Costing Specialist Footwear

LACOSTE

At the crossroads of fashion and sport, Lacoste liberates and creates movement.

Both universal and timeless, it crosses cultures, oceans and generations to inspire each and every person.

Two Lacoste items are sold every second in the world.

As a global brand, our 8,500 team members are present in more than 100 countries, on all continents. We offer a wide range of jobs, from manufacturing to omnichannel distribution. We provide to our customers a complete range of products: apparel, footwear, leather goods, underwear, fragrances, eyewear and watches, all of them being developed with a unique “savoir faire”, in the most qualitative, responsible and ethical way.

Working at Lacoste is belonging to a community of talents on the move to build the future. We foster equal opportunities to gather promising people regardless of their differences.

Together we can make our crocodile always greater to have a meaningful impact: on the fashion industry and on society.

Lacoste is one of the inspiring brands driven by passionate people of the MF Brands Group, alongside with Aigle, Gant and Tecnifibre (https://mf-brands.com/)

Key Responsibilities

Through experience, technical knowledge and negotiation skills, manage the product costing process to ensure the company achieves the best possible prices from our manufacturing partners and material suppliers. Support the product creation team’s work to develop attractive and innovative products at competitive prices.

Housing Support for the candidate willing to relocate to Hai Phong.

Needs to Do

• Create and maintain a vendor database of all materials and prices

• Ensure target prices are received from The Category. Compare the target price against similar styles to ensure target prices are realistic and achievable. Compare target price against factory price quotation and create summary reports. Benchmark target prices against any known prices from competitive brands.

• Ensure volume forecasts are received from The Category and take volume forecasts into consideration when negotiating prices. At the end of each season review, analyze and rate the accuracy of volume forecasts against the actual production orders received.

• Work with factory costing department to provide price quotations and CBD’s on a timely basis. Check the accuracy of CBD’s against SRF’s and product specifications to ensure that all parts and components are correctly listed, with material prices that are accurate.

• Using global system, analyze material usage, cutting yields and pattern efficiencies.

• Lead the design and development teams toward cost saving design and development practices early in the product creation process. Review materials, constructions and pattern efficiency and propose product revisions and cost saving options whenever appropriate.

• Negotiate the best possible price based upon transparent costing data, volume forecasts, competitive brands’ prices and factory relationships.

• Ensure that the SharePoint database is accurate and up to date at all times.

• Collect data and organize into reports that are clear, concise and effective business/management tools.

• Communicate with the Asia Sourcing Team, Paris Head Quarter on all project and seasonal developments.

• Investigate, prove and negotiate costing standards with vendors

Needs to Know

• Must have a high level of computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Experience with SharePoint is a plus.

• Experience with ShoeCost programs.

• Must be willing and able to learn new programs, features and functions and use those skills to create powerful reports and presentations.

• English comprehension and communication abilities are a necessity of this position. The candidate must be able to clearly communicate verbally and in writing.

• Knowledge of Chinese Speaking will be a plus.

Needs to Be

• Must be analytical and process oriented.

• Must be organized and detail oriented, be able to prioritize multiple tasks, and have exceptional follow-up skills.

• Must have strong communication skills.

• Must be able to work with factories and suppliers in a way that maximizes the partnership with the ultimate benefit accruing toward the brand’s business interests.

• Strong teamwork abilities

Key Relationships With

• Sourcing Team, Operations Team and Paris Product Creation Team

• Factories and suppliers

Requisite Education/Experience

• University degree

• A minimum of five years of experience in footwear product costing