Arc'teryx Equipment is hiring a
Associate Merchant in Canada

Summary

The job is for an Associate Merchant at ARC'TERYX in North Vancouver, Canada. The role involves supporting the execution of a profitable product assortment for Men’s apparel, managing the product lifecycle, researching market trends, and working closely with various teams to create future seasonal line plans.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Outdoor Retailor Global Merchandising, Product Development, Wholesale and/or Retail Buying roles
• Operating knowledge of retail math concepts; familiarity with sell through, calculating cost of goods, and the open to buy process
• Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail
• Effective and efficient time management skills, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills to help facilitate work across many different internal departments and external key accounts and vendors
• Proficiency in the use of Adobe and Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel)
• Willingness and ability to travel as required

Responsibilities

• Supporting the execution of the merchandising strategy across all business units for Men’s Apparel
• Supporting the successful execution of your dedicated product categories delivering on our 10-year brand vision in addition to sales, gross margin and inventory productivity goals, in partnership with merchandising and planning teams across all global business channels
• Contributing to the management of the product lifecycle for each model from development to commercialization to eventual redesign, replacement or retirement
• Supporting our overall strategic direction on seasonal selling plans, supporting our overall strategies (grow, diminish, hold, exit, launch, sell-thru vs sell-in)
• Supporting communications with international buying teams to ensure that regional needs are incorporated into the global line plan
• Supporting the product framework and assortment structure that guides merchant execution within retail, wholesale key account 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, development and range of new products
• Collaborating with the Merchandising team to write and present product briefs for each new product, aligning with the category strategy, seasonal story-telling focus, and Brand Vision
• Gathering global go-to-market product knowledge and provide global commercial teams and partners with sell-in tools and product information consistently across all channels
• Identifying hangtag and packaging requirements seasonally and work with Development, Creative and Marketing to ensure the necessary pieces are created
• Working closely with the other Merchants to complete shared tasks, such as hangtag selection, product and material naming, photoshoot direction, sample coordination, etc., in a timely manner
• Maintaining all aspects of your line list in the appropriate information system
• Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing, throughout the Arc’teryx supply chain

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion about sustainability, being outside, and the collective power of humanity
• Proactivity in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• High flexibility and adaptability when faced with ambiguity

Benefits

• $69,000 - $86,000 a year base pay (CAD)
• Competitive bonus program and benefits