Analyst, Materials Costing, Footwear & Equipment

VF Corporation; Asia; On-site; PEN 7,800 - 12,000; Full time

Job summary

VF Corporation in Vietnam seeks an Analyst, Materials Costing for Footwear & Equipment. You will manage all material costing activities serving multiple brands and product categories, benchmarking costs and supporting pricing negotiations to optimize scale.

Based in Ho Chi Minh City, you will collaborate with Brands, Sourcing, Suppliers, and Finance to drive cost reductions, maintain cost libraries, and digitize costing workflows across the PLM ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Experience with material costing in apparel, footwear, or equipment industries.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze supplier cost breakdowns and benchmark against internal standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage seasonal costing for footwear and equipment materials to meet milestones.
• Benchmark material costs and support pricing negotiations.
• Collaborate with Brands, Sourcing, Suppliers, Finance, and Sustainability teams.
• Maintain PLM costing data and run price-trend analyses.
• Support digitization of costing workflows and integration with PLM systems.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical and problem-solving

Underfoot materials knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

PLM systems

AI analytics

Job description

Job title

Analyst, Materials Costing, Footwear & Equipment

(Job Number: R-20260526-0019)

Department

Product & Supply Chain

Location

Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

1. Live the brand

Organized in 1899, VF Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories. Our highly diversified portfolio of brands spans multiple geographies, product categories, consumer demographics and sales channels. VF relies on its Powerful Brands, Powerful Platforms, One VF approach to business to support its brands, maintain its competitive edge and drives a winning company culture

2. Your ROLE with us

Role & Responsibilities:

Position Definition (Key Purpose of the Position):

As part of the Global Material Sourcing (GMS) Team, the costing analyst will manage all material costing related activities that services all Brands and product categories. The individual is responsible to manage and execute material cost benchmarking & support pricing negotiation to maximize “One VF” scale in leverage through analytics and brings a procurement mindset to the organization. The role has extensive focus to operationally connect with Brands, Sourcing, Suppliers, Finance, and Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability organizations. Frequent influential communication to external partners are required.

Key Result Areas:

• Manage seasonal costing for FTW & Equipment Materials through the go-to-market calendar to meet all milestones.
• Strengthen the “One VF” model by using fact-based insights to support the material supply strategy.
• Analyze and validate supplier cost breakdowns for underfoot components, ensuring accuracy and alignment with internal benchmarks
• Support cost negotiations by setting targets, applying fact-based methods, and driving outcomes in supplier discussions.
• Partner cross-functionally providing insights to cost competitiveness in support of supplier selection and underfoot component choices supporting material/manufacturing strategies and Product Development objectives.
• Maintain PLM material library costing functions and deliver benchmarking (commodity updates, savings tracking, and price-trend analysis..

Support data analysts to build and maintain cost models leveraging Ai capabilities to identify cost-reduction opportunities through material consolidation, supplier leverage, and process improvements.

• Support data analysts to build and maintain cost models leveraging Ai capabilities to identify cost-reduction opportunities through material consolidation, supplier leverage, and process improvements.
• Maintain centralized cost data for underfoot components, including supplier quotes and pricing history.
• Support digitization of costing workflows and integration with PLM systems.

Competency Requirements:

(Please refer to VF guiding principles and Leadership Profiles)

• High EQ in working with cross-functional/cultural partners
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
• Optimistic and dare to take calculated risks
• Team player and the ability to work independently
• Bold and creative thinking
• Competent in managing relationships with suppliers and internal business partners
• Able to work under pressure with multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines

List down specific set of functional skills required to perform in this role

• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High understanding of underfoot materials and related commodities

Experience

Minimum Relevant Experience:

Experience in Apparel, Footwear, Equipment materials and/or Sourcing and Supply Chain organizations but not limited to

Minimum Supervisory Experience:

N/A

Nature of Work:

Materials Sourcing

Academic Qualifications

Minimum Degree Held: Bachelor’s degree, College graduate or equivalent work experience

Subject Expert In: Textile, Procurement, Supply Chain, but not limited to

Certifications Required: N/A

R-20260526-0019

Role & Responsibilities:

Position Definition (Key Purpose of the Position):

As part of the Global Material Sourcing (GMS) Team, the costing analyst will manage all material costing related activities that services all Brands and product categories. The individual is responsible to manage and execute material cost benchmarking & support pricing negotiation to maximize “One VF” scale in leverage through analytics and brings a procurement mindset to the organization. The role has extensive focus to operationally connect with Brands, Sourcing, Suppliers, Finance, and Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability organizations. Frequent influential communication to external partners are required.

Key Result Areas:

• Manage seasonal costing for FTW & Equipment Materials through the go-to-market calendar to meet all milestones.
• Strengthen the “One VF” model by using fact-based insights to support the material supply strategy.
• Analyze and validate supplier cost breakdowns for underfoot components, ensuring accuracy and alignment with internal benchmarks
• Support cost negotiations by setting targets, applying fact-based methods, and driving outcomes in supplier discussions.
• Partner cross-functionally providing insights to cost competitiveness in support of supplier selection and underfoot component choices supporting material/manufacturing strategies and Product Development objectives.
• Maintain PLM material library costing functions and deliver benchmarking (commodity updates, savings tracking, and price-trend analysis..

• Support data analysts to build and maintain cost models leveraging Ai capabilities to identify cost-reduction opportunities through material consolidation, supplier leverage, and process improvements.
• Maintain centralized cost data for underfoot components, including supplier quotes and pricing history.
• Support digitization of costing workflows and integration with PLM systems.

Competency Requirements:

(Please refer to VF guiding principles and Leadership Profiles)

• High EQ in working with cross-functional/cultural partners
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
• Optimistic and dare to take calculated risks
• Team player and the ability to work independently
• Bold and creative thinking
• Competent in managing relationships with suppliers and internal business partners
• Able to work under pressure with multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines

Functional Competencies –

List down specific set of functional skills required to perform in this role

• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High understanding of underfoot materials and related commodities

Experience

Minimum Relevant Experience:

Experience in Apparel, Footwear, Equipment materials and/or Sourcing and Supply Chain organizations but not limited to

Minimum Supervisory Experience:

N/A

Nature of Work:

Materials Sourcing

Academic Qualifications

Minimum Degree Held: Bachelor’s degree, College graduate or equivalent work experience

Subject Expert In: Textile, Procurement, Supply Chain, but not limited to

Certifications Required: N/A

R-20260526-0019