EMEA Wholesale Demand Planner & Forecasting Lead

Arcteryx.Com; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Arc’teryx in Amsterdam is seeking a Wholesale Demand Planner - EMEA to own the regional and account-level demand forecast, translating orderbook dynamics and assortment launches into a forward-looking view for supply and inventory decisions.

You will build and mature forecasting processes in a planning environment that is evolving, partnering with merchandising, supply, inventory, FP&A, and commercial teams to align the plan with business strategy and market signals across wholesale accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in Demand Planning, Merchandise Planning, or Forecasting, preferably within a retail or wholesale environment.
• Strong demand forecasting experience, including statistical forecasting knowledge and hands-on experience building baseline and account-level forecasts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to identify demand risks and translate them into actionable mitigation steps.
• Advanced Excel and data manipulation skills, with the ability to reconcile complex data sets and translate outputs into clear business recommendations.
• Strong understanding of retail KPIs and how they connect to demand planning decisions across the wholesale channel.
• Experience with new product forecasting and lifecycle management.
• Experience with advanced planning tools such as o9, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, Oracle (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining a rolling 12–18-month demand forecast at the regional and account level, incorporating orderbook data, customer commitments, and statistical models.
• Generating baseline statistical forecasts and reconciling top-down financial targets with bottom-up SKU-level projections.
• Evaluating multiple demand signals, including orderbook activity, sell-through performance, customer point-of-sale data (as available), and market trends to continuously improve forecast quality.
• Participating in the monthly Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycle to build and align a consensus demand plan across regional and global stakeholders.
• Owning forecast accuracy and bias, driving continuous improvement in forecast performance.
• Driving forecast governance processes, ensuring assumptions, risks and forecast changes are documented, aligned and communicated across stakeholders.
• Partnering cross-functionally with Merchandise Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Account Services, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), and Commercial to align the demand plan with business strategy.
• Improving forecast accuracy through enhanced statistical modeling, process discipline, and tighter integration of account demand signals.
• Developing scenario and risk planning frameworks to surface demand risks and supply constraints ahead of key buy decisions.
• Strengthening the connection between new product forecasting, lifecycle management, and regional assortment planning.

Skills

Forecasting

Excel

Data analysis

Problem solving

Retail KPIs

New product forecasting

Lifecycle management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

o9

Blue Yonder

Anaplan

Oracle

Job description

Arc’teryx in Amsterdam is seeking a Wholesale Demand Planner - EMEA to own the regional and account-level demand forecast, translating orderbook dynamics and assortment launches into a forward-looking view for supply and inventory decisions.

You will build and mature forecasting processes in a planning environment that is evolving, partnering with merchandising, supply, inventory, FP&A, and commercial teams to align the plan with business strategy and market signals across wholesale accounts.