Department: Product Creation Development - Supply Chain
Reports to: Senior Director, Product Creation Development
Location: Tokyo Creation Centre
Your opportunity at Arc’teryx:
As part of the product development team your main role will be to oversee the product development execution of all new styles for the Tokyo Creation Centre (TCC). You will lead highly technical teams in the execution and creation of seasonal product plans from design concepts through pre-production readiness, while ensuring a consistent level of quality, fit, and performance. You oversee fit consistency across the line and ensure that fit represents the requirements of our global consumer base.
Meet your future team:
We are a small, high performing team that works closely with all aspects of product creation. The work we do behind the scenes supports Designers and Product Developers to accomplish go-to-market deliverables. You will be part of a focused team of Product Developers, Designers, Design Developers, Pattern Makers, and a Cut & Sew team that works on creating innovative product. Our team builds strong relationships with cross-functional partners to realize ideas into commercialized successes.
You will be part of a focused team of product creation and development that works on creating innovative products at Tokyo Creation Centre (TCC). This team builds strong relationships with cross-functional partners and factories to realize ideas into commercialized successes.
If you were in the Director, Product Development (TCC) now, here are some of the core activities you would be responsible for:
Leading, developing and growing a small development team in the Tokyo Creation Centre
Being responsible for the development and Fit Approved On Time Buy Ready for all TCC models
Driving and ahering to the deliverables of the development process that support the I2C process and timeline.
Collaborating with various teams across Supply Chain, Design, Merchandising, Product Operations, and People & Culture to support in building up the creation office and development team in Tokyo
Verifying the sourcing strategy with the global sourcing/costing teams on the strategic partners who direct develop for TCC seasonal models from the Makers Phase stage
Collaborating with HQ Quality team to establish a quality control process to set up a standard for the pre-seasonal raw material and product development
Supporting in the training of new factory resources and ensure that Arc’teryx brand standards are met
Supporting the TCC cross functional teams (Design and Merch) to enable the execution of the design vision; providing expectations, goals and deliverables through owning the I2C calendar
Partnering with the HQ Product Operations team and making the continuous improvement of the I2C calendar for TCC, including the process management and adherence
Managing the organizational capacity of TCC for newness each season; setting guardrails and optimizing workload across each function to enable successful change attitudes
Partnering with Product team leads to ensure they have adequate resources to fulfill seasonal requirements
Balancing seasonal and concept deliverables in close alignment with Product Creation Development, Design, MP&A, Raw Materials and Sourcing teams
Collaborating with leadership to support in identifying areas of process improvement, business calendar and team structure requirements for TCC
Driving and reporting on Product Development KPI’s and metrics applicable to TCC models
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
Participating in the key Product Development team meetings/ trainings and proactively seeking the most up to date information from the Design Centre in Vancouver
Providing engagement training for current and future vendors
Strengthening vendor relations through effective communication and travel, to both domestic and offshore vendors and manufacturers
Strategizing and evaluating process on buy ready and prototype turnaround timelines
Are you our next Director of Tokyo Product Development?
You have a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Apparel or Textile Design, Technology, Merchandising, or Engineering along with 10+ years’ experience in a design, development, or production environment
You have 8+ years in a leadership role
You have a strong knowledge of raw materials, technical construction, and sourcing/ costing
You have experience effectively communicating with and travelling to domestic and offshore vendors and manufacturers
You are able to travel, as required, to Hong Kong, Vancouver, and, the factories throughout Asia, as required
You have a complete understanding of the product lifecycle process - from ideation to consumer, including an understanding of production attributes
You have a strong knowledge of the Arc’teryx products and apparel processes
You have a proven ability to influence and collaborate with groups of cross-functional stakeholders
You set a clear vision, align your team around common objectives, and foster commitment to these objectives
You demonstrate initiative, agility and commitment
You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
You are detailed and accurately oriented, with strong organizational skills
You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Apparel or Textile Design, Technology, Merchandising, or Engineering
- 10+ years of experience in a design, development, or production environment
- 8+ years in a leadership role
- Strong knowledge of raw materials, technical construction, and sourcing/costing
- Complete understanding of the product lifecycle process
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Arc'teryx Equipment Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Arc'teryx Equipment and has not been reviewed or approved by Arc'teryx Equipment.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Coverage extends to part‑time employees and includes gender‑affirming care, fertility and family‑planning drugs, and adult orthodontia, with options that consider diverse household structures. Mental‑health supports and broad eligibility reinforce access across employee groups.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A generous gear discount, periodic free gear, outdoor outings, and recognition programs like Arc’Adventure align with an outdoor‑oriented culture. Wellness resources such as a flexible wellness account, Headspace access, mental‑health reimbursements, Wellness Days, and an EAP enhance non‑cash value.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — A structured bonus program applies to all regular employees with targets tied to company performance and job level, aiming for equity across roles. Additional mechanisms such as annual incentive opportunities and referral bonuses are also available.
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What We Do
Arc’teryx is a global design company based in North Vancouver, B.C. that specializes in technical high-performance outerwear and equipment. We design and manufacture a wide range of mountain sports outdoor apparel and equipment for all conditions and experiences, including mountaineering, ice and rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, and trail running. Our company is built on a passionate and relentless commitment to design, craftsmanship and performance. We have a unique construction process that enables us to create technical products that can be trusted to perform at the point of extreme need. We are uniquely positioned in our industry as we have our own factory located in New Westminster, BC, which enables us to build products with a meticulous focus on detail and performance. We leverage this manufacturing knowledge and share it with our global partner factories. In the Coast Mountain Range behind our headquarters and design centre in North Vancouver, we field test our products in real world conditions allowing us to create the best-fitting, longest-lasting, highest-performing technical products available. We distribute our outerwear and equipment through more than 3,000 retail locations worldwide, in over 40 countries globally, including 38 branded and outlet stores in Europe, North America and Asia. The company started with six employees in 1989 and now has more than 1000 employees in Canada.
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