Apparel Costing & Merch Planning Lead

Skechers; Manhattan Beach (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Skechers, the Comfort Technology Company®, is seeking a cost-focused Apparel Costing professional in Southern California. You will develop and implement cost control procedures, support merchandise planning with seasonal projections, and collaborate with Merchandisers, Sales, Product Developers, Suppliers and Production to optimize margins.

You will analyze margins, create tools and training for development teams, and ensure timely updates to costing calendars.

Qualifications

• Education: Degree Required.
• Experience in apparel industry; preferred development and/or costing experience.
• Computer Applications, Excel skill is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Costing management and analysis of all apparel from development through production; develop and implement cost strategies.
• Develop costing processes, tools, and training to improve margins.
• Conduct cost comparisons by gender, silhouette, COO to optimize margins.
• Compute IMU/margin, target FOB to meet margin requirements (Wholesale, Duty, Freight considerations).
• Collaborate with Materials on costs and seasonal projections for negotiations.
• Partner with Merchandisers and Sales to set seasonal margin targets and improve margins.
• Negotiate MOQ/MCQ and Skechers Cost Standards; assess vendors for development deliverables.
• Maintain FOB and Pre-cost in Flex and SMU/Off-Price files.
• Provide high-level analysis and reports to senior leadership.

Skills

Excel

Margin analysis

Negotiation

Communication

Multi-tasking

Education

Degree Required

Job description

Skechers, the Comfort Technology Company®, is seeking a cost-focused Apparel Costing professional in Southern California. You will develop and implement cost control procedures, support merchandise planning with seasonal projections, and collaborate with Merchandisers, Sales, Product Developers, Suppliers and Production to optimize margins.

You will analyze margins, create tools and training for development teams, and ensure timely updates to costing calendars.