Associate Product Line Manager - Women's Trail

If you were an Associate Product Line Manager now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• 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

Here are some things you could be working on in the future:

• 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

Are you our next Associate Product Line Manager – Women’s Trail?

• 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