Department: Footwear Supply Chain

Reports to: Vice President, Product Development & Engineering, Footwear

Location: Portland, Oregon

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.

If you were in the Footwear Materials Manager role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Leading our Footwear Materials Development Team in Portland and Asia

• 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.

Are you our next Footwear Materials Manager?

• 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

$107,000 - $134,000 a year

A reasonable estimate of the pay range is USD$107,000 - USD$134,000 at the time of this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, education and/or training. The upper end of the range is typically reserved for candidates with demonstrated expertise that is above job requirements or who bring exceptional directly transferable experience.

Total Rewards

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:

• Health & wellbeing - Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Financial wellbeing - Immediately vested 401(k) retirement savings plan matching, eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
• Time & Flexibility - Paid time off and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
• Family support - Parental leave for birthing and on-birthing parents, including an option to ease the transition back to work.
• Growth, community & gear- Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events),Employee Belonging Councils, and access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear).

*Eligibility for certain programs may vary by role.