Director, Planning & Allocations - North America

If you were in the Director, Planning & Allocations – NAM role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

Owning the end-to-end planning strategy for Retail and eCommerce DTC across the North American region
Developing annual, seasonal, and long-range plans in alignment with company objectives
Establishing inventory, sales, margin, and productivity targets to support growth and profitability
Developing a holistic, strategic, approach to inventory throughout the product lifecycle to meet plan and minimize stock outs
Ensuring planning strategies support growth and profitability objectives
Building best-in-class planning teams across; Merchandise Financial Planning, Demand Planning and Inventory Planning.
Owning adoption and optimization of o9, our enterprise planning platform
Driving automation and exception-based planning process to improve efficiency and responsiveness
Leading planning process improvement and transformation initiatives
Developing and executing the DTC planning strategy aligned with business and regional priorities
Balancing growth, profitability, inventory productivity, and customer experience across channels
Partnering cross functionally and influencing cross-functional decision making across Merchandising, Retail Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Digital
Translating business priorities into actionable planning strategies and execution plans
Anticipating business risks and proactively developing mitigation plans to address
Driving organizational transformation and planning maturity, supporting organizational change and advancement of planning capabilities and process
Leveraging data-driven insights to influence business decisions and planning outcomes
Partnering with the Regional Commercial leadership team on business planning strategy, supporting key account business growth, while controlling inventory risks
Overseeing inventory forecasting, allocation, and resolution strategies across business units while ensuring alignment to regional objectives

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

Contributing to the creation of a regional product framework and assortment structure that guides merchant execution within retail stores, ecommerce channels and wholesale to maximize sales, profit and brand positioning
Leading the creation of differentiated product strategies by channel, region and format at scale to achieve revenue and product margin goals through product range, life cycle management and pricing

Are you our next Director, Planning & Allocations - NAM?

You have 10+ years’ experience in merchandise planning, inventory planning, or allocation
You have 5+ years experience leading managers and multi-level planning organization
You have a proven track record in developing and leading the execution of a multi-year business strategy
You have expertise in merchandise financial planning, open to buy, demand planning, inventory planning, and/or allocation & replenishment
You have experience in SAP and merchandise planning solutions
You have advanced skills in Excel
You have strong business acumen with the ability to lead in a complex matrix business environment
You drive organizational excellence through continuous communication and proactive, solutions-based approaches
You have strong influential leadership, with the ability to drive alignment across diverse cross-functional stakeholders at all levels of the business
You set a clear vision, align your team around common objectives, and foster commitment to these objectives
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 can think both strategically and tactically, with a persistent attention to detail
You have strong communication and presentation skills, both verbally and in writing
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

Compensation:

The salary range for this role is CAD$167,000 - CAD$205,000

Arc’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.

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