EMEA DTC Merchandise Planner: Demand, Inventory & Growth

Arc’teryx; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arc’teryx seeks a DTC Merchandise Planner – EMEA to own the merchandise financial plans connecting regional demand to inventory, margin, and OTB decisions across the DTC channel. You will translate strategy into seasonal execution and partner with Demand, Supply, Inventory, Merchandising, FP&A, and Commercial teams.

With 3–5+ years in Merchandise Financial Planning or Demand Planning, you will excel at Excel modelling, data analytics, and cross-functional collaboration to balance revenue,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or related field.
• 3–5+ years in Merchandise Financial Planning, Financial Planning, or Demand Planning.
• Hands-on experience in sales, margin, and inventory planning.
• Strong understanding of top-down and bottom-up planning methodologies.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain fiscal and seasonal DTC merchandise financial plans by week (sales, margin, inventory, receipts).
• Manage Open-to-Buy (OTB) and align with regional targets across the season.
• Run scenario analysis to identify risks and opportunities ahead of time.
• Partner with Demand, Supply, Inventory, Merchandising, FP&A, and Commercial teams.
• Translate demand signals into inventory and margin implications with clear insights.
• Conduct weekly trading reviews; identify risks and opportunities to maximize performance.
• Own key merchandise planning KPIs: sales, gross margin, inventory turnover, markdowns.
• Prepare and present planning recommendations and risk assessments to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Excel

Financial modelling

Data analytics

Data visualization

Open-to-Buy

Scenario analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

o9

Blue Yonder

Anaplan

Oracle

Job description

Arc’teryx seeks a DTC Merchandise Planner – EMEA to own the merchandise financial plans connecting regional demand to inventory, margin, and OTB decisions across the DTC channel. You will translate strategy into seasonal execution and partner with Demand, Supply, Inventory, Merchandising, FP&A, and Commercial teams.

With 3–5+ years in Merchandise Financial Planning or Demand Planning, you will excel at Excel modelling, data analytics, and cross-functional collaboration to balance revenue,