Salary Range: 44700 to 55100 (Currency: CAD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Department: Sustainability, Supply Chain

Reports to: Product Impact Specialist

Location: North Vancouver, BC - This role is primarily based out of our North Vancouver office, and is open to hybrid remote work

Work Arrangement: Flexible, between in-office and home

Pay Range:$44,700 - $55,100 pay is dependent on year of study and related experience

Duration: Eight (8) months, January 5, 2026 – August 14, 2026

Hours Per Week: 40 hours per week, M-F

Your Co-Op Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As a Sustainability Co-op Student at Arc’teryx, you are stepping into a dynamic role at the intersection of innovation and impact. Embedded within our Sustainability team, your work directly supports our strategic pillar of Circularity – helping us advance our purpose to Leave It Better. You contribute to initiatives focused on developing products built for the circular economy, and waste reduction, and playing a key role in collecting, analysing and sharing sustainability data cross-functionally.

Throughout your co-op, you will gain hands-on experience in the operational implementation of sustainability strategy. You will be exposed to cross-departmental collaboration, building trust and communicating clearly to influence change. This role sets the foundation for future careers in sustainability, product development, supply chain or corporate responsibility and gives you an understanding of how a purpose driven brand brings circularity to life.

Meet Your Future Team:

The Arc’teryx sustainability team is a small but mighty team of passionate experts responsible for developing strategy, programming, and measuring progress against our company sustainability goals. We work from within the Supply Chain department as well as with key partners and teams throughout the organisation to develop and implement strategy, programming, metrics and tools into how we do business.

If you were a Sustainability Co-op Student now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

Supporting the coordination with product teams to assess new product developments against product criteria aligned with our circular strategy
Supporting the collection and processing of data on the materials that go into making our products to support tracking to our targets
Partnering with the Care & Repair team on assessing durability and repairability of new product concepts
Supporting the data collection needed to perform life cycle assessments (LCAs) of products to help us understand their environmental impact
Collecting and analyzing waste audit data and supporting the communication of results cross-functionally
Mapping resource and waste flows of the Arc’teryx value chain, supporting with identifying trends, hotspots and opportunities for reduction or recovery
Collaborating with teams to pilot resource recovery initiatives
Assisting in preparing internal communications or presentations to support implementation of resource recovery across the business
Supporting the collection and analysis of business wide packaging data
Creating or updating process documents and ensuring strong version control in place.

Here are some of the things you will learn by the end of your Co-Op placement:

Learning how to use Centric, a Product Lifecycle Management tool, and the Higg Index tools, specifically the Higg Material Sustainability Index (MSI) and the Higg Product Module (PM). These Higg tools are software tools used to calculate simplified LCAs. You might also learn some Excel skills, depending on your prior experience
Learning how to interpret, analyse and communicate waste audit results cross-functionally
An understanding of the textile supply chain and how products are created from idea to commercialisation
You will also have the chance to learn about outdoor apparel design, materials development, through working with our in-house designers and raw material teams
Learning effective communication and change management with cross-functional stakeholders

Are you our next Sustainability Co-op Student?

You are a second- or third-year student studying fashion, textile science, sustainability, environmental sciences, or data analytics
You have an interest in fashion design and the product creation process
You bring attention to detail and have experience analysing data to answer questions or identify trends
You have experience with quantitative data analysis and Excel, and are proficient in the use of Microsoft PowerPoint
You have critical thinking skills and the ability to communicate clearly about the rationale behind decisions to different stakeholder groups with varying levels of expertise in the subject matter at hand
You have strong organisational skills and are able to plan ahead and manage your workload proactively
You have a collaborative approach and can quickly foster strong working relationships
You have good email etiquette, are confident in approaching colleagues and polite yet tenacious when chasing data from busy teams
You have a natural curiosity to learn and bring a growth mindset
You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
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

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.

Leave it Better

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Join us in creating positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world.

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Compensation Overview

If you were a Sustainability Co-op Student now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

Here are some of the things you will learn by the end of your Co-Op placement:

Are you our next Sustainability Co-op Student?