Costing Analyst (8 Month Contract)

VF Corporation; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global apparel company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Costing Analyst for an 8-month term. This role involves managing costing operations, providing insights for profitability, and working collaboratively across teams to optimize processes. Ideal candidates have 1-2 years of experience in costing or operations and are fluent in English. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on process innovation.

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of experience in Costing / Operations in relevant industries.
• Oral and written fluency in English required.
• Experience in business improvements preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage seasonal costing calendar and associated activities.
• Provide timely insights to stakeholders on profitability.
• Collaborate with diverse teams to enable a global costing strategy.
• Assist in reporting needs from various teams.
• Improve productivity and efficiency in costing activities.
• Ensure adherence to processes across brands and vendors.
• Minimal travel required.

Skills

Collaborative work

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Digital mindset

Tools

Product Lifecycle Management – PLM

Enovia

Tableau

INFORNexus

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Your Role

The Costing Analyst (8-months), Operational Costing primarily based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will be a part of the Costing Management function in the Product Supply Enablement organization at VF Corporation. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the Costing Analyst, Operational Costing for [APP, FTW/EQ] is responsible for costing operations that support hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of product cost across VF’s portfolio of brands and products. This professional will support modernization and standardization of costing approaches utilizing consistent data-driven, automated and efficient processes in partnership with VF product sourcing teams and product supply vendors in the country of manufacturing. This individual will fully leverage “One VF” scale through use of harmonized and scalable fact-based costing methodologies. The costing professional will play an important role with a focus on operational costing optimization and will partner closely with other functions in the Product Supply Organization to ensure process and best practice adherence.

Your Responsibilities

• Operations: Manage seasonal costing calendar and associated activities (cost validation, system updates, maintenance), support with information for negotiation with vendors and cost-related analysis. Manage buy price updates for Purchase Order creations. Ability to manage multiple business models / styles with different factories / costing submissions simultaneously in a short lead-time.
• Profitability: Provide timely and relevant insights to the respective Sourcing and Costing stakeholders, supported by the Materials and Costing Intelligence teams, to identify opportunities to design to higher profitability and support cost negotiations with Vendors.
• Connectivity: Assemble and deliver information to Product Sourcing, Brand, Product Vendors, Planning, Material Supply, Logistics, Costing Manager and Engineering that enables a valuable One-VF Global Costing Strategy.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate and align across PSE & Product Sourcing Organization as well as with the vendors through continuous communication and proactively bring forth ideas for process improvements.
• Reporting: Assist on direct reporting needs from Brand / Product Sourcing / Costing manager, including Costing Data Warehouse updates, Margin review reports, Purchase Info Records (PIR), and other tasks as assigned by the reporting manager.
• Process Improvements: Provide input to improve costing activity productivity and efficiency by eliminating redundancies, automating repetitive tasks, and optimizing processes.
• Standardization: Ensure processes adherence within your scope of brands and vendors to leverage One-VF scale and operating procedures across the enterprise.
• Travel: Minimal travel required.

What We Will Be Looking For In You

Competency requirements:

• Highly collaborative and trusted professional with a strong work ethic
• Ability to adopt change and transformation
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholder groups and deliver business results in a manner that fits with VF’s guiding principles
• Experience in business improvements desired
• Experience in a global matrix environment including strategic and innovative thinking
• Digital and analytical mindset with a passion for efficiency and process innovation
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Team player with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Skill Requirements:

• Ability to embrace change
• Good analytical and reasoning skills
• Eager to learn and adopt new methods, tools, technologies
• Good communication skills: diplomatic, open, good listener, direct, succinct
• Language Proficiency: Oral and written fluency in English
• System Proficiency: Product Lifecycle Management – PLM, Enovia, Tableau, INFORNexus
• Strong Microsoft Office Proficiency (e.g., advanced Excel skills)
• 1 to 2 years of experience in Costing / Operations (Apparel, Footwear, Equipment / Accessories industries) desired

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