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

Arcteryx.Com; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Arc’teryx is seeking a Director of Planning for EMEA to define the regional planning framework across B2B, Retail and eCommerce. You will align inventory, sales, margin and productivity targets with regional goals, lead cross-functional decisions, and drive enterprise planning maturity.

You will own the Integrated Business Planning model and establish governance, cadence and performance metrics while mentoring a high-performing regional team to support growth and profitability across channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in cross-channel planning (Retail, Merchandising, Inventory, Allocation).
• Deep expertise in MFP, OTB, Demand and Inventory Planning.
• Strong financial acumen: revenue, gross margin, working capital, inventory productivity.
• Advanced analytical and strategic planning capabilities.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and presenting strategies clearly.
• Proven success in leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Own planning strategy for B2B, Retail and eCommerce across regions.
• Lead enterprise cross-functional planning decisions with multiple functions.
• Drive cross-channel prioritization balancing DTC and Wholesale objectives.
• Establish regional inventory investment strategies and governance.
• Own the IBP operating model and governance for alignment across plans.
• Set and monitor planning performance metrics and forecast quality.
• Drive adoption of advanced planning capabilities and automation.
• Anticipate risks and develop mitigation plans to protect growth.

Skills

Retail Planning

Merchandise Planning

Inventory Planning

Financial planning

Executive stakeholder influence

Leadership of teams

Analytical thinking

Tool adoption

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/SCM/Operations

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.

• 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
• 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

• 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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