Role: VP Merchandise Management
Brand: Arc’teryx
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Summary: As the VP, Merchandise Management, you will lead the merchandising management teams and drive the creation, development and execution of a global line plan that grows the brand through our design vision while delivering best in class sales, inventory and margin results. You are an inspiring leader that drives and communicates a compelling, consumer-centric product framework plan that is realized through product operations and merchandising execution and flowing into planning and allocations. 

Responsibilities:

• You develop, lead, and coach teams of high performing merchandisers to create and implement a compelling and innovative world class product merchandising strategy across all business units within the organization.
• You demonstrate impeccable taste and are passionate about sustainability, being outside, and the collective power of humanity.
• You ensure the team is aligned on strategy and process to send stores the correct product at the right time.
• You use key KPIs to ensure a deep understanding of our Direct To Consumer (DTC) business and lead the teams to action accordingly.
• You support teams to create channel specific inventory strategies that support the unique differences of the channel related to growth, consumer behaviors, and pricing.
• You ensure the DTC merchandise plans, inventory, and allocation strategies service our fast-growing global footprint.
• You are accountable for the successful execution of a line plan of all Arc’teryx product categories that deliver on our brand vision in addition to sales, gross margin and inventory productivity goals across all countries and business channels.