Manager, Raw Materials Sourcing

6 days ago


North Vancouver, Canada Arc'teryx Full time

**Department**: Raw Materials, Supply Chain

**Reports to**:Director, Raw Materials Sourcing

**Location**:North Vancouver, BC

**Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX**:
As Manager, Raw Materials Sourcing
- Circularity, you will be responsible for driving supply chain operational excellence within our raw materials supplier base. You will work closely with our Raw Materials teams and grow the capabilities of our Supply Chain team, with the focus enabling our circularity ecosystem. Arc’teryx has ambitious sustainability goals in the areas of climate, preferred fibers and têxtile to têxtile recycling. You will own relationships with current and emergent 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 integration and development of cutting-edge circular technologies and suppliers into our supply chain.
- Leading 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 costing, purchasing, quality, and compliance
- Collaborating with the Director, Raw Materials Sourcing in creation of raw materials sourcing strategy and supplier management processes
- Developing and managing T2 supplier onboarding, operational management, and offboarding processes and documentation
- Contributing to the management of excess raw materials by exploring supply chain solutions that allow for a responsible end of life.
- Contributing on behalf of wider supply chain organization, working closely with cross functional partners to support process timeline and discipline
- Collaborating with our innovation and strategy teams as we integrate circularity into our business
- Adhering to negotiated lead times and balanced annual capacities to expedite responsible purchasing practices as outlined in the Responsible Sourcing Policy
- 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 sourcing partners at AMER and ANTA Sports to find process efficiencies, cost savings and sustainability best practices for the brand
- Working closely with the Amer Sports Global Sourcing Vendor Sustainability team on quarterly business reviews and training/capacity building (at least annually)

**Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future**:
- Building a robust têxtile to têxtile recycling network and ensuring a responsible end to our product.
- Collaborating with out re:Bird team on garment collection strategies.
- Building a resilient supply chain that can respond quickly to natural disaster and geo-political disturbances

**Are you our next Manager, Raw Materials Sourcing?**:
- You have 5+ years experience in the technical apparel and equipment industry with a focus on sourcing/manufacturing, including 3+ years’ experience leading teams. A degree in Business, 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 maki



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