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Accept ClosePress Tab to Move to Skip to Content LinkSearch by KeywordSearch by LocationSearch by KeywordSearch by LocationLoading...Team:LocationType:Grade:Create Alert\xc3\x97Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:StartPlease wait...Senior Manager, Costing (LO India)Purpose:A key player in Global Sourcing in driving Sourcing\'s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry. Drive overall costing performance of the Liaison Office (LO) through implementation of Sourcing Costing process and standards, assuring company go-in margin targets are met by assisting Supplier, Merchandising teams, and optimizing landed costs through a clear understanding of economic trends and trade opportunities.Key Responsibilities:

• Provide costing leadership within the L0 to ensure Creation Centers Costing/Brands receive accurate information according to the costing calendar timelines.
• Provide guidance and assistance to the Sourcing Operations Costing in improving the costing performance, efficiency and effectiveness of the Tier 1 (T1 j and ensure factory specific costing strategies are implemented as planned.
• Assist Sourcing Operations and L0 Manufacturing Excellence teams in achieving brand margin targets and process improvement initiatives by focusing on all cost drivers to improve understanding of costs, efficiency and overheads which positively impact margins.
• Lead and drive costing audits and propose improvement areas with supplier partners.
• Drive compliance and improvement of global costing policies, procedures, and new systems by providing feedback to Sourcing Costing and Sourcing Operations.
• Build, manage and roll out Costing Standards within regions to achieve a fact-based, transparent and sustainable costing.
• Provide economic trend information, including labor rates, inflation, exchange rates and government policy change, necessary to formulate sourcing strategies, global costing policies, and costing tools.
• Train and assist Sourcing Operations teams and T1s in the understanding and application of cost drivers (e.g. Yield, Print, Labour & Overhead, etch costing frameworks, policies and process, including application of consistent, accurate and transparent cost sheets.

• Strong understanding of all components affecting landed cost calculation including relevant duty rates by selling region and awareness of trade agreements relevant to production region.
• Lead and manage communication of L0 costing reports at key development milestones.
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

Key Relationships:

• Global Sourcing: Sourcing Operations, Costing
• Global Operations: Business Unit Costing Operations
• External stakeholder: Tier 1 Costing

Know\\edge Skills and Abi\\ities:

• Strong knowledge and understanding of both product construction, manufacturing operations
• Strong understanding of country, regional and global cost drivers, end-to-end costing/sourcing process
• Strong analytical skills, managing large data quantities from multiple sources
• Strong presentation, negotiation, influencing, people and communication skills
• Fluent in English (written and spokenj
• Strong Microsoft office skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Ninimum Qualifications:

• University degree, or technical degree in apparel, footwear or manufacturing
• Minimum 7+ years of experience in the apparel or footwear industry with costing responsibility

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE\'S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company\'s standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.Job Title: Senior Manager, Costing (LO India)Brand: adidasLocation: GurgaonTEAM: Global OperationsState: HRCountry/Region: INContract Type: Full timeNumber: 512632Date: Sep 3, 2024Find similar jobs:THROUGH SPORT, WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE LIVES. \xc2\xa9 2020 adidas. All Rights Reserved.

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