Analyst Costing Apparel (temp. 6 months) (m/f)

Job description

Country: Germany
Job Function: Sourcing

State / Province: Germany
Position Type: Temp

City / Location: Herzogenaurach
Brand: adidas

Relocation:

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose

Responsible for strengthening and achieving optimal product cost and maximize negotiating leverage for specific adidas Business Units’ apparel product that is in sync with the global costing strategy

Key Accountabilities

Proactively support a strong and cohesive Global Costing team.

Work collaboratively with liaison offices to communicate model-level pricing tactics and effectively address critical issues to achieve price targets.

Collaborate with category partners in Marketing, Design and Project Management to ensure margin maximization at the model level, within the parameters of the company's strategic objectives.

Implement and support functional costing direction within the organization.

Support development or enhancement of systems to ensure costing requirements are met and to improve costing performance.

Support Marketing and Project Management with a proactive approach to costing, in parallel with the product creation process.

Ensure adherence to standardized costing processes and procedures by partner departments and liaison offices.

With support, coordinate and conduct category costing reviews at critical milestones in the product creation process; ensure alignment between Marketing, Design, Project Management and Sourcing relative to cost target achievement.

Coordinate seasonal costing recaps as required, to communicate status and ensure focus on critical pricing issues.

Ensure all costing timelines are met in full: CR0/CR1/CR2/FNL Price List, meet buy ready deadlines.

Demonstrate a technical and comprehensive understanding of product cost drivers for effective input into the product creation process.

Support category growth and profitability by gaining knowledge of specific business needs and collaborating on cost-based solutions to meet those needs.

Support a fact-based costing process in all development and sourcing regions through effective data research and analysis of cost standards.

Knowledge, Capabilities and Experience

Knowledge of apparel engineering and product development/costing or production

Exposure to the latest in apparel materials, components, processes, and concepts

Computer literacy

Fluency in English

Qualifications

Undergraduate university degree

First experience in the apparel industry