Hybrid Manager, Store Planning – Temporary

at Arc'teryx Equipment

• Job title: Manager, Store Planning – Temporary
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: CA$106,000 - CA$146,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, North Vancouver, Canada

About the role

• Manager of Store Planning at Arc'teryx connects store sales to merchandise plans. Leading store location planning and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Building and leading a high performing Store Planning team including headcount and budget management, team development and aligning department goals with company strategic objectives
• Developing our store-level sales planning tools and end to end processes
• Evolving and refining our seasonal clustering tools and processes
• Collaborating with Merchandise Planning on their buy planning at a store cluster level including sales contribution, APS planning and unit investment
• Collaborating with Commercial, and Store Development on New Store Openings and optimizations through site selection, floor plan review and product assortment assignment
• Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing throughout the Arc’teryx supply chain

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in Merchandise Planning, Allocations, Merchandising or a related sales planning function (EG: FP&A) along with 2+ years of leadership experience
• You have a degree in Business, Math, Statistics, or another relevant field
• You have experience working in a vertical retailer, preferably in the apparel or outdoor industry
• You have firsthand experience or familiarity with the core activities we build product for (trail, snow, climb)
• You are adept at using data and market insights to drive alignment and decision-making
• You excel at leading in all directions and collaborating cross-functionally
• You have experience presenting to all organizational levels and can build and adapt content for each audience
• You have experience working within an I2C/GTM calendar and meeting pre-existing deliverables
• You have demonstrated experience in process implementation and improvement, change management and have a high degree of perseverance
• You lead from a place of empathy, are comfortable giving and receiving feedback and strive for continual improvement in the work of your team.
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• 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