The Veilance team is made up of innovative problem solvers who thrive on collaboration. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to understanding future needs in city environments - then design, test, and validate high-end product solutions. The Product Line Management (PLM) team is responsible for determining and delivering the right product, in the right places, at the right time, delivering product lines that support the overall Design creative direction, while driving company sales, gross margin, and inventory productivity goals, on a global scale.
Executing the Product Line strategy across all business units for the Veilance dedicated categories and classes
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 achieve the brief – from feature set to fit to margin
Partnering with Planning teams across all global business channels to execute on your dedicated product categories to deliver on our 5-year brand vision in addition to sales, gross margin and inventory productivity goals
Managing the global 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 our overall strategies (grow, diminish, hold, exit, launch) (sell-thru vs sell-in)
Researching and analyzing the global marketplace to identify key consumer and market insights to inform the concept work and development of new products and the range
Developing and delivering 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
Owning global Go-To-Market (GTM) product knowledge and providing global Commercial and Brand teams and partners with selling tools and product information
Supporting training and mentorship on the team
Travelling quarterly to assess market landscape and retail stores
Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing, throughout the Arc’teryx supply chain
Collaborating with the Design and Development teams to create a lineplan that delivers double digit sales growth, while delivering new and innovative product launches
Creating strong cross-functional partnerships with Commercial, Planning and Allocations team counterparts, to help understand current business performance and leverage insights to guide and inform future range plans
You have 5+ years’ experience in the apparel, fashion or luxury product markets, in a retail, customer service, merchandising, product development, wholesale and/or retail buying roles
You have strong knowledge of sell through, calculating cost of goods, and the open to buy process
You have strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail
You effectively manage your time, and you possess strong analytical, presentation and communication skills
You have strong leadership and teamwork skills, able to facilitate work across many different internal departments and external key accounts and vendors
You have a proven track record of partnering across diverse teams and departments to establish consensus or drive solutions
You have a strong understanding of the premium technical apparel market and the outdoor industry, especially Veilance, and how its products combine technical performance with everyday urban use
You have an excellent understanding of the design and development process
You are excellent in the use of Adobe and Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel)
You are willing and able to travel as required (trade shows, key dealer presentations, key vendor meetings, core consumer events, etc.)
You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
You are highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
You seek the best (but sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it
The salary range for this role is CAD$82,000-CAD$103,000.
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