Sr. Analyst for Manufacturing Profitability

1001 Columbia Sportswear Comp; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

EAP+ counseling

Job summary

Columbia Sportswear Company is seeking a Senior Analyst for Manufacturing Profitability to lead costing and profitability analysis across apparel and footwear. You will partner with the Costing Director, Profitability Manager, and global teams to drive transparency beyond traditional costing methods and support strategic decision-making.

You will own the Seasonal Economic Outlook, compile market intelligence, and provide forecasting and margin analyses to improve category profitability across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or business-related field is required.
• MBA and/or CPA are preferred.
• 5+ years in progressively responsible financial analysis, costing, forecasting and reporting roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Seasonal Economic Outlook with regional market trends, materials costs, labor, freight, duty and sourcing impacts.
• Compile monthly Commodity Market Intelligence and provide predictive analytics.
• Participate in Seasonal Revenue Margin Review and Regional Final Costing meetings.
• Perform Margin Walk analyses and develop cost reporting methodologies for key stakeholders.
• Support cost impact analysis of supply risk for all brands and regions; collaborate with finance on margin and operating income analysis.

Skills

Financial analysis

Costing

Forecasting

Reporting

Data analysis

Communication

Education

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

MBA

CPA

Tools

SAP

SAP BW

Cognos TM1

Excel

Power BI

Access

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 having well developed interpersonal skills.

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.

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 time off program available.

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. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to [e-mail] with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested. Columbia is different. As a global apparel and footwear company with over 80 years of being ourselves and not apologizing for it, we've seen a lot and done a lot. But our motto remains: It's perfect. now make it better. Learn more about how you can help us shape the next 80 years here.