Costing Manager
Under Armour
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Guangzhou • China
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About the role
- Manage the costing relationship with our strategic footwear production partners and key T2 suppliers.
- Ensure timely and accurate cost sheet submission and engage with suppliers on cost negotiations.
- Work closely with Hong Kong and US headquarters teams to deliver costing strategy, framework and margin targets.
- Analyze material, labor, overhead, and landed costs from vendors to ensure competitive pricing.
- Monitor cost trends and identify opportunities for cost optimization without compromising product quality.
- Work closely with Product development, design, sourcing, material, engineering and other functional teams to align cost with product specifications and margin targets.
- Partner with functional teams to negotiate costs and validate quotations from T1 and T2 suppliers.
- Evaluate material choices and the impact on overall product cost.
- Support line reviews by providing accurate cost data for decision-making.
- Validate CBDs to ensure cost and usage accuracy and transparency.
- Recommend cost-saving initiatives and alternative sourcing options.
- Maintain cost sheets and prices in Centric timely to ensure cost readiness for PO issuance and margin review.
- Identify areas for continuous improvement in cost drivers and components, in particular related to efficiency improvement.
- Provide costing leadership with cost analysis reports and actionable insights.
- Support and execute global costing strategy or any ad hoc requests or reporting or other business needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 8+ years of progressive work experience in the Footwear industry
- Strong analytical skills with ability to review manufacturing processes and identify areas of improvement
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office especially Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Fluent in English and Mandarin
- Experience with Tableau, Centric PLM and Python a plus
- A team player
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
- Equal opportunity policies
- Equipment allowances
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
cost analysiscost optimizationmaterial evaluationlabor cost analysisoverhead cost analysislanded cost analysiscost sheet managementdata analysisnegotiationmanufacturing process review
Soft skills
analytical skillsteam playercommunicationleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingdecision-makingattention to detailadaptabilitystrategic thinking
Certifications
Bachelor's degree