Associate Product Line Manager – Men’s

Role Overview

• 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 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 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

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in outdoor retail or customer service, merchandising, product development, wholesale, and/or retail buying roles
• strong knowledge of sell through, calculating cost of goods, and the open to buy process
• strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail
• effectively manage your time, and possess strong analytical, presentation and communication skills
• strong leadership and teamwork skills, solution-oriented, and able to facilitate work across many different internal departments
• strong understanding of the active apparel market within the outdoor industry, and the key outdoor activities made products for
• excellent understanding of the design and development process
• excellent in the use of Adobe and Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel)
• willing and able to travel as required (trade shows, key dealer presentations, core consumer events, etc.)
• proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
• inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• seek the best (but sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
• passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it.