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

ARC; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Arc’teryx is seeking a Director, Planning - EMEA to define and drive the regional planning strategy across B2B, Retail and eCommerce. You will lead cross-functional planning decisions with Merchandising, Channel Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Digital, aligning inventory, sales and margin with regional goals.

You will own the IBP operating model, set governance, monitor performance metrics and push for advanced planning capabilities to elevate planning maturity across the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Retail Planning, Merchandise Planning, Inventory Planning, or Allocation with cross-channel leadership.
• Strong expertise in MFP, OTB, Demand Planning and Inventory Planning.
• Excellent financial acumen including revenue planning, gross margin, working capital and inventory productivity.
• Advanced analytical and strategic planning capabilities.
• Experience with planning tools such as o9, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, Oracle (preferred).
• Proven ability to influence executives and present strategies to senior audiences.
• Experience coaching and developing high-performing planning teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the planning strategy for B2B, Retail and eCommerce with long-range and seasonal horizon targets.
• Lead cross-functional planning decisions across Merchandising, Channel Ops, Supply Chain, Finance and Digital.
• Balance DTC and Wholesale objectives to maximize enterprise value.
• Establish regional inventory investment strategies and governance for productivity across channels.
• Own the IBP operating model including cadence, governance and executive forums.
• Monitor planning performance metrics like forecast quality, inventory productivity and service levels.
• Drive adoption of advanced planning capabilities including automation and exception-based planning.
• Anticipate risks and develop proactive mitigation plans to protect growth and profitability.
• Build and develop a high-performing regional planning organization across functions.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive stakeholder influence

Strategic planning

Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Demand Planning

Inventory Planning

Merchandise Planning

Open-to-Buy (OTB)

Forecasting

Financial acumen

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management

Master's degree preferred

Tools

o9

Blue Yonder

Anaplan

Oracle

Job description

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As the Director, Planning - EMEA, you set the planning strategy that connects regional performance to Arc'teryx's broader growth and profitability objectives. You own the planning framework across B2B, Retail and eCommerce, from long-range financial targets through to inventory and merchandise planning, and you lead the cross-functional decision-making that keeps Merchandising, Channel Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Digital aligned. This is a role with real strategic weight: you'll shape how the region plans, build the team and processes that execute against that vision, and drive the planning maturity needed to support the regional business. You'll operate at the intersection of executive strategy and planning execution, influencing decisions through rigorous data and strategic planning expertise. If you're energized by building high-performing organizations and raising the bar on how planning gets done, this role offers the scope and visibility to make that happen.

Meet Your Future Team:

The Director Planning - EMEA team translates business priorities into integrated plans across the 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, Merchandise Planning, and Inventory.

Here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Owning the planning strategy for B2B, Retail and eCommerce: setting annual, seasonal, and long-range plans that align inventory, sales, margin, and productivity targets to regional and company objectives
• Leading enterprise cross-functional planning decisions across Merchandising, Channel Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Digital, translating executive goals into actionable strategies the business can execute against
• Leading cross-channel prioritization and investment decisions, balancing DTC and Wholesale objectives to maximize enterprise value
• Establishing regional inventory investment strategies and governance frameworks that optimize inventory productivity across channels while balancing service, growth and profitability objectives
• Owning the Integrated Business Planning operating model (IBP), including planning cadence, governance, and executive decision forums, ensuring disciplined alignment across demand, supply, and financial planning
• Establishing and monitoring planning performance metrics, ensuring accountability for forecast quality, inventory productivity, margin performance, and service levels.
• Driving adoption and optimization of advanced planning capabilities across the regional planning function, including automation and exception-based planning approaches
• Anticipating business risks across the planning horizon and developing proactive mitigation plans that protect growth and profitability
• Building and developing a high-performing regional planning organization spanning Merchandise Planning, Demand Planning, and Omni-inventory Planning

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

• Leading planning process transformation and maturity initiatives that raise the standard of how the region plans and make the function more scalable
• Advancing planning capabilities across the regional planning function to improve decision quality, agility, and scalability
• Developing future planning leaders across the organization, building bench strength and coaching managers through increasingly complex challenges

Are you our next Director, Planning - EMEA?

• You have a bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field (master's degree preferred)
• You have 10+ years of experience in Retail Planning, Merchandise Planning, Inventory Planning, or Allocation, with demonstrated expertise in leading large-scale cross-channel planning functions
• You have deep expertise across Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP), Open-to-Buy (OTB), Demand Planning, and Inventory Planning
• You have strong financial acumen, with a solid understanding of revenue planning, gross margin management, working capital, and inventory productivity
• You have advanced analytical and strategic planning capabilities
• You have experience with advanced planning tools such as o9, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, Oracle (preferred)
• You are comfortable driving tool adoption and optimization across a planning organization
• You have experience influencing executive stakeholders and presenting strategies, risks, and recommendations to senior audiences with clarity and confidence
• You have demonstrated experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams, with the ability to set clear direction towards shaping, evolving and achieving a comprehensive, long-term strategic vision that amplifies operational excellence on a global scale

Equal Opportunity

Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.

Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.

All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

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