Full-Time

Product Line Manager

Plm, Men's Apparel

Posted on 1/16/2025

Arc'teryx Equipment

Arc'teryx Equipment

1,001-5,000 employees

Premium outdoor apparel and gear provider

Compensation Overview

CA$80k - CA$100k/yr

Senior

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada. The job is hybrid, allowing for some remote work.

Category
Product Management
Product
Required Skills
Customer Service
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Requirements
  • 5+ years’ 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
  • Effective time management skills
  • Strong analytical, presentation and communication skills
  • Strong leadership and teamwork skills
  • Proven track record of partnering across diverse teams and departments
  • Strong understanding of the active apparel market within the outdoor industry
  • Excellent understanding of the design and development process
  • Comfortable using Adobe and Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel)
  • Willing and able to travel as required
  • Proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
  • Highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
  • Ability to balance autonomy and collaboration
  • Inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
  • Seek the best solutions with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
  • Passion for work and getting outside
Responsibilities
  • Executing the Product Line strategy across all assigned business units for Men's Apparel
  • Writing and presenting product briefs for each new product that aligns with the category strategy, seasonal story-telling focus, and brand vision
  • Partnering with Design, Development and Finance teams to ensure each product with your line achieves the brief – from feature set to fit to margin
  • Partnering with Merchandising and Planning teams across all global business channels to execute on your dedicated product categories
  • Managing the product lifecycle for each model, from development to commercialization, to eventual redesign, replacement or retirement
  • Partnering on overall strategic direction on seasonal selling plans and supporting overall strategies (grow, diminish, hold, exit, launch)
  • Researching and analyzing the global marketplace to identify key consumer and market insights
  • Developing and delivering product presentations for key calendar touchpoints
  • Owning global Go-To-Market (GTM) product knowledge and providing global Commercial and Brand teams with selling tools and product information
  • Supporting training and mentorship on the team
  • Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing
Desired Qualifications
  • Creating strong cross-functional partnerships with Planning and Allocations team counterparts
  • Ability to understand current business performance and leverage insights to guide future range plans

Arc'teryx specializes in high-performance outdoor apparel and gear for activities like mountain running, hiking, and climbing. Their products are designed with advanced materials and meticulous attention to detail, ensuring they perform well in extreme conditions. Unlike many competitors, Arc'teryx focuses on technical excellence and direct-to-consumer sales, allowing them to maintain a strong connection with their customers. Their goal is to provide durable, quality gear for adventure enthusiasts while fostering community engagement through initiatives that connect diverse groups with nature.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

M&A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Vancouver, Canada

Founded

1989

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Arc'teryx's new footwear line enhances its product diversity and market reach.
  • Collaborations with brands like Atomic expand Arc'teryx's customer base and brand appeal.
  • The ReGear program aligns with growing consumer demand for sustainable fashion.

What critics are saying

  • Arc'teryx faces stiff competition in the technical footwear market.
  • New retail expansions may increase operational costs in a volatile market.
  • Collaborations might dilute Arc'teryx's brand identity among core customers.

What makes Arc'teryx Equipment unique

  • Arc'teryx excels in high-performance gear for extreme conditions, ensuring reliability.
  • The brand's meticulous design and advanced materials set it apart in the outdoor industry.
  • Arc'teryx's direct-to-consumer model strengthens its market presence and customer engagement.

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Company News

The Manual
Mar 7th, 2025
Arc'Teryx continues to grow its footwear line with new sneakers

Arc'Teryx unveils its Norvan LD 4 shoe.

Hypebeast
Feb 28th, 2025
Arc'teryx Unveils New Footwear Lineup for 2025

Arc'teryx has introduced four new technical models to its footwear roster: Norvan LD 4, Vertex Speed, Norvan Nivalis, Konseal - all designed to enhance performance when navigating rugged, mountain terrains.

Taproot Edmonton
Feb 12th, 2025
Upcycler Helps Kuma Give Old Tents New Life

Katrina Hillyer's living room is packed to the ceiling with camping gear, but not the equipment she uses on a summer weekend. Instead, these tents and camping chairs have minor manufacturing defects, and Hillyer will cut them up and turn them into tote bags and wood carriers.Hillyer, the founder of Earth Warrior Lifestyle, had been doing corporate upcycling for a few years when she met Kuma Outdoor Gear founder Rob Gomme at a mutual friend's Christmas party in 2023. "I told him I was a local upcycler, and he told me, 'I just learned about textile waste at a summit I was at, and I think I want to create a program in (my company) — would you be open to something like that?'" Hillyer said."It just aligned so perfectly with my personal life, because when I'm not working I'm outdoors, and so it worked perfect."Kuma is among the first outdoor gear companies to give a second life to camping gear through the ReDiscover Project, Hillyer said. Industry leaders Patagonia and Arc'teryx are well-known for their programs that offer repairs on clothing and backpacks, but Hillyer doesn't know of a company other than Kuma that's doing the same for larger gear like tents and chairs.When Gomme first thought of starting an upcycling program, the Kuma team was small and didn't know how to transform returned items into new products, said Kuma's marketing manager Deanne Ferguson."We just want these products to have a second life in a different way. The items that we get back, some of them are sun damaged, or there is damage to the frame, but the fabric is still good, and we just didn't want all this textile waste going into the landfill," Ferguson said.Currently, most of the gear that Kuma upcycles has manufacturing defects and never made it to a customer, but the company also accepts returns from customers who want to extend the life of their gear. Edmonton-based customers can return their gear to Breathe Outdoors or Lordco Auto Parts.Although the upcycled products are only available on Kuma's website for now, the company aims to offer them in stores soon

Shop-Eat-Surf
Jan 27th, 2025
FP Movement and Arc'teryx Share Holiday Results and Keys to Success at ICR

Executives from Urban Outfitters Inc. and Arc'teryx shared some key elements to their success through 2024 and into the holiday period at the ICR Conference in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month.

Stupid Dope
Jan 9th, 2025
Arc'teryx Unveils Limited Edition Alpha SV Jacket for Lunar New Year

Arc'teryx unveils limited edition Alpha SV jacket for Lunar New Year.

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