Director, Costing - Footwear
Core
Lead footwear product costing across Asia, providing reliable cost analysis, transparent cost standards, and practical opportunities to improve product value.
Role type
Director, Footwear Product Costing
Builds
Costing frameworks, cost models, and commercial decision support for Coach and Kate Spade New York footwear
Domain
Luxury footwear manufacturing and supply chain
Required skills
Footwear costing expertise, cost negotiation, FX and commodity risk analysis, team leadership, data governance, system requirements definition, benchmarking, commercial judgment
Preferred skills
Premium/luxury footwear experience, PROCAM or equivalent costing tools, advanced Excel, PLM system familiarity
Technologies
PROCAM, PLM, Excel
Responsibilities
Lead footwear costing process from development through production handoff; negotiate costs with vendors to achieve target IMU and AUC; monitor FX exposure and commodity price volatility; support footwear costing tool/system development; lead and develop the footwear costing team
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with team leadership