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Manager, Merchandise Planning – APAC

Arc'teryx· Commercial – APAC
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Hybrid (Tokyo)Full-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Manager, Merchandise Planning – APAC responsible for translating corporate targets into regional Merchandise Financial Plans, aligning Demand, Inventory and Allocation, leading a high-performing MFP team, and driving planning maturity across APAC in a hybrid, multi-channel environment.

Responsibilities

  • Translating corporate financial targets into regional Merchandise Financial Plans, driving alignment between top-down direction and bottom-up builds across all channels
  • Monitoring in-season financial performance, identifying risks and opportunities and driving adjustments to forecasts and investment plans as needed
  • Representing the MFP team in monthly sales and operations planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) forums, aligning financial plans with demand and supply constraints and ensuring inventory targets support revenue and margin objectives
  • Leading integrated planning across Demand, Inventory, and Allocation, managing trade-offs between revenue, margin, and working capital as the business evolves
  • Establishing best practices in planning cadence and governance, driving consistency and rigor across the regional merchandise financial planning process
  • Managing, coaching, and developing the regional MFP team, establishing clear objectives and building a high-performing planning function
  • Leading planning maturity initiatives and system optimization efforts that raise the bar on how the regional MFP team plans, reports, and collaborates
  • Building and codifying MFP governance frameworks and playbooks that can scale across the region as the business grows

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field
  • 5-8+ years of experience in Merchandise Financial Planning, Financial Planning, or Demand Planning, preferably in a DTC or omnichannel retail environment
  • Experience planning across multiple channels, with the ability to manage complexity across multi-channel environments
  • Deep understanding of open-to-buy (OTB), sales, margin, initial markup (IMU) planning, inventory turn, and markdown optimization
  • Advanced financial modeling and scenario planning capability, with a track record of translating financial analysis into clear business decisions
  • Executive-level presentation skills and ability to communicate financial plans, risks, and recommendations to senior stakeholders with confidence and clarity
  • Proven people management skills; ability to set a clear vision, align the team around common objectives, and foster commitment to those objectives

Skills

Required:Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP)Open-to-Buy (OTB)Financial Modeling & Scenario PlanningExecutive Communication
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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