Costing Assistant Manager (Upper Material Costing) (Footwear)

Material Costing Assistant Manager position reports to the Asia Costing Manager and manages upper materials pricing. Position works with T2 suppliers for reviewing material cost analysis and finalizing material prices. Responsible for negotiating the competitive seasonal material pricing to maximize company margins. Position drives changes for Deckers T2 upper material supplier management, resolve issues during execution, and establish valuable standards and SOPs.
Strategy and Development:
• Define a competitive costing strategy, drive to implement comprehensive and efficient material costing processes with Dev-Com, Material team, Shoes Costing internally and T2 suppliers externally .
General and Task Management:
• Manages and delivers upper material pricing according to each brand's critical path and margin requirements.
• Actively engage design, development, dev-com, material team and shoes costing teams, drive a collaborative process to optimize material costs against performance goals.
• Collecting raw material marketing price and manufacture cost information, analyze and evaluate raw material prices and LOP costs from T2 suppliers.
• Review T2 cost analysis details, negotiate seasonal price with T2 suppliers for material cost, LOP, ensure the final material prices are competitive.
• Work closely with material team and shoes Costing to support company to achieve margin target.
• Build strong partnerships with suppliers, establish performance benchmark, define opportunities and collaborate with Dev-Com and Material team for improvement.
People Management:
• Mentor and coach T2 Suppliers Costing.
• Manage and coach material costing team by material category.
• Set aligned OKRs(Objective/Key Results) by brand, review and assess ongoing performance with other team members.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with Shoes Costing team.