EMEA DTC Merchandise Planner | Open-to-Buy & Planning

ARC'TERYX; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ARC'TERYX is seeking a DTC Merchandise Planner - EMEA to own regional merchandise financial plans. You will align demand signals with inventory, margin, and receipts, partnering with Demand, Supply, Inventory, Merchandising, and FP&A teams.

You will build weekly plans, manage OTB, and run scenario analyses to proactively identify risks and opportunities, shaping how the region buys and delivers products across channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations 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 top-down and bottom-up planning knowledge.
• Strong understanding of retail KPIs.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Experience with planning tools such as o9, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, Oracle.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain fiscal and seasonal DTC merchandise financial plans by week.
• Manage Open-to-Buy (OTB) and align with regional inventory targets.
• Run scenario analysis to identify risks and opportunities ahead of time.
• Partner cross-functionally with Demand, Supply, Inventory, Merchandising, FP&A, and Commercial teams.
• Translate financial plan outputs into clear, actionable insights for the region.
• Conduct weekly trading reviews, identifying risks and opportunities and recommend actions.
• Own and monitor KPIs including sales, gross margin, inventory turn, and markdown.
• Prepare and present planning recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Advanced Excel & financial modelling

Data analytics & visualization

Merchandise Financial Planning

Demand & Inventory planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / Supply Chain / Operations

Tools

o9

Blue Yonder

Anaplan

Oracle

Job description

ARC'TERYX is seeking a DTC Merchandise Planner - EMEA to own regional merchandise financial plans. You will align demand signals with inventory, margin, and receipts, partnering with Demand, Supply, Inventory, Merchandising, and FP&A teams.

You will build weekly plans, manage OTB, and run scenario analyses to proactively identify risks and opportunities, shaping how the region buys and delivers products across channels.