Manager, Merchandise Planning - Supply Chain EMEA (m/w/d)

Job description

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX: As the Manager, Merchandise Planning - EMEA, you own the regional merchandise financial plan across DTC and Wholesale channels, translating corporate targets into actionable sales, margin, and inventory strategies. You are the connective tissue between financial strategy and integrated execution, leading alignment across Demand, Inventory, and Allocation while managing trade-offs that directly impact business performance. This role offers the opportunity to build and develop a high-performing Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP) team, establish planning best practices, and drive the maturity of merchandise financial planning in your region. You will operate in a cross-functional environment where your financial judgment and planning leadership shape real outcomes in a fast-moving, growth-oriented business. Meet Your Future Team: The Merchandise Planning - EMEA team translates business priorities into integrated plans across channels, incorporating local demand signals, channel strategies, and market context. The team positions inventory effectively by channel, supports replenishment and inventory flow decisions, and drives aligned decisions that support growth, profitability, and customer experience across Demand Planning, Commercial, Merchandising, Inventory Planning, and Finance. If you were in the Manager, Merchandise Planning - EMEA role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing: Translating corporate financial targets into regional Merchandise Financial Plans, driving alignment between top-down direction and bottom-up builds across DTC and wholesale channels Leading a cross-channel merchandise planning strategy that balances the unique needs of DTC and Wholesales businesses while optimizing inventory investments at the regional level Monitoring in-season financial performance, identifying risks and opportunities and driving adjustments to forecasts and investment plans as needed Developing business reporting tools and publishing corresponding reports to monitor KPIs and strategic priorities Leading prioritization and trade-off discussions when constraints require allocation of resources across channels, accounts or product categories Driving hindsighting and seasonal teardown activities at business unit level (eg. Men’s, Women’s, footwear, hardgoods/accessories) sharing appropriate findings cross-functi…