The regional supply chain team is a cross-functional group whose focus is to continuously enable sales and margin, while mitigating inventory risks by finding the balance between the right product, at the right quantity, in the right place, at the right time. You’ll also be engaged within the regional leadership team with representatives across the commercial operations as the supply chain leader.
Taking responsibility and ownership of the Arc’teryx regional supply chain strategy and leading the evolution of a comprehensive, long-term strategy that amplifies operational excellence
Formulating and leading the execution of our regional supply chain five-year roadmap, including the planning and execution of phasing year by year in support of organizational readiness and leading team members to achieve the plan from multi-perspectives
Building a high-performance regional supply chain team in merchandise planning, demand planning, inventory planning, DTC and WHS allocations and replenishment, distribution, logistics, and regional IBP operations rooted in Arc’teryx leadership principles and subject matter expertise
Owning the regional value chain and act as the primary interface with other functions inside and outside supply chain. Ensure alignment between commercial, supply planning, and merchandise teams with supply chain objectives through the monthly IBP cycle
Providing strategic and operational thought leadership and partnership to the regional brand leaders
Owning the development of the regional warehousing and logistics strategy including multi-node networks, tech upgrades, and warehouse expansions
Optimizing the regional transportation strategy, utilizing local logistics providers to enable the retail fleet to maximize their in-store productivity
Providing strategic leadership of the regional supply chain strategy influencing and enabling the commercial strategy in-region, while translating global strategies into regional execution plans
Enabling regional inventory planning across all channels ensuring KPI performance while enabling regional revenue opportunities, including management of the markdown process and exit channels
Implementing data-driven decision making for allocation and replenishment planning, leading to optimized in-stock performance, delivering the right product in the right channel at the right time
Leading the regional integrated business planning process
Contributing to the creation of a regional supply chain framework which guides execution within retail stores, ecommerce channels and wholesale to maximize sales, profit and brand positioning
Partnering in the transformation of our end-to-end supply chain from execution focused to one deeply rooted in innovation and continuous improvement
Serving as a key member of the APAC leadership team, contributing to broader business strategy and decision-making
Leading industry leading projects within supply chain and the larger region which will shape the future of Arc’teryx
You have a minimum of 10+ years’ leadership experience in supply chain operations, supply planning, demand planning, merchandise planning, distribution, logistics, or financial modeling
You have a proven track record in developing and leading the execution of a multi-year business strategy
You have experience working in a retail Open to Buy (OTB) environment
You have experience in SAP, o9, or other advanced planning systems
You are grounded in lean principles, six sigma, and blackbelt methodologies and have proven best practices and learnings of when to apply and how they can integrate into organizational operating principles uniquely and purposely
You have strong business acumen with the ability to lead in a complex matrix business environment
You drive organizational excellence through continuous communication and proactive, solutions-based approaches
You have strong influential leadership, with the ability to drive alignment across diverse cross-functional stakeholders at all levels of the business
You set a clear vision, align your team around common objectives, and foster commitment to these objectives
You have successful experience as an enterprise leader and have led high-performance teams within a scaling and accelerated growth organization
You lean into evolving technology and understand the importance and tension of organizational readiness and breakthroughs
You have strong communication and presentation skills, both verbally and in writing
You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
You remain 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 (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