Costing Manager - Emerging Brands

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Job Title: Footwear Costing Manager - Emerging Brands
Reports to: Sr. Costing Manager
Location:  Portland, Oregon – Office-Hybrid

The Role

Footwear Costing is an integral part of the product creation process. We collaborate with both internal and external partners to optimize product costs that directly impacts profitability. We work with Development, Design and Merchandising to value engineer product, ensuring what does not add value doesn’t remain in the shoe.

In this role you will lead the Footwear Costing function within our Emerging Brands (Teva & Ahnu) and providing day to day costing expertise to identify, prioritize, and implement cost savings initiatives focused on hitting seasonal product target FOBs and Margin. In collaboration with our Asia Costing partners, you will develop pre-costing tools and training programs that highlight Design for Manufacturing best practices to achieve optimal product costs.

You will be a key contributor to overall profitability by creating and evolving seasonal FOB targets to project short and long-range product costing and propose cost mitigation plans to our Product Line Management, Product Development, Design, Materials Development, Sourcing, Supply Planning and Asia Costing partners.

We celebrate diversity--of your background, your experiences and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.

Your Impact

The primary functions of this role, include but are not limited to:

• Manage the product costing process and business margin planning from brief stage to final salesman samples.
• Ensure that concerns and challenges around product costs are proactively addressed throughout the product development season including cost engineering and cost saving recommendations during costing reviews.
• Provide day to day costing support to the Product Team, Development, and direct report(s) to meet seasonal margin targets, including communicating margin scenarios to Product Line Managers with cost updates and margin variance.
• Perform financial analysis and scenario planning for cross-functional teams to help shape decisions that capitalize on opportunity, increase profitability, and bring value to the product.
• Utilize manufacturing and product knowledge to achieve target FOB. Help impart this knowledge to cross-functional team members as well as direct reports.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities through effective use of systems.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure brand profitability and margin expectations are met.
• Negotiate with partner factories and suppliers to meet seasonal brand target margin by utilizing manufacturing and product knowledge.
• Create costing reports, providing visibility to the Product and Development leadership on cost estimates, margin, sourcing, and trade agreements etc.
• Build seasonal pre-costing to Development and Product teams to ensure new product development will be commercial.
• Report global brand margin and analysis at each milestone to all regions.
• Collaborate with Product and Development teams to review and manage brand margin at key milestones.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree preferred with an emphasis on financial or business analysis, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of product costing experience required in apparel/accessories.
• Thorough knowledge of financial business reporting and pricing models.
• 1-2+ years’ experience of training new team members
• If a people manager, 4+ years management experience

We’d love to hear from people with

• Strong Excel & Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience with FlexPLM or similar Product Creation Management system.
• In-depth knowledge of product construction and manufacturing.
• Understanding of product costing with ability to mentor junior team members.
• A strategic thinker and creative problem solver who will proactively research and drive collective resolution.
• Ability to lead projects from beginning to implementation.
• Ability to maintain a high level of integrity, remain flexible, be results-oriented, and work productively within a matrix organization.
• Work comfortably in an environment of ambiguity.

What We'll Give You

• Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We’ve created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they’re valued.
• Financial Planning and wellbeing - No matter what financial goals our employees have set, we want to help them get there. Our plans provide powerful ways to protect income, pay for expenses and invest in the future.
• Time away from work - Sometimes we need time away to be with family, focus on our health or just simply recharge. Our plans support our employees’ needs to get out, get healthy and come back stronger than ever.
• Extras, discounts and perks - Being a valued member of the Deckers Brands team means more than just a paycheck. From generous discounts to community-based programs, we offer a variety of cool extras
• Growth and Development - Deckers Brands was built on the idea of pursuing passion. That’s why we offer extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development.
• Health and Wellness - There’s nothing basic about our comprehensive health and wellness programs and offerings. While at work and at play, we aim to support a healthy lifestyle.
   

Individual pay will be determined by location and additional factors, including job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all of the other beautiful parts of your identity.

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