Your Opportunity at Arc’teryx:
As a Senior Supply Planner you will play a key role in the future growth and evolution of the department by developing and evaluating finished goods capacity and production plans within the tier 1 supplier network. You will represent the department as a subject matter expert in the operational and tactical activities within the department, and support leaders in the continuous evolution of process and scalability to meet growing business requirements. You will manage a supply planning portfolio of complex tier 1 vendors with a high degree of supply chain expertise, leveraging your experience to ensure profitable, reliable, sustainable delivery of supply to business requirements.
This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
Meet your future team:
Finished Goods Supply Planning is a highly dynamic and collaborative team of supply planners with a focus on building finished goods capacity and production plans across our global tier 1 supplier network that deliver to our growing omnichannel global business on time and in full. The team collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to drive process-improvement throughout the planning, procurement, and integrated business planning cycles.
If you were a Senior Supply Planner now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
Developing, evaluating and optimizing seasonal finished good capacity and production plans within your portfolio of complex tier 1 vendors Ensuring factory fill rates according to our negotiated capacity and arbitrating internally and externally in the event of over/under-capacity, according to our supply agreements Working cross-functionally with the Raw Materials Supply Planning team to align raw material and finished goods production schedules and mitigate supply risks Creating seasonal supply plans, optimizing global PO placement schedules and overseeing implementation of finished goods buy strategies across the team Performing root cause analysis to identify service risks and coordinating mitigation actions Managing and proactively communicating supply status and critical supply chain metrics. Performing analytical analysis, recognizing issues, developing plans for resolution and implementing and/or influencing the support of key partners to aid implementation Working cross-functionally with the Sourcing and Quality Control teams to ensure bulk production ready dates according to the buy schedule Identifying gaps and opportunities within Supply Planning and/or cross-functional processes, working with Supply Planning leaders or other department managers to drive continuous improvement across integrated business planning cycles and processes Staying abreast of current economic and political events insofar as they affect your supply chain, and developing an excellent understanding of the supply chain for the finished goods across the supply network Leveraging your expert knowledge of supply chain & production planning to provide input to Sourcing team on seasonal allocation strategies that best support supply delivery Supporting master data maintenance and ensuring master data information in the ERP system, such as item attributes, planning, ordering/manufacturing lead times, are accurate and up to date Developing, improving and maintaining FG Supply Planning SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) to drive process consistency within the department and promote best practices within FG Supply Planning Leading and supporting onboarding and training for new supply planners, as well as cross training among supply planners Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing throughout the Arc’teryx supply chain Working closely with the Amer Sports Global Sourcing Vendor Sustainability team on quarterly business reviews and training/capacity building (at least annually) Adhering to negotiated lead times and balanced annual capacities to expedite responsible purchasing practices as outlined in the Responsible Sourcing Policy
Are you our next Senior Supply Planner?
You have 5+ years’ experience in Supply Planning or an equivalent Supply Chain position, preferably in the apparel or consumer goods industry. You have a bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Engineering, Operations, or Supply Chain and/or relevant certification. You have expert knowledge of supply chain management, capacity and production planning, global distribution network planning and project management practices. You are a proficient user of Excel and have ERP experience, preferably in SAP You have experience with o9 or a similar advanced plannign system You have excellent written and oral communication skills, with demonstrated analytical capabilities and business savvy: with a focus on detail accuracy and a strong aim to improve existing process and systems You have advanced an