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DTC Merchandise Planner - Supply Chain EMEA (m/w/d)

Arc'teryx· Supply Chain
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Hybrid (Amsterdam)Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

DTC Merchandise Planner - EMEA owns the financial plans connecting regional demand signals to inventory, margin, and receipt decisions across the DTC channel. Builds and maintains integrated Merchandise Financial Plans to translate strategy into seasonal execution, partnering with Demand, Supply, Inventory, Merchandising, and Finance to keep plans aligned and actionable. Provides exposure to end-to-end DTC planning processes and opportunities to grow technical and business capabilities within ARC’TERYX.

Responsibilities

  • Building and maintaining fiscal and seasonal DTC merchandise financial plans, including sales, margin, inventory, and receipt plans by week
  • Managing Open-to-Buy (OTB) and ensuring alignment with regional inventory targets throughout the season
  • Running scenario analysis to identify risks and opportunities ahead of time, enabling the business to react with speed and confidence
  • Partnering cross-functionally with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Merchandising, FP&A, and Commercial teams to drive alignment between top-down and bottom-up plan builds
  • Connecting demand signals to inventory and margin implications, translating financial plan outputs into clear, actionable insights for the region
  • Conduct weekly trading reviews, identifying risks and opportunities across sales, inventory productivity, sell-through, and margin, recommending actions to maximize commercial performance
  • Own and monitor key merchandise planning KPIs including sales, gross margin, inventory turn, and markdown performance
  • Prepare and present planning recommendations, performance updates, and risk assessments to senior stakeholders
  • Developing scenario and risk frameworks that strengthen the region's ability to anticipate and respond to shifting business conditions
  • Building deeper cross-functional partnerships that connect regional merchandise planning more tightly to global supply and demand decisions

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or related field
  • 3-5+ years of experience in Merchandise Financial Planning, Financial Planning, or Demand Planning, preferably in a DTC or omnichannel retail environment
  • Hands-on experience in sales, margin, and inventory planning
  • Strong understanding of top-down and bottom-up planning methodologies
  • Strong understanding of retail KPIs
  • Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills
  • Strong data analytics and visualization capability with ability to translate large data sets into clear insights and recommendations
  • Experience with advanced planning tools such as o9, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, Oracle (preferred)
  • Experience in sharing specialized knowledge to support team growth and build capability within your area

Skills

Required:Merchandise financial planningOpen-to-Buy (OTB) managementScenario analysisCross-functional collaborationData analytics and visualization

Benefits

  • Equal Opportunity: ARC’TERYX is committed to inclusivity and equal opportunity.
  • Inclusive workplace values and safe space for applicants and employees.
  • Company values statements: Do Right, Leave it Better, Live it, Disruptive evolution, Commit.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Arc'teryx

Outdoor Clothing, Technical Outerwear, & Accessories | Arc'teryx United States

Arc'teryx is a high performance outdoor equipment company known for leading innovations in climbing, skiing and alpine technologies

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