Senior Product Line Manager (PLM) 2, Trail - Men's Apparel

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX

As a Senior Product Line Manager (PLM) 2, Trail - Men's Apparel, you lead a team who create global, long-range, profitable seasonal assortments and line plans, across assigned product categories. You create strategies that align with the overall merchandising strategy and support our company goals by focusing on consumer needs and brand opportunities to bring innovative solutions to market. Your team will drive innovation through strategic, collaborative partnerships that establish Arc’teryx as a world class retailer and guides the representation of our product experience through all channels.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Meet Your Future Team

The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) team is responsible for determining and delivering the right product, at the right place, at the right time. In partnership with the Merchant team, PLM delivers product lines that supports the overall Design creative direction, while driving company sales, gross margin, and inventory productivity goals, on a global scale. This high performing team works closely with the Design and Product Creation Development teams to bring the product vision to life through future seasonal line plans, and partners with the Costing and Sourcing teams on the upstream side of the product cycle.

If you were a Senior Product Line Manager (PLM) 2, Trail - Men's Apparel now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Creating successful mid-term merchandising strategies (2-4 year plans) across all business units for your categories and product areas (2+ functions/categories)
• Mentoring, training and supporting the Associate PLMs and PLMs across the team
• Partnering with Merchandising and Planning teams across all global business channels to execute on your dedicated product categories to deliver on our 5-year brand vision in addition to sales, gross margin and inventory productivity goals
• Determining and managing the product lifecycle for each model, from development to commercialization, to eventual redesign, replacement, or retirement
• Partnering on overall strategic direction on seasonal selling plans and supporting our overall strategies (grow, diminish, hold, exit, launch) (sell-thru vs sell-in)
• Providing a global product framework and assortment structure that guides merchant execution within retail, wholesale key accounts and digital channels to maximize sales, profit and global brand positioning
• Researching and analyzing the global marketplace, identifying key consumer and market insights to inform the concept work and development of new products and the range
• Writing and presenting product briefs for each new product category strategy, seasonal story-telling focus, and brand vision
• Developing and sustaining a close relationship with Design and Development teams during the seasonal design process to ensure products are aligned with the briefs proposed
• Developing and delivering product presentations for key calendar touchpoints that inspire and deliver the critical information to our internal stakeholders to ensure successful development of seasonal assets and plans
• Maintaining effective partnerships with the Visual Merchandising, Design, Development, Brand Marketing and Colour teams to ensure seasonal strategies come to life in all channels and regions
• Owning the global go-to-market product knowledge and providing Global Commercial teams and partners with sell-in tools and product information consistently across all channels
• Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing, throughout the Arc’teryx supply chain

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future

• Partnering with senior leaders to stand up new ways of working with on and off-calendar categories across the Commercial, Research & Development (R&D), Creative, and Product Creation Development teams
• Leading the GTM process and advising on GTM tools for best-in-class market and consumer (guest) impact

Are you our next Senior Product Line Manager (PLM) 2, Trail - Men's Apparel?

• You have 8+ experience in a merchandising environment with product-led brands, and 3+ years’ experience leading a team or a function
• You have strong leadership and teamwork skills, able to facilitate work across many different internal departments and external key accounts and vendors
• You are a creative and strategic thinker, an ‘influencer’, a consensus builder, and excellent team player
• You excel at partnering across diverse teams and departments to establish consensus or drive solutions
• You have excellent knowledge of retail math concepts; sell through, calculating cost of goods, and the open to buy process
• You are highly organized, able to effectively manage your time, and you possess strong analytical, presentation and communication skills
• You have a proven track record in developing and leading a team in the execution of a multi-year business strategy
• You have an excellent understanding of the active apparel market within the outdoor industry, and the key outdoor activities we make product for
• You have an excellent understanding of the design and development process
• You are excellent in the use of Adobe and Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel)
• You are willing and able to travel as required (trade shows, key dealer presentations, key vendor meetings, core consumer events, etc.)
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• You are highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• You seek the best (but 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…