Sr. Analyst for Manufacturing Profitability

Columbia Brands USA; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

FSAs/HSA

Voluntary benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Columbia Sportswear Company is seeking a Senior Analyst for Manufacturing Profitability in the Portland area. You will lead costing and profitability analyses across apparel and footwear, collaborating with the Costing Director, Profitability Manager, and regional teams to drive data-driven decision making.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with SAP/SAP BW, Cognos TM1, and Power BI, plus a background in finance or costing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or business-related field.
• MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• 5+ years in financial analysis, costing, forecasting and reporting in a mid/large company.
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Costing Concepts and Process.
• Experience with SAP and SAP BW is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Seasonal Economic Outlook with regional market trends, costs, and sourcing impacts.
• Own Seasonal Economic Outlook process for brands and regions.
• Compile monthly Commodity Market Intelligence and provide predictive analytics.
• Support margin improvement through cost analysis and reporting to manufacturing and finance.
• Collaborate with finance on margin and operating income analyses.
• Ensure forward-looking cost guidance across brands, regions, and product categories.
• Provide cost impact analysis of supply risk for all brands and regions.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Data analysis

Written and verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or business-related field

MBA and/or CPA preferred

Tools

SAP

SAP BW

Cognos TM1

Power BI

Excel (Pivot Tables)

Access database

Job description

This position is designated as a hybrid role based out of our headquarters near Portland, Oregon. The current expectation is for employees to work onsite four days per week, subject to change based on business needs. This in-office requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the company.

As the Senior Analyst for Manufacturing Profitability, you will play a lead role in driving all aspects of manufacturing related costing/profitability analysis and reporting. You will support the Costing Director and Profitability Manager and partner with Apparel and Footwear teams in the development of Profitability Optimization plans and strategy. You will work directly with the broader global team to expand the profitability conversation and build transparency beyond traditional FOB and landed cost metrics, and support decision making via thorough Total Cost Impact analysis.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Lead development of Seasonal Economic Outlook via fact-based analysis, considering regional market trends, raw materials cost, labor, freight, duty, and sourcing impacts
• Own Seasonal Economic Outlook process, meeting calendar requirements for all brands, and all regions across Apparel and Footwear
• Compile monthly Commodity Market Intelligence Report and provide predictive analytics
• Participate in the Seasonal Revenue Margin Review Meeting and Regional Final Costing Meeting. Provide season-to-season cost analysis and reporting to both manufacturing and finance to improve category margin
• Conduct thorough Margin Walk Analysis for all channels
• Help develop optimum reporting methodology for business influencing with key stakeholders .
• Ensure forward-looking cost guidance is available for all brands, regions, product categories teams to navigate through changes
• Support cost impact analysis of supply risk for all brands and regions
• Collaborate with finance to conduct competitive analysis on margin and operating income.

YOU ARE

• A top performer in prior roles, with increasing levels of responsibility and independence.
• A natural problem solver, anticipating and resolving complex issues through data analysis, strong analytical, and organizational skills.
• Excellent at written and verbal communication across multiple levels of business stakeholders . Consistently producing a high degree of accuracy in your work and have well developed interpersonal skills. Well versed in these qualities, which are key to be successful in this role.
• Able to work well with individuals from different countries and cultures.
• Able to work with ambiguity and within a rapidly evolving environment.

YOU HAVE

• Bachelor's degree required in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a business-related field. MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• 5 or more years' experience in progressively responsible roles performing financial analysis, costing, forecasting, and reporting duties in a mid to large size corporation.
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Costing Concepts and Process.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, Excel including Pivot Tables, Power BI and Access database a must.
• Experience using planning and reporting software desirable, e.g., Cognos TM1 or similar.
• Experience with SAP and SAP BW highly desirable.

Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf.

At Columbia Sportswear Company, we're proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community.

• Benefits that can protect your family's financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match.
• Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services).
• In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services.
• We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous