Director, Costing

If you were in the Director, Costing role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

Take responsibility and ownership of Arc’teryx global costing strategy and lead the evolution of a comprehensive, long-term strategic vision and strategy that amplifies operational excellence as our organization expands and becomes more complex on a global scale.
Leading the strategic development and execution of Arc’teryx’s Global Costing roadmap, aligned with our product, circularity, and supply chain strategies.
Leading the team responsible for cost structure development, cost analysis and reporting, cost saving strategies, and supplier cost management across our organization.
Leading the build and onboarding of a high performing costing team, establishing clear roles, processes, and capabilities to support scalable supply chain operations.
Coaching, mentoring and inspiring people leaders and costing team members in their responsibility of driving the execution of the costing strategy forward while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Providing key trends, risks and opportunities on the global market and commodity trends to Design, Development, Finance, and Global Supply leadership to delivery cost optimization opportunities, supporting long-term financial planning and profitability targets, while holding our standard of quality is maintained
Influencing strategic decisions across the organization through scenario planning, data analytics, and risk assessments, and coming forward with thoughtful recommendations that demonstrate enterprise knowledge and foresight.
Actively participates in product innovation pipelines – evaluating new materials, sustainable alternatives, and construction techniques through a cost-engineering lens, and co-developing cost-neutral innovation frameworks that allow the business to elevate product without eroding margin.
Partnering with across the globe with leaders and teams at our Hong Kong Sourcing Office, HQ, Design Center, Tokyo Creation Center, Hong Kong office, and other regionally placed roles to bring our costing strategy to life.
Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing throughout the Arc’teryx supply chain.

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

Evolve costing capabilities toward predictive and scenario-based modelling, enabling proactive decision-making and deeper insights into cost drivers and trade-offs.
Advance the integration of sustainability metrics into costing practices, enabling more holistic decision-making across cost, impact, and performance.
Partner with Amer to define and establish a more universal costing approach across brands, enabling greater consistency, transparency, and comparative insights across the broader organization, while laying the groundwork for future scalability and integration.

Qualifications:

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• You have 10+ years of experience in costing, finance, or supply chain leadership roles, with a focus on cost analysis and cost management, and you have strong capability in cost accounting software and financial analysis tools.
• You set a clear vision, align your team around common objectives, and foster commitment to these objectives.
• You have a proven record of developing and implementing strategies and hold knowledge to apply change-management best practices.
• You have proven experience building a team and leading them through a full operating lifecycle, with demonstrated success.
• You are driven to improve business processes and are skilled at implementing new ways of working to support teams in achieving their goals and metrics.
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven track record of driving cost efficiency.
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across global teams, and you embed accountability through clear, above-the-line leadership and ways of working.
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity, and 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.
• You are versatile, adaptable and have superior business acumen to support strategic planning and decision making.
• You have previous experience in a global business environment.
• Ability to travel internationally as required.