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Costing Analyst, Development Costing, Global Product Costing
BUSINESS TITLE (JOB POSTING TITLE): Costing Analyst, Development Costing, Global Product Costing (APP or FTW/EQ)
JOB PROFILE/GJF LEVEL: 5
BRAND/ FUNCTION (if applicable)
: Services
LOCATION: Assigned Country - Various (Singapore, Shanghai China, Ho Chi Minh Vietnam, Dhaka Bangladesh, Zhongshan China)
REPORTING TO: Manager, Development Costing [APP]
About Your Role
The Costing Analyst, Development Costing of Global Product Costing (GPC) 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. Located at [TBD - Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh, Dhaka, Zhongshan] the Senior Costing Analyst, Development Costing for [TBD - APP, FTW/EQ] is responsible for development costing operations that support 100's of millions of dollars worth of product cost across several VF brands and products. This professional will support modernization and standardization of costing approaches utilizing consistent data-driven, automated and efficient processes in partnership with VF product sourcing teams and product supply Vendors in country of manufacturing. This individual will bring a strong product and manufacturing background and will work closely with the product sourcing and development teams on designing to cost to achieve product cost savings for the organization. This individual will fully leverage One VF scale through use of harmonized and scalable fact-based costing methodologies. The costing professional will play an important role in the Product Costing Organization with an extensive focus on development costing optimization. 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 insights provided by the Costing Intelligence team and the Operational Costing team within GPC 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.
- Team: Collaborate and align across the GPC organization as well as with product supply teams and vendors through continuous communication and proactively bring forth ideas for process improvements.
- Process Improvements: Achieve improvements in costing activity productivity and efficiency 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.
- Project Leadership and participation: Lead and participate in cross-functional initiatives and conduct specific analyses as needed producing deliverables in a diverse, fast paced environment through extensive collaboration across teams
- Travel: In country to Vendors
Competency Requirements
WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:
- 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
- Proficiency in Excel
- Min 3 years of 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: proactive, diplomatic, open, good listener, direct, succinct
- Language Proficiency: Oral and written fluency in English
R-20240730-0021
