GENERAL FUNCTION
Manage all aspect of the analysis to the Brands and the Costing organization. Define and measure the financial impact of various product strategies, initiatives, and assist the Brand to achieve the Gross Pricing Margin targets. Lead the pre costing process. 

PRIMARY DUTIES
1. Performs duties consistent with the company’s AAP/EEO goals and policies.
2. Team management: Lead the Brand costing team to achieve the best result
3. Business Analysis: Proactively manages with factory, brand and costing team to review and interpret 
factory cost sheets and its impact to the total gross pricing margin.
4. Provide and perform: Seasonal costing. Meet the seasonal costing timeline aligned with development gates and dates. Scenario analysis regarding material, component, technology, productivity and macro economics change to help brand to achieve target gross price margin per season according to the seasonal critical dates.
5. Drive: the communication and meetings on pertinent costing model information to the brand and the costing organization. Track progress against key metrics: FOB target vs. Actual FOB
6. Provide the seasonal costing function to the brand and GOG top management
7. Performs other duties as required/assigned by manager.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
• 4-year Degree (e.g. Bachelor’s), subject area: Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, Accounting.
• Minimum 5 years of footwear product development experience, or financial experience in a multinational consumer product company.
• Must have demonstrated skills in problem solving and result orientation.
• Knowledge of economic profit concepts, strategic planning, and manufacturing. 
• Advanced development and project management skills. 
• Possesses an understanding and working knowledge of the tools that support the product creation process in the area of upper patterns, bottom tooling and manufacturing. 
• Has an understanding of the working methods, machinery and manufacturing of source countries.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills, including meeting facilitation and presentations. 
• Ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives. 
• Strong information seeking skills and drive to make things happen. 
• Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas, and develops effective responses or elevate to higher management. 
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group. 
• Ability to network and utilize internal and external resources. 
• Ability to exercise high degree of professionalism.
• Management/Leadership: Demonstrated leadership capability, including ability to motivate and mentor others within work group. 
• Ability to lead initiatives and project teams. 
• Ability to clearly articulate policies and instructionGENERAL FUNCTION
Manage all aspect of the analysis to the Brands and the Costing organization. Define and measure the financial impact of various product strategies, initiatives, and assist the Brand to achieve the Gross Pricing Margin targets. Lead the pre costing process. 

PRIMARY DUTIES
1. Performs duties consistent with the company’s AAP/EEO goals and policies.
2. Team management: Lead the Brand costing team to achieve the best result
3. Business Analysis: Proactively manages with factory, brand and costing team to review and interpret 
factory cost sheets and its impact to the total gross pricing margin.
4. Provide and perform: Seasonal costing. Meet the seasonal costing timeline aligned with development gates and dates. Scenario analysis regarding material, component, technology, productivity and macro economics change to help brand to achieve target gross price margin per season according to the seasonal critical dates.
5. Drive: the communication and meetings on pertinent costing model information to the brand and the costing organization. Track progress against key metrics: FOB target vs. Actual FOB
6. Provide the seasonal costing function to the brand and GOG top management
7. Performs other duties as required/assigned by manager.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
• 4-year Degree (e.g. Bachelor’s), subject area: Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, Accounting.
• Minimum 5 years of footwear product development experience, or financial experience in a multinational consumer product company.
• Must have demonstrated skills in problem solving and result orientation.
• Knowledge of economic profit concepts, strategic planning, and manufacturing. 
• Advanced development and project management skills. 
• Possesses an understanding and working knowledge of the tools that support the product creation process in the area of upper patterns, bottom tooling and manufacturing. 
• Has an understanding of the working methods, machinery and manufacturing of source countries.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills, including meeting facilitation and presentations. 
• Ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives. 
• Strong information seeking skills and drive to make things happen. 
• Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas, and develops effective responses or elevate to higher management. 
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group. 
• Ability to network and utilize internal and external resources. 
• Ability to exercise high degree of professionalism.
• Management/Leadership: Demonstrated leadership capability, including ability to motivate and mentor others within work group. 
• Ability to lead initiatives and project teams. 
• Ability to clearly articulate policies and instruction