Director, Product Development

If you were in the Director, Product Development (TCC) now, here are some of the core activities you would be responsible for:

• Leading, developing and growing a small development team in the Tokyo Creation Centre 

• Being responsible for the development and Fit Approved On Time Buy Ready for all TCC models  

• Driving and ahering to the deliverables of the development process that support the I2C process and timeline.  

• Collaborating with various teams across Supply Chain, Design, Merchandising, Product Operations, and People & Culture to support in building up the creation office and development team in Tokyo 

• Verifying the sourcing strategy with the global sourcing/costing teams on the strategic partners who direct develop for TCC seasonal models from the Makers Phase stage 

• Collaborating with HQ Quality team to establish a quality control process to set up a standard for the pre-seasonal raw material and product development  

• Supporting in the training of new factory resources and ensure that Arc’teryx brand standards are met   

• Supporting the TCC cross functional teams (Design and Merch) to enable the execution of the design vision; providing expectations, goals and deliverables through owning the I2C calendar 

• Partnering with the HQ Product Operations team and making the continuous improvement of the I2C calendar for TCC, including the process management and adherence 

• Managing the organizational capacity of TCC for newness each season; setting guardrails and optimizing workload across each function to enable successful change attitudes 

• Partnering with Product team leads to ensure they have adequate resources to fulfill seasonal requirements 

• Balancing seasonal and concept deliverables in close alignment with Product Creation Development, Design, MP&A, Raw Materials and Sourcing teams 

• Collaborating with leadership to support in identifying areas of process improvement, business calendar and team structure requirements for TCC 

•  Driving and reporting on Product Development KPI’s and metrics applicable to TCC models  

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

• Participating in the key Product Development team meetings/ trainings and proactively seeking the most up to date information from the Design Centre in Vancouver   

• Providing engagement training for current and future vendors 

• Strengthening vendor relations through effective communication and travel, to both domestic and offshore vendors and manufacturers 

• Strategizing and evaluating process on buy ready and prototype turnaround timelines 

Are you our next Director of Tokyo Product Development?

• You have a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Apparel or Textile Design, Technology, Merchandising, or Engineering along with 10+ years’ experience in a design, development, or production environment 

• You have 8+ years in a leadership role 

• You have a strong knowledge of raw materials, technical construction, and sourcing/ costing 

• You have experience effectively communicating with and travelling to domestic and offshore vendors and manufacturers 

• You are able to travel, as required, to Hong Kong, Vancouver, and, the factories throughout Asia, as required 

• You have a complete understanding of the product lifecycle process - from ideation to consumer, including an understanding of production attributes 

• You have a strong knowledge of the Arc’teryx products and apparel processes 

• You have a proven ability to influence and collaborate with groups of cross-functional stakeholders 

• You set a clear vision, align your team around common objectives, and foster commitment to these objectives 

• You demonstrate initiative, agility and commitment 

• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal 

• You are detailed and accurately oriented, with strong organizational skills 

• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions 

• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement