JOB DESCRIPTION

Purpose: 

• To provide relevant, timely, complete and reliable data to the Leadership and LO Costing Team to support with decision-making and business operations
• To drive and coordinate alignment projects and efforts within and across the LO(s)
• To lead process/system improvement and/or enhancement programs within the Costing team to support operational efficiency
• To support with roll out and drive execution and follow up of global Costing initiatives with LO Costing Team and Factory teams

Key Responsibilities: 

• To collect, benchmark and analyze regional costing data for the respective LO in support of costing standards and policy improvement
• To ensure the reliability and accuracy of costing systems to enable operational efficiency, data reporting and analysis
• To provide systems training to Liaison Office (LO) and factory Costing staff
• To support with the distribution and communication of relevant Costing information to the LO Costing team
• Drives and manages standardization projects within the LO. Responsibilities include scoping, data collection, process understanding, costing simulation, regional collaboration and alignment with other LO Costing Analysts and roll out to stakeholders
• Coordinates with other regional costing Analysts to provide consistent and reliable data to support decision-making
• Seasonally collect and analyze LO costing data to support the Product Costing team with relevant information to help with prioritization, benchmarking, comparison and to provide the team with a big picture view of Costing levers and relevant information (e.g. profit, labor, overhead, tooling & material cost, forecast, order volume, product complexity, etc…)
• Provide process & technical support for Costing Systems to LO and Factory Costing Teams – Systems Champion / Systems Super User
• Maintain data integrity and accuracy within brand systems
• Propose/analyze potential and impact of cost saving initiatives
• Contribute to Costing policy updates and creation for FW Sourcing on behalf of the LO
• Maintain costing data for business operations and make adjustments/simulations as needed according to fluctuations in cost drivers
• Create and provide key functional reporting, e.g. Target FOB achievement, productivity achievement, Factory CBD accuracy, etc.)
• Support the Senior Manager Costing FW in Communication such as global standardization, policy updates, project roll out, etc.

Key Relationships: 
• T1/T2 suppliers, Supplier Costing; LO Costing; HQ Costing; Costing Analysts across Asia; LO Operations Teams

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge Skills and Abilities: 
• Multi Lingual:
o Fluent Spoken and Written English (Required) 
o Basic Spoken and Written Ability in one or more of the following languages (Optional)
• Mandarin
• Vietnamese
• Indonesian
• Strong influencing skills and interpersonal skills to effectively operate in a matrix organization and drive cross-functional collaboration for Costing initiatives
• Strong communication skills with ability to present findings, translate big data in to understandable information to drive decision-making and support business operations
• Analytical mindset and proven ability to effectively use systems for data analysis and reporting
• Self-directed, motivated, self-starter with curiosity and willingness to learn with limited supervision
• Attention to detail but also with the ability to consolidate and extrapolate conclusions from large data sets
• Project Management experience preferred
• Some technical experience and knowledge of product construction and manufacturing methods preferred (industrial engineering or product development experience).
• IT-skills (e-mail, MS Office, Excel, Access, PLM a benefit)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in a global business setting
• Good sense of integrity

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: 
• Bachelor’s degree in International Business Management - Minimum
• Advanced or Graduate degree in Finance or Engineering - Preferred
• 5 years professional experience in footwear or apparel development or manufacturing - Preferred

YOU SHOULD HAVE THESE SKILLS

_ Project management

_ Management Accounting

_ Cost Engineering

BENEFITS

_ Premium healthcare plan for 4 family members

_ 18 days full paid leave per year

_ Professional Working Environment

WORK LOCATION

ADDIDAS Sourcing LimitedFloor 22, Bitexco Financial Tower, 22 Hai Trieu, HCMC

SALARY: Negotiable

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