Manager, Raw Materials Sourcing - Vancouver, Canada - Arc'teryx

Arc'teryx

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Your Opportunity at ARC'TERYX:

As Manager, Raw Materials Sourcing, you will be responsible for driving supply chain operational excellence within our raw materials supplier base.

You will work closely with our Raw Materials Supply Planning team and grow the capabilities of our Supply Chain team, with the focus of building a resilient Tier 2 supply chain for our apparel, equipment, and footwear product.

You will own relationships with our raw materials suppliers, driving strategic sourcing projects and providing insight and recommend sustainable sourcing strategies to continuously improve speed, optimize cost, and best utilize supply chain capability and efficiencies in line with Arc'teryx business goals.

You will enable, protect, and challenge our business practices with data, consideration, and teamwork, in line with Arc'teryx business goals.

Meet Your Future Team:

The Raw Materials Sourcing team is part of the Raw Materials organization and includes the Raw Materials Supply Planning team.

The team partners closely with finished goods Sourcing and Supply Planning, and our new Asia Sourcing Office teams to grow our business and create a world class supply chain.

Other teams you will work closely with include Raw Materials Development, Product Development, Design, Quality, Compliance, Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, Global Planning, Product Operations, to name a few.

Your priority is to ensure that our Tier 2 supply chain can deliver on all seasonal commercialization requirements, while anticipating the future needs of the business.

If you were the Manager, Raw Materials Sourcing now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

Managing the execution of seasonal raw materials sourcing strategy
collaborating with all partners to support seasonal commercialization and special projects, while ensuring timely and accurate communication.
Managing T2 supply initiatives, including supplier sourcing and onboarding, and collaborating with Raw Materials Development and upstream commercialization partners.
Ensuring T2 supply base alignment with the organization's Strategic Business Plans (SBP) and growth requirements in terms of capacity, service and capability, quality and overall performance.
Supporting negotiation and design of supplier agreements, including but not limited to purchasing, quality, and compliance.
Supporting the Director, Raw Materials Sourcing in creation of raw materials sourcing strategy and supplier management processes.
Developing and managing T2 supplier onboarding process and documentation.
Collaborating with sourcing partners at AMER and ANTA Sports to find process efficiencies, cost savings and sustainability best practices for the brand and the wider group
Contributing to the management of excess raw materials and projecting write off liability formulating and presenting recommendations for minimizing ERM cost and environmental impacts.
Contributing on behalf of wider supply chain organization, working closely with cross functional partners to support process timeline and discipline.
Supporting raw materials supply chain feedback particularly but not exclusively for Supply Review and other key Commercialization gates.

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

Collaborating with the Sustainability team to reduce the carbon footprint of our raw materials supply chain.
Building delivery models for speed to market programs that improve our agility and grow our DTC business.
Building a resilient supply chain that can respond quickly to natural disaster and geopolitical disturbances.

Are you our next Manager, Raw Materials Sourcing?:

You have 5+ years experience in the apparel industry with a focus on sourcing/manufacturing, including 2+ years' experience leading teams. A degree in Supply Chain Management or related fields is a plus.
You can think strategically and balance the needs of multiple cross functional teams.
You are an advanced user of Microsoft Excel and can process and analyze large datasets.
You are capable of data modelling and process mapping system and commercialization activities.
You can leverage your understanding of ERP and ERPII systems both as a user and as part of an implementation team.
You know when to use your voice and take a stand on important ethical and sustainability issues that impact our business.
You know the value of data to drive decision making and have a desire to employ the latest in data management technologies across and organization.
You have a strong financial acumen and the ability to develop financial models and report to leadership.
Fluency in Mandarin or Japanese is a plus.

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 w