ABOUT YOUR ROLE:
The Costing Analyst, working in a country of product manufacturing and co-located with VF product development teams, will be a part of the Costing Management function in the newly formed Product Costing organization at VF Corporation.
Will support development costing operations that provide for 100’s of millions of dollars’ worth of product cost across several VF brands and products. The individual will partner closely with other functions in the Costing Organization and product supply teams to ensure process and best practice adherence.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
Include but not limited to
- Operations: Manage seasonal development costing activities, support with information for negotiation with vendors and cost related analysis.
- Profitability: Utilize data provided by the Costing Intelligence team and the Operational Costing team to identify opportunities to design to higher profitability.
- Connectivity: Support connectivity and information sharing among Product Vendors, Sourcing, Global Material Supply, Finance, Engineering and Suppliers that enables a valuable One-VF Global Costing Strategy.
- Process Improvements: Achieve improvements in costing through eliminating redundancies, automating repetitive tasks and optimizing processes for maximum value.
- Standardization: Ensure processes adherence across all brands and regions to leverage one-VF scale and operating procedures across the enterprise.
WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:
Competency requirements:
- Highly collaborative and trusted professional with a strong work ethic
- Proven success in adopting change and transformation
- Experience in business process improvements desired
- Experience managing key partnerships, managing multiple stakeholder groups, and consistently delivering business results in a manner that fits with VF’s guiding principles
- Experience in a global matrix environment including strategic and innovative thinking
- Digital and analytical mindset with a passion for efficiency and process innovation
Skill Requirements:
- Experience in industrial garment manufacturing/ buying office/ trading company required
- Knowledge of manufacturing operating costs required
- Experience in adopting change
- Strong analytical and reasoning skills
- Eager to learn and adopt new methods, tools, technologies
- Good communication skills: diplomatic, open, good listener, direct, succinct
- Language Proficiency: Oral and written fluency in English
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