Product Development Assistant — Gear Creation & Sampling

Amer Sports; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 46,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing

RRSP matching

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Paid time off

Parental leave top-up

Professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Arc’teryx is seeking a Product Development Assistant to support the Product Creation Development Team in North Vancouver. You will coordinate data, materials, and sampling, ensuring quality and timely delivery, while collaborating across Designers, Product Developers, and manufacturing partners.

The role requires post-secondary education in apparel or textile design, knowledge of garment construction, and strong Microsoft Office skills.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in apparel or textile design
• Knowledge of garment construction
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Intercultural fluency and collaboration with diverse teams
• Proactive in identifying root causes and solutions
• Flexible and adaptable amid ambiguity
• Balance autonomy and collaboration
• Passion for outdoor living and work

Responsibilities

• Support Product Creation Development Team with data entry, compiling specs, coordinating raw materials for sampling
• Organize approved raw material inventory and support design maker phase
• Contribute to the design maker phase with product creation partners
• Support sampling process from concept to fit approval
• Ensure timely delivery of PDA responsibilities against calendars
• Prepare commercial invoices and track packages to factories for logistics
• Organize and maintain sampling inventory and archiving
• Order approved raw materials and stock transfers for design and development
• Uphold Fair Labor Association codes across the supply chain

Skills

Strong attention to detail

Interpersonal and communication skills

Intercultural fluency

Proactive in identifying root causes

Flexible and adaptable

Autonomy and collaboration

Outdoor passion

Problem solving

Education

Post-secondary education in apparel or textile design, technology, merchandising

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Arc’teryx is seeking a Product Development Assistant to support the Product Creation Development Team in North Vancouver. You will coordinate data, materials, and sampling, ensuring quality and timely delivery, while collaborating across Designers, Product Developers, and manufacturing partners.

The role requires post-secondary education in apparel or textile design, knowledge of garment construction, and strong Microsoft Office skills.