Wholesale Merchandise Planner - Supply Chain EMEA (m/w/d)

Arcteryx.Com; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ARC’TERYX is seeking a Wholesale Merchandise Planner - EMEA to own the financial plan connecting wholesale strategy to inventory and margin outcomes. You will build integrated merchandise financial plans translating sell-in targets into seasonal plans across accounts and regions, working with demand, supply and commercial teams.

You will develop expertise in Open-to-Buy management, scenario analysis, and cross-functional plan integration, surfacing risks early and guiding decisions in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 3–5+ years in Merchandise Financial Planning, Financial Planning or Demand Planning.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills with data analytics and visualization capability.
• Experience with wholesale planning concepts and OTB management.

Responsibilities

• Build seasonal merchandise financial plans aligned to sell-in strategies by account, region, and channel.
• Manage open-to-buy (OTB) in wholesale demand, commitments and inventory targets.
• Assess financial impacts of account mix, pricing and investments to support growth and profitability.
• Contribute to scenario and risk planning across wholesale channels.
• Monitor in-season performance and reforecast based on sell-in and sell-through data.
• Drive cross-functional integration across Demand, Supply, Inventory, Merchandising, FP&A and Commercial.
• Present financial plans, forecasts, risks and opportunities to leadership.

Skills

Financial planning

Data analytics

Financial modelling

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / Supply Chain / Operations

Tools

o9

Blue Yonder

Anaplan

Oracle

Job description

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As a Wholesale Merchandise Planner - EMEA, you own the financial plan that connects wholesale commercial strategy to inventory and margin outcomes across your accounts and region. You will build and maintain integrated merchandise financial plans that translate sell-in targets into actionable seasonal plans, working across demand, supply, and commercial teams to keep plans aligned as the business evolves. This role offers direct exposure to end-to-end wholesale planning and the opportunity to develop deep expertise in Open-to-Buy (OTB) management, scenario analysis, and cross-functional plan integration. You will work in a dynamic, data-driven environment where your ability to surface risks early and connect financial signals to business decisions will have real and visible impact.

Meet Your Future Team:

The Merchandise Planning - EMEA team translates regional targets into merchandise financial plans, driving alignment between top-down direction and bottom-up regional builds. The team leads integrated planning across sales and inventory, managing trade-offs between revenue, margin, and working capital while proactively anticipating risks to course-correct ahead of business impact through managing open-to-buy. Working closely with wholesale teams and other cross-functional partners, the team connects regional wholesale financial plans to demand and supply constraints to ensure inventory targets support channel performance.

• Building fiscal and seasonal wholesale merchandise financial plans aligned to sell-in strategies and account targets, including sales, margin, inventory, and receipt plans by account, region, and channel
• Managing OTB in the context of wholesale demand, commitments, and inventory targets
• Assess financial impacts of account mix, pricing, and commercial investments, ensuring plans support both growth and profitability objectives
• Contributing to scenario and risk planning across wholesale channels, incorporating account demand variability, orderbook changes, and supply constraints
• Monitoring in-season performance and reforecasting based on sell-in, sell-through, and account behavior
• Monitoring orderbook performance, analyzing sell-in trends, cancellations, reorders and shipment risks to drive forecast accuracy and inventory decisions
• Driving cross-functional integration across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Merchandising, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), and Commercial to ensure alignment between commercial plans, inventory flow, and supply constraints
• Present financial plans, forecasts, risks, and opportunities to regional leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

• Strengthening the connection between bottom-up account-level plans and top-down financial targets to improve plan accuracy and alignment across the wholesale business
• Building out scenario planning frameworks that make it faster and easier to respond to account variability and demand shifts
• Improving in-season reforecasting processes to sharpen the link between sell-through signals and inventory and margin outcomes

• You have a bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field
• You have 3-5+ years of experience in Merchandise Financial Planning, Financial Planning, or Demand Planning, with hands-on exposure to sales, margin, and inventory planning
• You have a strong understanding of top-down and bottom-up planning methodologies and how they connect across wholesale channels
• You have a strong understanding of wholesale performance metrics including bookings, sell-in, sell-through, fill rate, service levels, inventory productivity and gross margin.
• You have advanced Excel and financial modelling skills, with strong data analytics and visualization capability
• You have experience with advanced planning tools such as o9, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, Oracle (preferred)

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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