Director, Planning & Allocations - North America
Arc'teryx· Merchandise Planning & Allocations - NAM
Hybrid (North Vancouver, BC)CA$167k - CA$205kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Director leading end-to-end Retail and eCommerce DTC planning strategy across North America, driving growth, profitability, inventory productivity, and customer experience. Owns annual, seasonal, and long-range plans and oversees inventory, sales, margin, and operational planning across the product lifecycle. Leads teams in Merchandise Financial Planning, Demand Planning, and Inventory Planning, advancing planning transformation and o9 capabilities.
Responsibilities
- 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
- Contributing to the creation of a regional product framework and assortment structure to maximize sales, profit and brand positioning (future)
- Leading the creation of differentiated product strategies by channel, region and format at scale to achieve revenue and product margin goals (future)
Qualifications
- 10+ years’ experience in merchandise planning, inventory planning, or allocation
- 5+ years experience leading managers and multi-level planning organization
- Proven track record in developing and leading the execution of a multi-year business strategy
- Expertise in merchandise financial planning, open to buy, demand planning, inventory planning, and/or allocation & replenishment
- Experience in SAP and merchandise planning solutions
- Advanced skills in Excel
- Strong business acumen with the ability to lead in a complex matrix business environment
- Ability to lead cross-functional alignment and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Clear vision setting and ability to align teams around common objectives
- Strong relationship-building and partnership skills across the organization
- Thrives in a fast-growth, entrepreneurial environment and contributes to brand and team evolution
- Strategic and tactical thinking with attention to detail
- Strong communication and presentation skills (verbal and written)
- Proactive in identifying root causes and developing solutions
- Flexible and adaptable in ambiguity
- Balances autonomy and collaboration
- Inspires breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
- Seeks optimal solutions with integrity
- Passion for work and outdoor lifestyle
Skills
Required:Merchandise Financial PlanningOpen to BuyInventory Planningo9 PlatformExcel
Nice to have:SAP
Benefits
- Health & wellbeing: Extended health, dental, vision, mental health support, fertility benefits, 24/7 EAP
- Financial wellbeing: RRSP matching, eligibility for Annual Incentive Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) where applicable
- Time & Flexibility: Paid time off, wellness time, No Wasted Day program
- Family support: Parental leave top-up and nesting period for new parents
- Growth, community & gear: Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies, Employee Belonging Councils, employee discounts and Pro Deals
- Eligibility for certain programs may vary by role
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Arc'teryx
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