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Principal Materials Costing Analyst at Columbia Sportswear in Portland, WA. Apply on Malakye, the job marketplace for creative, lifestyle-driven industries — surf, skate, moto, outdoor, cycling and golf.
- Company
- Columbia Sportswear
- Location
- Portland, WA
- Type
- Full-time
ABOUT THE POSITION:
As a Principal Materials Costing Analyst, you will be establishing should-cost structure to enable sustainable, competitive, and predictable costs and drive creation of innovative data analytical solutions that empower and inform cross-functional apparel product creation and sourcing teams to make better and faster decisions to achieve margin expectation.
HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
Partner with broader Liaison office & Raw Material teams to create, implement fact-based product costing standards, to establish should cost structure for predictable, sustainable and competitive cost.
Support material cost forecasting process from gathering market intelligence based on macro and micro economic & industry trends to forecasting to help prep HQ team to present to Finance and Commercialization Team and leadership teams.
Lead the development of decision-supporting costing tools, costing scorecard as an enabler for optimal sourcing decision to optimize landed cost.
Manage the overall raw material costing process, negotiations, calendar adherence, initiate & lead process improvement initiative and system enhancements.
Identify cost related risk and initiate mitigation action with internal and external partners. Additionally participate in efficiency improvement projects
YOU HAVE:
Possess strong working knowledge of textile manufacturing and cost drivers
College degree in textiles, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or related experience
8 or more years’ experience in textile engineering, development and or marketing
Proficient in Excel and analytical skills
Requires an ability to read, write, and speak English, within daily activities and ability to communicate with vendors and global employees
Ability to work well with individuals of different countries and cultures.
Understands ambiguity and can work in an evolving environment.
Ability to deal with work and time pressures to accomplish job requirements in an efficient and effective manner.
Role may require 40+ hours per week. Attendance at evening/weekend meetings may be required.
Position may require occasional international travel.
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
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