Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Prepare product cost summaries and work closely with Merchandisers and Product Developers to ensure costing meets target division margins and company requirements. Partner closely with the Asia and Central/South America team to support the entire product development pre-cost and production costing process.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Responsible for costing management and analysis of all apparel from development through production. Conduct cost comparisons by gender, silhouette, COO to ensure optimal margin is achieved.Skilled/experienced in IMU/margin calculations and able to calculate target FOB to hit specific margin requirements (based on provided Wholesale, Duty, Target Margin, Freight).Manage Production Cost confirmation for all assigned styles.Work closely and lead Asia team to maintain System’s FOB and Pre-costNegotiate and reconfirm MOQ/MCQ and Skechers Cost Standards as needed. Engages in vendor assessments specific to development deliverables, costing and overall quality of product.Provide high-level analysis, business reports, and qualitative and actionable feedback and recommendations to senior leadership, including contributions to quarterly hind sights.Develop and share merchandise analysis to inform and lead decision making, including upcoming buys, current opportunities, and risk management scenarios.Evolve product line architecture as needed and develop pre-season range plans that tie to topline strategies and offer guidance on product segmentation.Partner with Merchandisers to develop seasonal margin targets and work closely to drive for margin improvements.Create short- and long-term product assortment strategies in partnership with Merchandising that align with the Brand vision, financial plan targets and customer experience goals, full-price and off-price product.Assist special projects if needed.WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
5+ year apparel development and costing experience.Ability to multi-task.Excellent communicator and team player.Great Negotiator/Compromiser.Manage/generate margin reports, analysis, ad hoc Excel.Able to analyze complex margin reports, cost component breakdowns, materialization breakdowns, production pair reports.REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education: Degree Required.Experience in apparel industry; preferred development and/or costing experience.Computer Applications, Excel skill is mandatory.The pay range for this position is $85,000-$95,000/yr USD.
About Skechers
Skechers, a global Fortune 500® brand develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Developing comfort technologies is the foundation of all we do – delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,200 company-and third-party-owned retail locations. Headquartered in Southern California, with offices and distribution centers around the globe, Skechers has spent over 30 years helping people of all ages look and feel good.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.