Manager, Supply Planning

Your Opportunity at Arc’teryx

As the Manager, Supply Planning, your team plays a key role in Arc’teryx’s Sourcing team by developing, evaluating and optimizing seasonal finished goods capacity and production plans across our finished goods supplier network. You will leverage your expertise in supply chain planning, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the supply plan is delivered on time in full. You will support process improvement within Supply Planning and beyond, improving the efficiency of the planning process with factories as well as with cross-functional departments, including Merchandise Planning & Allocations, Raw Material Planning, Sourcing, Product Development and Commercial teams.

You will own the capacity plan, partnering closely with cross-functional planning teams to identify and mitigate gaps and opportunities in the balance of supply and demand, and drive continuous evolution of process through the planning cycles.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

As the Manager, Supply Planning you will lead a highly dynamic and collaborative team of planners who are responsible for building finished goods capacity and production plans that deliver to our growing omnichannel global business on time and in full. You will partner with cross-functional planning teams and regional Production Management teams to drive process improvement and on time performance through the planning, procurement and reporting cycles.

• You build, develop and guide a team of problem solvers who translate supply plan requirements into optimized and executable production plans that effectively deliver service level objectives and reduce total Supply Chain costs
• You manage the workload of the team to balance factory complexities, seasonal volume, individual strengths, and career development
• You lead a high performing team achieving department KPI’s in a culture of continuous improvement
• You own the finished goods capacity plan that ultimately delivers to the supply plan on time and in full, continuously monitoring the plan for risks and opportunities, and providing recommendations and alternatives to mitigate gaps through the planning and procurement cycles
• You are responsible for maintaining healthy capacity utilization rates across the supplier network that support business objectives and factory partnerships
• You leverage your expertise in supply chain and mentor your planners in managing relationships with manufacturers to drive optimal supplier performance (growth, on-time delivery, quality, communication, and flexibility) with a focus on long-term and mutually beneficial partnerships
• You maintain in depth knowledge of all factories and related processes to provide guidance and supervision to individual planners
• You partner closely with regional Production Management teams to monitor production in progress, translate impacts of production changes back to cross-functional planning teams and coordinate production prioritization
• You collaborate with Sourcing and Global Supply Planning teams to develop and maintain multi-year capacity plans for all manufacturers, providing insights on factory allocation plans to ensure on-time delivery of seasonal supply
• You partner with Merchandise Planning & Allocations to support inventory goals and objectives without comprising service levels
• You escalate pre and post buy issues to the appropriate global and regional planning partners, including alternative opportunities and recommendations for resolution
• You stay abreast of current economic and political events insofar as they affect your supply chain, and develop an excellent understanding of the supply chain for the finished goods across the supply network
• You continuously develop bench strength through development and maintenance of departmental SOPs, training documents and coaching for success through objective setting and performance management
• You lead the continuous growth and development of your team through your ability to coach, mentor and provide clarity…