with senior leaders
• You are an influential leader, possessing high emotional intelligence, with the ability to drive alignment across diverse cross-functional groups at all levels of the business
• You have proven people leadership skills and the ability to build, coach and guide a diverse and high performing team You demonstrate tireless integrity in driving excellence to milestones and deliverables
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions, driving organizational excellence through continuous communication
• You thrive on building relationships and creating partnerships across the organization
• You flourish in a fast-growth, entrepreneurial environment and thrive on contributing to our brand and team’s evolution
• You have the ability and willingness to travel internationally
• You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
• You seek the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
• Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it

\n$146,000 – $182,000 a yearA reasonable estimate of the pay range is CAD$146,000 – CAD$182,000 at the time of this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, education and/or training.Please note that the range details above reflect the base pay only and does not include our competitive bonus program and benefits that we offer \nEqual OpportunityArc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.Leave it BetterWe believe that the mountains transform us, that how we adventure matters, and that there’s always a better way.Join us in creating positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world.Live it. Get out there – the mountains make us betterDisruptive evolution. In pursuit of better. Always.Commit. We set bold objectives and see them through.

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