Job Information
Under Armour, Inc. Professional, Costing in Guangzhou, China
Professional, Costing
Professional, Costing
Values & Innovation
At Under Armour, we are committed to empowering those who strive for more, and the company's values - Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality - serve as both a roadmap for our teams and the qualities expected of every teammate.
Our Values define and unite us, the beliefs that are the red thread that connects everyone at Under Armour. Our values are rallying cries, reminding us why we're here, and fueling everything we do.
Our pursuit of better begins with innovation and with our team's mission of being the best. With us, you get the freedom to go further - no matter your role. That means developing, delivering, and selling the state-of-the-art products and digital tools that make top performers even better.
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Purpose of Role
Manage the costing relationship with our strategic footwear production partners and key T2 suppliers. Ensure timely and accurate cost sheet submission and engage with suppliers on cost negations. Work closely with Hong Kong and US headquarter teams to deliver on overall costing strategy and framework.
Your Impact
1) Manage seasonal routine of cost study to ensure cost consistency, cost improvement across cost components, across seasons, able to apply advanced knowledge of product costing to provide saving options to Sourcing Operations in US headquarters.
2) Cost sheet submission tracking with vendors for on time cost sheet submission and cost sheet management in the system for manual change status to ensure costing readiness for PO issuance and seasonal margin review.
3) Act as gatekeeper to ensure that all costing frameworks, standard, process, policies and systems are understood and consistently applied in the region.
4) Identify areas for continuous improvement in cost drivers and components, in particular related to efficiency improvement.
5) Provide costing leadership with insights, observation on cost drivers and components trend and vendor competitiveness using systematic costing and benchmarking approach.
6) Support and execute for global costing strategy or any ad hoc requests
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
2+years of progressive work experience in the footwear sourcing or manufacturing industry
Excellent analytical skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Experience with Tableau, Centric PLM and Python a plus
Our Commitment to Diversity
At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, family or paternal status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon request.
Requisition ID: 160049
Location:
Guangzhou, CN
Business Unit: Corporate
Region: APAC
Employee Class: Full Time
Employment Type: Salaried
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