Associate Product Line Manager - Women's Trail
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- North Vancouver, BC
- $71,000-89,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Supporting the development execution of the product line strategy for your assigned product categories and classes
- Contributing to the creation of product briefs that align with the category strategy, seasonal story-telling focus, and brand vision, fostering collaboration with the design and development teams
- Contributing to the cross-functional product creation process from concept through to guest, through sharing your expert knowledge of product, the athlete and guest needs
- Supporting to achieve and maintain key product Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), design and production costs relative to the market and guest value proposition
- Contributing to the management of the product lifecycle management for each model, from development to commercialization, to eventual redesign, replacement or retirement
- Contributing to seasonal selling plans and supporting our overall strategies (grow, diminish, hold, exist, launch) (sell thru vs sell-in)
- Supporting in research and analysis of the global marketplace to identify key consumer and market insights to inform concept work and development of new products and the range
- Supporting in the preparation of product presentations for key calendar touchpoints that inspire and deliver the critical information to our internal stakeholders, ensuring successful development of seasonal assets and plans
- Contributing to GTM product knowledge and supporting on the creation of selling tools and product information for our Commercial and Brand teams
- Upholding Fair Labor Association's Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing, throughout the Arc'teryx supply chain
- Collaborating with Design and Development teams to contribute to a lineplan that delivers double digit sales growth, while delivering new and innovative product launches that support our guests getting outside and living it
- Building cross-functional partnerships with Planning and Allocations team counterparts to help understand current business performance and leverage insights to guide and inform future range plans
- You have 3+ years of experience in outdoor retail or customer service, merchandising, product development, wholesale, and/or retail buying roles
- You have strong knowledge of sell through, calculating cost of goods, and the open to buy process
- You have strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail
- You effectively manage your time, and you possess strong analytical, presentation and communication skills
- You have strong leadership and teamwork skills, you are solution-oriented, and you are able to facilitate work across many different internal departments
- You have a strong understanding of the active apparel market within the outdoor industry, and the key outdoor activities we make product for
- You have an excellent understanding of the design and development process
- You are excellent in the use of Adobe and Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel)
- You are willing and able to travel as required (trade shows, key dealer presentations, key vendor meetings, core consumer events, etc.)
- You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
- You are highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
- You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
- You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
- You seek the best (but sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
- Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it