Manager Costing Apparel mf
Req Number: HQ - 8838CS
Country Germany Department Product Development
State Province Germany Job Type Product Development - Costing
City Location Herzogenaurach Brand adidas GROUP
PostalZip code - Travel Extent < 25
SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SPORT
For over 80 years the adidas Group has been part of the world of sports on every level delivering state-of-the-art sports footwear apparel and accessories Today the adidas Group is a global leader in the sporting goods industry and offers a broad portfolio of Brands and products
Working for adidas Group means being a part of a company that strives to hire develop and retain people with a passion for their work for sport for our brands and to perform on a diverse team If you like our products just wait until you meet the people who make them
WHY GLOBAL OPERATIONS
Global Operations brings the products to life by making sure they are created tested mass produced and shipped to over 70 countries around the world Our vision is to be Closest to every Consumer We like to say that we take the desires and dreams of consumers and turn them into something you can lace up pull on over your head or kick around
As a Manager Costing Apparelyou are responsible for driving the overall optimization of product value engineered cost and profitability
JOB PROFILE
* Be a key contributor to the 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 valuemarginFOB discussion with cross-functional teams recommend tactical actionsadjustment in season
* Act as a consultant partner within the respective Creation Centre team and provide on demand day to day costing support as well as technical costing expertise to engineer product to cost and enable design to profitability
* 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
YOUR PROFILE
* Four-year college or university degree in clothing technology andor manufacturing or comparable education
* Minimum 3-5 years of work experience in garmenttextile industry
* Strong understanding of cost drivers and expert knowledge in cost driver management within a supplier and the entire supply chain
* Strong knowledge of production garment construction and manufacturing
* Good understanding of end-to-end costingsourcing process
* Effective communication and negotiation skills
* Strong analytical and problem solving skills
* 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
Interested
Then join usand make a career by making a difference
Come work in a fun inspiring and socially responsible environment to create and deliver innovative products
Your home base will be adidas Group Headquarters in Herzogenaurach in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region - Germany