Circular Innovation Co-Op Student

Department: Care & Repair Innovation / ReBIRD / Supply Chain Excellence

Reports to: Care & Repair Circular Innovation Specialist

Location: North Vancouver, BC

Work Arrangement: Flexible, between in-office and home

Pay Range: $42,100 to $58,200; pay is dependent on year of study and related experience 

Duration: Eight (8) months, January 8, 2027 – August 13, 2027

Hours Per Week: 40 hours per week, M-F

Your Co-op Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As the Circular Innovation Co-op student at Arc’teryx, you are stepping into a dynamic role at the intersection of innovation and impact. Embedded within the Care & Repair team, The Circular Innovation Co-op student is responsible for supporting the implementation of repairability requirements needed to qualify Arc’teryx’s circular product ranges. The Circular Innovation Co-op student will work closely with the Care & Repair Circular Innovation Specialist, creative product and sustainability teams to ensure longevity, repairability, raw material and end-of-life requirements are fulfilled on a seasonal basis. The circular qualification initiative feeds directly into Care & Repair’s overall mandate to repair more, reduce waste, while keeping the good in play.

Throughout your Co-op, you will be exposed to cross-functional collaboration, building partnerships and trust by clearly communicating to influence change. The role sets the foundation for future careers in product development, supply chain, and sustainability.

Meet Your Future Team:

The Care and Repair team is a key pillar of the ReBIRD program, where circularity lies at the core of our sustainability vision. As the operational backbone of the program, we develop scalable processes and implement them across our global network—actively contributing to our broader mission of creating durable, long-lasting products and services that serve not only our guests but also the planet. Our team is focused on building and rolling out the processes and operations that deliver an exceptional guest experience across all commercial touchpoints—including Guest Services, After-Sales, Brand Activations, Retail, and eCommerce.  

If you were a Circular Innovation Co-op Student now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Supporting the coordination of qualifying circular products in partnership with the Sustainability team
• Supporting the implementation and development of repairability requirements for circular products
• Collecting product returns data and sharing it with product development teams
• Creating clear and concise presentation decks that showcase returns data and repairability metrics