Arc'teryx Equipment · Portland
Manufacturing & OperationsSupply ChainOn-siteFull-timeposted 6w ago
Department: Footwear Supply Chain
Reports to: Vice President, Product Development & Engineering, Footwear
Location: Portland, Oregon
Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:
As our Footwear Materials Manager you will lead our Materials Development team and manage our relationships with our most important Tier 2 partners. You will work most closely with our Materials Designers, Footwear Developers and Engineers, and our teams in Asia as we create the most innovative products for the mountain athlete. You will directly manage our footwear product developers,and have dotted line responsibility for our materials analysts in Asia. You will be a member of the Footwear Product Creation leadership team, and will work with your fellow leaders as we execute our seasonal product creation process and create and deliver on our innovation agenda. Your responsibilities will focus on upper materials, but you will also heavily influence our strategy related to foams and rubbers.
This role is based out of our Portland office and is expected to be performed on-location.
Meet Your Future Team:
Our Product Creation team is a dynamic group spread across the globe. It sits within our Supply Chain organization and is a center of excellence partner with our Footwear Business Unit. The Arc’teryx Footwear team creates innovative, aesthetically striking product that exceeds the core mountain athlete’s outdoors needs across climbing, hiking, and trail running categories. We are builders, problem solvers and passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying our athlete’s future needs – then, build, test, and validate products that solve for real functional challenges. We are a passionate collective with a focus on collaborative teamwork, and our vision is to redefine the industry.
Owning our relationships with our most strategic Tier 2 partners (Gore, Chamatex, TLC, etc.),and collaborating with our Tier 1s.
Representing the function in cross-functional leadership meetings and ensuring decisions around materials developments are aligned with our long-term product and business priorities
Partnering with our cost engineering team to ensure we hit financial targets.
Closely collaborating with our Footwear Engineering team on creating and executing strategies related to foams, rubbers, sock liners, etc.
Providing training, guidance and mentoring to the cross-functional footwear team, ensuring foundational understanding of materials topics.
Proactively identifying and addressing potential issues with vendors or specific materials
Calculating and sharing material forecasts with vendors
Resolving issues associated with lead times, timelines, colors and costs
Collaborating with raw materials teams in Vancouver when onboarding new vendors, addressing quality challenges, etc.
You have 15+ years of experience in footwear materials, either with a brand or a vendor.
You have proven experience with upper materials, waterproof membranes, foams, rubber, and other footwear materials
You are familiar with rubbers, foams, plates and other materials used in footwear bottom units
You have experience with managing people.
You are extremely collaborative, and value in-person work with cross-functional teams.
You have excellent communication skills, ability to relate to all levels of stakeholders.
You have strong leadership, interpersonal, facilitation, and project management experience.
You can think both strategically and tactically.
You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity.
You are familiar with Centric, Plasma, PCX or other footwear materials systems
You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
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
Most new team members join between the start and midpoint of the range, where you can contribute right away while continuing to grow your craft, your collaborations, and your impact at Arc’teryx. This range reflects market alignment and the scope of the role. Individual pay is determined by your skills, experience, and level of responsibility.
We’re committed to fair, equitable, and competitive pay, reviewed regularly to ensure internal alignment and market relevance. Transparency is part of how we follow through on our commitments and how we honour the value you bring to our team.
In addition to base pay, Arc’teryx supports people through benefits designed to sustain both work and life:
*Eligibility for certain programs may vary by role.