Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:
As an Exit Inventory Planner (EMEA) at Arc’teryx, you will develop and own the execution of exit inventory strategies within our EMEA Retail Channel. You balance your decisions to help maximize both sell through and margin, while working closely with teams across the business. You drive the improvement of product availability for an exceptional guest experience, while minimizing excess inventories and ensuring that end-of-life products are cleared through the most profitable sales channel. You develop thoughtful exit and liquidation strategies that help clear excess inventory through the factory outlet channel while protecting the integrity of full-price sales. You have a multi channel lens, but your core accountability is to our retail exit channel. You partner effectively with exit partners in eCommerce to collaborate on strategy and maintain clear communication between exit channels.
This role is based out our Garching office (near Munich) and on hybrid mode (2 days in the office, 2 days at home and, 1 day at the discretion of the manager). Candidates must be eligible to work in Germany.
Meet Your Future Team:
The EMEA Retail Allocations team is a group whose focus is to continuously drive sales, by mitigating inventory risks and finding the balance between the right product at the right quantity in the right place at the right time – across full price and off-price retail channels.
This role will partner closely with our global Inventory Planning team that sits at HQ in North Vancouver, Canada. This team plays a critical role in ensuring the right product is in the right place at the right time across stores, regional distribution centers, e-commerce, and exit channels. They balance demand forecasts, commercial priorities, and inventory health to optimize allocation, replenishment, and seasonal flow strategies across the region. Working closely with cross-functional partners, they manage assortment depth, size curves, and style mix to deliver a strong guest experience while maximizing business performance.
If you were in the Exit Inventory Planner EMEA role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
Turning exit strategy into clear, actionable inventory deployment plans, applying critical thinking and analytical skills
Executing inventory management planning strategies for our exit channels with a focus on Retail, including seasonal allocation and inventory tracking
Optimizing flow of inventory to outlet stores to maximize both sell through and margin
Ensuring balanced weeks of supply across all stores by maintaining inventory parameters and thresholds
Aligning inventory depth and breadth with merchandise financial planning targets
Coordinating inter-store transfers from our full price to off price retail channels to reduce time to exit and support sunsetting the full price lifecycle of products.
Being in relationship with the ecommerce team on inventory planning to support them in ensuring online assortment continues to support customer demand, seasonal trends, sales performance, inventory targets, and overall business objectives across channels
Developing and executing aged inventory clearance strategies to reduce excess and slow-moving stock through promotional planning, liquidation initiatives, channel transfers, and cross-functional collaboration while minimizing financial risk and maximizing inventory recovery.
Monitoring in-season performance, diagnosing errors, and acting on opportunities to improve exit strategy
Identifying risks and constraints, and escalating issues early
Partnering with Merchandising, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Allocations, FP&A, and eCommerce to align on execution
Liaising with the warehouse teams to help coordinate smooth Factory Outlet stores replenishment deliveries
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
Identifying product opportunities and/or risks and providing recommendations to the inventory and exit strategy team for review and actioning
Developing and implementing sales solutions for inventory optimization through allocation and pricing decisions
Are you our next Exit Inventory Planner EMEA ?
You have 3–5 years of experience in inventory planning, exit planning, allocations or relevant supply chain role
You have experience with lifecycle management, weeks of supply, sell-through, and store grading
You have experience managing store and/or online inventory flows, with understanding of markdowns and promotional environments
You have hands-on experience with advanced planning software such as o9 Solutions, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, or Oracle
You have strong analytical skills to investigate, troubleshoot, audit and/or resolve complex issues in scenarios with uncertainty and ambiguity
You have strong time management skills; work well with deadlines and are effective when priorities compete and timelines shift, comfortably managing multiple tasks at once.
You have strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working in a people-facing role.
You possess strong professional English proficiency, any other European language is a plus
You remain 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 (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
Equal Opportunity
Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.
Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.
All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.
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