Manager Costing Apparel

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

Drive the overall optimization of product value (engineered cost) and profitability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a key contributor to Creation Centre growth and profitability by gaining a full understanding of its business potential, anticipating requirements and proposing cost-based solutions to achieve Brand adidas objectives
• In collaboration with Sourcing, Global Planning and Development, contribute to allocation strategies to ensure margin maximization in investigating potential of new sources and trade agreements for assigned global Business Unit
• Ensure availability of costing performance results for global Business Unit at each key milestone for quantitative assessment to facilitate product value/margin/FOB discussion with cross-functional teams, recommend tactical actions/adjustment in season
• Act as a consultant partner within the respective Creation Centre team:

• Provide on demand day to day costing support within the respective Creation Centre
• Provide technical costing expertise to engineer product to cost and enable design to profitability

• Strategically manage globally assigned cost drivers and develop an E2E costing framework to enable saving opportunities and ensure cost optimization by creating a fact based and predictable costing environment
• Develop costing tools and deliver training programs to Marketing, Design and Development to optimize product value and align target and cost and throughout the product creation process
• Support the definition and the monitoring of product costing performance and costing process performance at the key development stages by setting the framework, the KPIs and the communication process
• Support development or enhancement of systems and process to ensure costing requirements are met and to improve costing performance

Key Relationships:

• Design, Marketing and Brand Operations – Development, Materials, Pattern Maker
• LO/OC Merchandising, Technical Services and Costing
• T1

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of material construction
• Strong understanding of cost drivers
• Strong knowledge of production garment construction and manufacturing
• Expert knowledge of cost driver management within a supplier and the entire supply chain
• Good understanding of end2end costing/sourcing process
• Effective communication and negotiation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of the respective vision and strategy for the brands. Ability to communicate to LO/OC/T1 the vision and strategy as well as success criteria needed from sourcing and T1 teams
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Strong IT skills (MS Office) and ability to work with Product Data Management Systems
• Domestic and International Travel as required

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Four-year college or university degree in clothing technology and/or manufacturing or comparable education
• Minimum 3-5 years of work experience in garment/textile industry 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best.  We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities.

adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service,   eleven paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.

The anticipated low and high end of the base pay range for this position is ($103,000-115,000). Actual salary will be based on various factors, such as a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills and competencies, and proficiency for the role. 

We officially returned to office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote.  The working location of this position is Los Angeles, CA

Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English