Vice President, Raw Materials

**Location**:
Toronto

Address:
100 Queens Quay East Toronto, Ontario M5E 1V3 Canada

Job Title:
Vice President, Raw Materials
Canada Goose isn't like anything else. We've built something great, something special - an iconic lifestyle brand with an inspirational and authentic story. At the heart of it is our promise to inspire and enable all people to thrive in the world outside. To Live in the Open. At Canada Goose, you're part of a movement that belongs to something bigger. One that seeks out the restorative power of nature and is driven by a purpose to keep the planet cold and the people on it warm. We endure any condition, observe every detail, and are building a community that believes in living bravely and coming together to support game-changing people.

Here, opportunities are everywhere - to try something new, to learn, to do meaningful and impactful work, and they're yours for the taking.

Position Overview:
**The Vice President (VP) of Raw Materials Development & Sourcing** is responsible for the end-to-end process of sourcing, research, development, testing, and commercialization of raw materials, trims, colour, and packaging operations for Canada Goose globally. This role will be crucial in ensuring that the highest standards of quality, sustainability, and innovation are met across the portfolio, while also supporting the dynamic needs of the creative teams, especially for capsule collections and brand events. The VP will lead a global team and work closely with the internal merchandising, design, development, finished goods sourcing and quality teams to ensure seamless execution of raw materials within the product ranges from concept to final delivery.

We are looking for someone who is highly collaborative and thrives in an everchanging and fast paced environment, who is eager to be part of a world class organization that thrives on new challenges.

**What you’ll Do**:
**Strategic Leadership and Management**:

- Facilitate the global product category strategy through sourcing and developing luxury brand appropriate fabrics, trims colour, and packaging.
- Collaborate closely with the Creative Director and design team to understand vision and requirements for brand events and capsule collections, ensuring quick turnaround times and exceptional product quality.
- Lead the sourcing and development teams for raw materials, trims, colour and packaging globally, ensuring alignment with Canada Goose values and creative goals.
- Ensure the delivery of collaborative and cross-functional creation of multi-year roadmaps and seasonal toolboxes.

**Sustainability and Innovation**:

- Collaborate and drive sustainability strategy roadmap with the sustainability teams, inclusive of but not limited to preferred fibers, traceability requirements, certifications & testing, integrated score carding, and critical KPI’s.
- Oversee market research to identify current trends and compile competitive data working closely with trim suppliers and fabric mills to develop future needs based on business objectives. Provide quarterly Material trend and financial outlook analysis to guide the business targeted margin requirements and product strategy.
- Drive innovation in materials and trims, sourcing cutting-edge options to meet both the functional and aesthetic needs of all Canada Goose collections, (mainline and capsule).
- Ensure packaging strategies are aligned with luxury branding standards while minimizing environmental impact according to corporate sustainability guidelines.

**Cross-Functional Collaboration**:

- Rationalize number of colors, trims and fabrics and work with design and merchandising on a unified migration to new material platforms. Avoids a proliferation of fabrics, colors and trims that make it hard to be fast. Strategize and socialize on speed initiatives in relation to raw material and inventory positioning with raw material vendors, FG sourcing and planning.
- Lead on-time performance discipline and ensure seamless coordination between sourcing, production, and logistics, balancing creativity with operational efficiency.
- Partner with the product development teams to meet key objectives for the season and integrated calendar deadlines. Lead the preparation of seasonal development briefs/requests to guide suppliers on business targets, designated product end use and pre-qualification requirements.

**People Leadership & Talent Development**:

- Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team responsible for development and sourcing of raw materials, trims, colour and packaging.
- Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and innovation within the department.
- Provide mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities for team members.

**Global Material Supply Chain and Vendor Management**:

- Oversee global supply chain operations for raw materials, trims, colour and packaging, ensuring timely deliveries to meet production schedules.
- Direct material lead time guidelines