Planning Director

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As the Director, Planning - EMEA, you set the planning strategy that connects regional performance to Arc'teryx's broader growth and profitability objectives. You own the planning framework across B2B, Retail and eCommerce, from long-range financial targets through to inventory and merchandise planning, and you lead the cross-functional decision-making that keeps Merchandising, Channel Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Digital aligned. This is a role with real strategic weight: you'll shape how the region plans, build the team and processes that execute against that vision, and drive the planning maturity needed to support the regional business. You'll operate at the intersection of executive strategy and planning execution, influencing decisions through rigorous data and strategic planning expertise. If you're energized by building high-performing organizations and raising the bar on how planning gets done, this role offers the scope and visibility to make that happen.

Meet Your Future Team:

The Director Planning - EMEA team translates business priorities into integrated plans across the channels, incorporating local demand signals, channel strategies, and market context. The team positions inventory effectively by channel, supports replenishment and inventory flow decisions, and drives aligned decisions that support growth, profitability, and customer experience across Demand Planning, Merchandise Planning, and Inventory.

If you were in the Director, Planning - EMEA role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Owning the planning strategy for B2B, Retail and eCommerce: setting annual, seasonal, and long-range plans that align inventory, sales, margin, and productivity targets to regional and company objectives
• Leading enterprise cross-functional planning decisions across Merchandising, Channel Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Digital, translating executive goals into actionable strategies the business can execute against
• Leading cross-channel prioritization and investment decisions, balancing DTC and Wholesale objectives to maximize enterprise value
• Establishing regional inventory investment strategies and governance frameworks that optimize inventory productivity across channels while balancing service, growth and profitability objectives
• Owning the Integrated Business Planning operating model (IBP), including planning cadence, governance, and executive decision forums, ensuring disciplined alignment across demand, supply, and financial planning
• Establishing and monitoring planning performance metrics, ensuring accountability for forecast quality, inventory productivity, margin performance, and service levels.