Rtw Cost & Timing Specialist

STELLA MCCARTNEY; Novara; In loco; EUR 35.000 - 50.000; Tempo pieno

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A luxury fashion company is seeking a highly motivated RTW Cost & Timing Specialist for its Novara office. This role involves managing costs for the Ready-to-Wear collection development, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that costs align with budgets. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of experience in the fashion industry, strong Excel skills for cost analysis, and a results-driven mindset. A commitment to diversity and inclusion is integral to the company culture.

Competenze

• 2-3 years of experience in a similar role in the fashion industry.
• Solid understanding of costing processes for RTW collections.
• Proficiency in Excel, including vlookup and pivot tables.

Mansioni

• Manage cost calculation and analysis for each style.
• Monitor style margins and recommend corrective actions.
• Negotiate prices with suppliers to meet margin objectives.
• Prepare reports on costs and profit margins.
• Oversee cost trends and ensure alignment with budget.

Conoscenze

Cost management

Supplier negotiation

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Results-driven approach

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Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.

We are looking for a highly motivated RTW Cost & Timing Specialist to join our RTW team in Novara Office, on a maternity cover contract. This role will be responsible for ensuring accurate cost management and efficient timing across the Ready-to-Wear collection development process, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams such as Product Development, Merchandising, Production, and Purchasing teams.

Your Mission:

• Manage the calculation and analysis of sampling and production costs for each style, ensuring all relevant cost components are consistently updated in the system.
• Partner with the Product and Merchandising teams to monitor style margins and recommend corrective actions in case of deviations from target costs.
• Liaise with suppliers to negotiate prices and secure margin objectives.
• Support the preparation of regular reports and analyses on costs and profit margins, ensuring accurate and timely performance tracking.
• Oversee cost trends throughout the collection development process, ensuring alignment with the established budget.

Your Talent

• 2-3 years of experience in a similar role, ideally within the fashion and apparel industry.
• Solid understanding of costing processes and production/sampling dynamics specific to RTW collections.
• Proficiency in Excel (including vlookup, pivot tables, and advanced formulas) as well as key cost analysis tools.
• Proven experience in supplier negotiation and budget management.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and a results-driven approach.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken.

We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.

At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.