Manager, Merchandising Women’s Apparel EMEA; m​/w​/d

Your Opportunity at Arc‘teryx

As the EMEA Merchandising Manager – you are responsible for shaping and delivering the regional merchandising strategy and go-to-market execution across Retail, Ecommerce, and Wholesale channels in EMEA.

You act as a key regional merchandising leader, partnering closely with both Global teams in Vancouver and local EMEA commercial teams to ensure regional consumer needs, market insights, and commercial priorities are effectively translated into seasonal assortments and execution plans.

You partner with our Merchandise Planning and Allocations (MP&A), Visual Merchandising and Commercial teams to align your category product strategies with the overall global merchandising direction, and you support our company goals by focusing on local consumer needs and brand opportunities to bring innovative solutions to market.

This role is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Candidates must to have the right to work in the country and withing EMEA.

The Merchant team is responsible for delivering regional, seasonal product assortments that support the overall Design creative direction and the regional merchandising strategy. In partnership with the Global Product Line Management (PLM) team, Merchants drive category-level sales, gross margin, and inventory productivity goals across both wholesale and vertical channels.

This high-performing team works closely with the Commercial, Global Product Line Management team (GPLM), Regional Marketing, Regional VM, Regional merchandise Planning and Allocations (MP&A) teams to create future seasonal line plans and to maximize in-season sales performance.

• Creating successful short-term merchandising strategies (1–2 year plans) across your assigned categories and product areas, within the framework of the regional merchandising strategy
• Building and overseeing the successful execution of the merchandising strategy for your product categories, translating strategic direction into actionable seasonal assortments
• Contributing to the delivery of our 5-year brand vision through category-level execution, by achieving regional sales, gross margin, and inventory productivity targets in partnership with Commercial and MP&A teams
• Partnering frequently with the Regional Commercial leadership team on category performance reviews, insights, and recommendations
• Partnering with the Planning team to create strategic seasonal selling plans, including plans to grow, diminish, hold, exit, and launch product categories, as well as managing sell‑through vs. sell‑in dynamics
• Collaborating closely with global GPLM teams to ensure that regional category needs, insights, and constraints are incorporated into the global line planning process
• Providing category‑level assortment frameworks and structures that support global product strategies, and guide merchant execution across retail, wholesale key accounts, and digital channels to maximize sales, profit, and brand consistency
• Researching and analyzing the regional marketplace, identifying key consumer and market insights to inform concept development, product creation, and assortment decisions
• Developing and delivering product and assortment presentations for key seasonal milestones, ensuring internal stakeholders are aligned on category strategies, priorities, and trade‑offs
• Maintaining effective partnerships with Visual Merchandising, Design, Development, Brand Marketing, and Colour teams to ensure seasonal strategies are brought to life consistently across all channels
• Conducting quarterly market visits to gather consumer, competitive, and retail insights
• Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing throughout the supply chain

• Exploring new product categories, concept and extensions within the Women’s portfolio to help round out the complete mountain kit for our local guests
• Maximizing the efficiency and profitability of category assortments across Ecommerce,…