Director, Costing - Footwear
Core
Strategic leader driving footwear costing strategy, margin performance, and factory negotiations from concept to final cost approval.
Role type
Director, Footwear Costing
Builds
Seasonal footwear products with optimized margins
Domain
Fashion retail / Footwear manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Footwear costing expertise, factory negotiation, margin optimization, landed cost analysis, executive reporting, team leadership, cost estimation from specs, tariff/duty knowledge, process improvement
Preferred skills
PLM/RLM/Tableau proficiency, advanced analytics, large-scale data analysis
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end footwear costing process, drive cross-functional alignment for margin targets, negotiate factory costs, manage costing systems and calendars, develop executive reporting, oversee costing tools and continuous improvement, manage direct reports
Seniority
Director, people leadership