Production Costing Manager

Who we are:

Stoney Clover Lane, founded by sisters Kendall and Libby Glazer, reimagines everyday organization through their line of travel accessories designed to spark self-expression. Instantly personal, thanks to fun, coordinating patches and customization options, the range of must-have essentials includes pouches, duffels, and backpacks, as well as small accessories like luggage tags, passport cases, and notebooks. Since 2009, their candy-colored classics and personalized patches have become well-known for bringing some much-needed personality to the highly uniform category of accessories. Explore and shop SCL at the Palm Beach, East Hampton, and New York City flagships, and retailers such as ShopBop, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Bloomingdales

Roles & Responsibilities

• Negotiates all costing from component costs to final fobs- working with vp to set targets
• Logs and keeps history for all costing received and rolls costing out to internal margin
• Links final costing to order placement in one master file- linking allocation/costing/units and po placement together
• Initiates counter sourcing of styles for better costing and better quality/executions
• Understands and communicates all relevant duty/freight information and includes this in costing chart set up.
• Requests cost breakdown sheets for all stages of sampling and keeps an organized library by vendor
• Sets up landed cost templates in order placement system and ensures it remains complete and accurate at all times.
• Reviews pre-production and top samples to confirm matching to standards and to prior sample comments- ultimately approving that product is shippable.
• Adds all production photos to photo stream for founder review and visibility
• Reviews and comments on all bulk materials
• Tracks manufacturing process to ensure the product meets the agreed upon purchase order requirements.
• Communicates and flags any implications of design changes on costing.
• Daily communication and correspondence with overseas vendors

Skill Set:

• 3-5 years production experience in handbags and/or accessories
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong mathematical skills as well as data analysis skills
• Experience in sourcing and working with overseas vendors
• Proficient in excel
• Highly organized with ability to prioritize and find efficiencies in process
• Flexible and able to quickly adapt according to daily needs of the business