Overview
Executive Assistant – Regional Merchandising Jobs in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at Arc’teryx Equipment
Title: Executive Assistant – Regional Merchandising
Company: Arc’teryx Equipment
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:
As an Executive Assistant within our Regional Merchandising organization, you will support our Senior Vice President of Regional Merchandising and our Vice President of North America Merchandising. You are an expert in the art of organization, with a particular knack for scheduling, time and travel management, and providing the support necessary to help maximize their impact. Your prompt communication and proactive, solution-oriented approach ensure that the leader you support are positioned for success. Your natural adaptability allows you to flourish in an environment that often requires nimble rearrangements, and you consistently remain calm, cool and collected while balancing multiple priorities, including contribution to project coordination. You enjoy working within a high-paced and hyper-growth environment.
This role is based out of our North Vancouver office. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
Meet Your Future Team:
You will be working directly with the leaders you support within our Merchandising organization and will partner with a team of high-performing Executive Assistants in providing exceptional support to our senior leadership team across the organization.
If you were in the Executive Assistant role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
- Providing exceptional executive administrative support with scheduling and calendar management with a proactive approach based on business priorities
- Maintaining an organized inbox to ensure your leaders have the information they need right away
- Organizing international and domestic travel arrangements
- Developing agendas, meeting minutes, and presentation materials
- Anticipating needs and proactively identifying opportunities to optimize the VPs’ time
- Organizing onsite/offsite meetings and team building events, and coordinating internal resources and third-party vendors as needed in the execution of the event
- Partnering with Finance to manage budget as needed
- Coordinating office management requests with our Facilities team and being present in the office for in-person support
- Organizing and submitting expense reports in a timely manner
- Setting your leaders up for success and performing additional duties as assigned and needed
- Supporting Merchandising events as needed
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
- Working towards your own professional development goals based on your areas of interest in the business
- Developing and implementing process optimizations to enable effective operations within the Merchandising teams
- Assisting and communicating with the leaders you support in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation
Are you our next Executive Assistant?
- You have 5+ years of Executive Assistant experience supporting VP+ leaders
- You are an expert with the Microsoft Office suite and have excellent business acumen
- You have great time management skills, and naturally utilize sound judgement and prioritization when multi-tasking and juggling competing priorities within a fast paced environment
- You have strong emotional intelligence, discretion, and the ability to maintain confidentiality
- You know how to prioritize and effectively manage the logistics of an Executive’s schedule: pre-reads, agendas and following up on action items are second nature to you
- You have the ability to think outside of the box with a sense of urgency
- You are not afraid of meeting new people, building relationships and creating partnerships across the organization
- You have a not-so-secret skill as a travel agent and are able to manage complex international multi-leg travel, often requiring continuous changes and rescheduling
- You are able to work flexible hours, weekends and holidays occasionally as needed to support our global business
- 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
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, gender-affirming care and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Financial wellbeing - RRSP matching and eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
- Time & Flexibility – Paid time off, wellness time, and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
- Family support - Parental leave top-up and a nesting period for new parents.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.
Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.
All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.
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A reasonable estimate of the pay range is CAD$82,000 – CAD$102,000 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.
Please note that the range details above reflect the base pay only and does not include our competitive bonus program and benefits that we offer.
