COSTING SPECIALIST

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.
And we believe in you.
At Columbia, we’re as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we’re proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.
We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.
Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: “It’s perfect. Now make it better.” As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Work continuously to accelerate Costing excellence in manufacturing operations both within Columbia Sportswear Company and with our business partners.
HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
· Involve actively while commercializing new innovations at the factory by evaluating the process complexity, manufacturing feasibility, machinery limitations and estimation of labor content and quality. Support product and quality engineering teams to enable robust development of product which reduces quality failure and helps in efficient manufacturing of bulk.
· Work with global costing team on costing related projects, providing necessary regional feedback to formulate sourcing strategies, global costing policies & costing tools
· Process improvement at factories (key suppliers) in alignment with Columbia processes. Work with factories on long term key carry over programs to efficiently and effectively manufacture product at lowest possible cost with improved quality. Establish metrics for measuring the factory performance which has a direct bearing on Columbia deliverables of cost, quality, delivery and compliance.
· Work with other regional and global costing teams on continuous improvement projects to build operational excellence across supply chain.
· Negotiate best possible costs for carry over and other high-volume styles by supporting the commercialization teams or through direct negotiation with key vendors.
· Create seasonal benchmarks on standard costs & publish for the use of the product creation teams and LO merchandisers. Reduce the number of components to be negotiated with factories. Come up with tools and automation which leads costing process moving from negotiation to validation with suppliers. Create tools which reduces the overall workload of costing at LO through BA and other tools
· Understand and communicate economic trends and expected FOB cost impacts within region of responsibility, prior to beginning of development season. Understand factory wise cost structure to support price negotiations and sourcing strategy and Support product creation teams and LO merchandisers in achieving brand margin targets
· Standardize costing methodology in LO and deliver an efficient LO costing process (aligned with global processes) through developing and identifying defined processes and tools. Drive compliance & improvement of global costing policies & procedures within the LO and suppliers in the region
· Assist and Support validation of factory information on labor costs, SAMs and usages. Maintain a database of productivity of previous seasons of carry over styles and help LO teams in better negotiation of costs through fact-based approach.

YOU ARE

Hunger for achievement (Competitive)
Listener & Problem solver
Project & Process Management expert
Positive and Energetic
Negotiator & Influencer
Potential to grow to next level
Self-starter or self-motivation

YOU HAVE

Good knowledge about Region and Global benchmarks and cost standard,
Continuous Improvement (CI) knowledge
5 – 7 Years of working experience
Fluent & effective English communication (Speaking & Writing)
Understanding Product Value engineering, SMV, Labor cost & Material usage
Understanding of lean concepts, process mapping, costing data analytics, and cost reengineering preferably in Apparel or related field.
Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering, textile manufacturing or a related field.
Experience and In-depth knowledge about product cost construction

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