EMEA DTC Merchandise Planner - Demand, Inventory & Margin

ARC; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ARC’TERYX is seeking a DTC Merchandise Planner - EMEA to own integrated merchandise financial plans, translating strategy into seasonal execution across the DTC channel. You’ll partner with Demand, Supply, Inventory, Merchandising, and Finance to keep regional targets aligned with top-down direction and bottom-up builds.

You will build weekly OTB, analyze sales and margin, and present planning recommendations to senior stakeholders, using data analytics and tools like o9, Blue Yonder, Anaplan,

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 vs bottom-up planning.
• 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 throughout the season.
• Run scenario analyses to identify risks and opportunities in advance.
• Partner with Demand, Supply, Inventory, Merchandising, FP&A, and Commercial teams to align plans.
• Translate demand signals into inventory and margin implications and present insights to the region.
• Conduct weekly trading reviews focusing on sales, inventory productivity, sell-through and margin.
• Own KPIs like sales, gross margin, inventory turn, markdown performance.
• Prepare and present planning recommendations and risk assessments to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Data analytics

Financial planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related

Tools

Excel

o9

Blue Yonder

Anaplan

Oracle

Job description

ARC’TERYX is seeking a DTC Merchandise Planner - EMEA to own integrated merchandise financial plans, translating strategy into seasonal execution across the DTC channel. You’ll partner with Demand, Supply, Inventory, Merchandising, and Finance to keep regional targets aligned with top-down direction and bottom-up builds.

You will build weekly OTB, analyze sales and margin, and present planning recommendations to senior stakeholders, using data analytics and tools like o9, Blue Yonder, Anaplan,