Production Manager, Finished Goods

If you were the Production Manager, Finished Goods now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Supporting the Supply Chain Management team to drive partnership with our vendor partners to deliver a world class supply chain performance to support our business growth.
• Supporting the HQ Supply Planning management with sales and operations (S&OP) evolution, supply review and change management initiatives
• Supporting the HQ Supply Planning management with system integration and tool development
• Optimizing supply planning, production functions and processes to ensure alignment with the Strategic Business Plans (SBP) and multi-channel performance
• Collaborating with the vendor partners and Raw Materials team to ensure efficient and effective production planning to support business needs and delivery performance
• Managing and continuously improving the finished goods key performance indicators to measure supply planning accuracy, trends and to perform analysis as required
• Managing finished goods production and supplier reporting needs - collaborating with all partners to refine data for analytics performance
• Adhering to negotiated lead times and balanced annual capacities to expedite responsible purchasing practices as outlined in the Responsible Sourcing Policy
• Leading and providing coaching to the production team members, building the core competencies and capabilities in the team to deliver on speed to market needs.
• Set a clear vision, align your team around common objectives, and foster commitment to these objectives
• Upholding Fair Labour Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principal of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing throughout the Arcteryx Supply Chain

Are you our next Production Manager, Finished Goods?

• You have a degree in Merchandising/Business Management or related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• You have 10+ years’ experience in apparel merchandising or productionand at least 3+ years’ experience in people leadership.MNC sourcing office experience is a plus
• You have strong leadership, interpersonal and facilitation skills, along with previous people leadership and mentoring experience
• You have the ability to think both strategically and tactically, ability exert tactful influence within the organization
• You bring excellent communication skills with the ability to relate to all levels of stakeholders
• You have strong presentation skills and have demonstrated experience with presenting to senior leadership
• You have advanced skills in MS Office (Word, Power point, Excel including Vlookup / XLookup and Pivot Tables), and knowledge ofERP & PLM systems is an advantage (e.g., SAP, Centric etc.)
• You have strong knowledge and skills in capacity and production planning
• 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 have the ability to travel occasionally, as required.
• 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