ReBIRD Recommerce Business Co-Op Student

Department: Commercial - ReBIRD Reports to: Senior Manager, ReBIRD RESALE Program Location: North Vancouver, BC Work Arrangement: Hybrid, between in-office and home Pay Range:$44,700 - $55,100; pay is determined by factors such as program of study, year of study, job-related skills, and relevant experience. Duration: Four (4) months, May 4, 2025 – August 21, 2026 Hours Per Week: 40 hours per week, M-F Your Co-Op Opportunity at ARC’TERYX: Recommerce, short for “reverse commerce”, is revolutionizing retail by giving products a second life. Instead of ending up in landfills, items are resold, reused, and re-loved, creating a more sustainable and affordable shopping experience. It’s a fast-growing industry at the heart of the circular economy, helping brands reduce waste, meet sustainability goals, and connect with consumers. As the ReBIRD Recommerce Business Co-Op Student, you will play a key role in assisting the recommerce team that manages the Arc’teryx ReBIRD TRADE-IN & RESALE business. This team is focused on keeping gear out of landfills by accepting trade-ins, repairing items as needed, and ultimately reselling to a new guest at an exceptional price. Working in a highly dynamic environment, you will experience what it is like to operate with a commercial mindset and will gain direct exposure to key functions like marketing, sales, insights & reporting, customer experience, and operations. You will operate as a generalist, creating value across a breadth of functions and projects you touch, where adaptability and comfort with ambiguity will help you succeed. Your organizational, analytical, and communication skills will be put to use and honed as you help to deliver an exceptional guest experience through Online and Retail channels. In this role you will learn and/or use the following technology: Microsoft Office (particularly Excel and Powerpoint), Shopify, Jira, Looker Studio. This role is based out of our North Vancouver office.   Meet Your Future Team: Circularity is at the heart of Arc’teryx’s sustainability vision. Through a program that we call ReBIRD, we service, care for, and give our gear multiple lives, so performance stays at its peak beyond a single adventure, season or individual. Under the ReBIRD umbrella, we offer TRADE-IN, RESALE, WASH, REPAIR, and RENT as core services. By joining the ReBIRD team, you’ll be part of an innovative space where technology, sustainability, and retail strategy intersect. You’ll work on programs that redefine how customers shop and how brands think about product lifecycle. This is your chance to make a real impact, driving change, shaping the future of fashion, and building solutions that matter. If you’re passionate about circularity, innovation, and creating meaningful customer experiences, this is the team for you. If you were a ReBIRD Recommerce Business Co-Op Student now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

Collaborating on projects related to marketing optimization, operations, insights and data reporting, and customer experience

Reviewing creative assets to ensure compelling guest-facing messaging

Supporting with process efficiencies and executing optimizations

Supporting with data reporting and gathering existing insights

Hosting digital or in-person meetings for cross-functional team collaboration

Preparing detailed meeting notes, agendas, and maintaining organized project records 

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

You’ll have a strong understanding of the commercial framework required to run a business, including marketing, sales, insights & reporting, customer experience, and operations

You’ll develop project management, organizational, analytical, and communication skills from industry experts 

Are you our next ReBIRD Recommerce Business Co-Op Student?

You are studying in an accredited university in your 3rd or 4th year of study working towards a Bachelors degree with some retail experience 

You have a dedicated interest in recommerce, circularity, and sustainability

You have experience on the job or in an academic setting multitasking many projects at once, with a diverse range of responsibilities, and are effectively able to adapt to changing priorities 

You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions

You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity 

You have strong communication skills and are confident distilling complex information in an easily understood, actionable way 

You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration 

You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions 

You have strong computer skills (especially Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint) 

You are able and willing to travel (domestically and internationally) 

Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it