Altra: Costing Analyst

At Altra, we are on a never-ending journey to seek out opportunities to unlock potential in ourselves and others and to create a more diverse and inclusive running community. When we’re all working together as the best versions of ourselves, we can feel empowered both individually and as a community.

So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more

about:

us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team of people driven to discover more

about:

ourselves and the world around us, Altra just may be the place for you. To learn more

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our values and our culture, visit Altra Careers or www.altrarunning.com. What will you do? A day in the life of a Costing Analyst at Altra looks a little like this. The Costing Analyst works as part of the product creation team to support the costing function throughout the development process. The primary focus of this role is to achieve overall margin goals for the brand through analytics, communication, and problem solving.

Central to the costing process is a cross-functional series of margin reviews called that are tied to key milestones in the calendar. The success of this role is tied directly to organization, interdepartmental collaboration, and the ability to work well with VF Sourcing offices in Asia This person will be an integral part of the product team, and help ensure we hit our margins while driving premium product for our consumer.

This role will need to be both strategic as well as granular in the day to day. This individual will need to be very comfortable being proactive, asking questions and working cross functionally. They will help us take our product to the next level by working with our sourcing teams and internal team to help solve problems and ensure the team is aligned on actions that are needed.

Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more. Set TFOBs by upper and tooling for each model every season Provide detailed target FOB ranges and estimated costs on seasonal line to the product teams.

• Lead the tear down of each CBD at each milestone with the triad Identify key cost drivers and work to find alternate solutions with the team Manage to key calendar dates to optimize overall costing timeline and calendar.

Proto Reviews Prepare costing and margin data prior to key milestone product reviews Offer the triad a recap of cost savings and cost drivers, as well as next steps for margin improvement, if needed. Margin Review/Gate Preparation Gather and review cost breakdown sheets (CBDs) at multiple stages. Audit component costs.

• Prepare costing files.
• Identify margin challenged styles.
• Work with team on solutions to improve margins.
• Support costing commentary for the Gate presentation.

Cost Finalization Support final cost review and approval.

• Build and upload files for costs to be loaded into SAP/PIR.

Seasonal Maintenance and Preparation Build out costing tools and season over season references.

• Maintain organized file records in collaboration with the Sourcing and Development teams.

Partner with the product team, Sourcing offices, Materials and Operations on initial costing inputs.

• Collaborate with the Design and Merchandising teams throughout the product creation cycle to identify early margin challenges-ideally at tech pack handoff.
• Support the product teams in product reviews; understand cost drivers; and find cost saving options as needed.
• Work with the Finance team to prepare Gate costing commentary and financial target analysis.

What do you need to succeed? We all have unique

skills:

that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation

skills:

you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal

education:

in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 3-5 years of

experience:

and professional achievements. The foundation

skills:

you will need in this position are: Exceptional organization with high attention to detail and accuracy Analytical

skills:

to build and identify trends in cost and forecast data Strong

skills:

in data management Ability to work well cross functionally Respect and urgency around deadlines and calendars Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a related field Footwear background preferred Ideal candidate will have working knowledge of product creation and related timelines Competency in Microsoft Office applications with exceptional Excel

skills:

Strong organizational

skills:

, ability to prioritize, detail orientation, and multi-task Effective written, visual, and oral communications Now WE have a question for YOU. Are you in? Hiring Range: $69,120.00 USD - $86,400.00 USD annually Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional

compensation:

awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional

compensation:

eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits:

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compensation:

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, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. From inspiration to innovation to an evolution. Altra Running was founded on an innovative approach to running shoes. An approach that took us from the back room of a specialty running store to the front of the pack on roads and trails across the world.

An approach that has kept us going for a decade and aims to keep you running for a lifetime. And an approach that ultimately inspired—and continues to inspire—every single Altra shoe. Naturally, Altra Co-Founders Brian Beckstead and Golden Harper met on the first day of cross-country practice their sophomore year at Orem High School in Utah.

From there, it was off to the races, both literally and figuratively. When it comes to shoes, innovative thinking runs in the Harper family. So it was no surprise when Golden toasted a pair of shoes, heating them just enough to be able to remove the heel and form a Balanced Cushioning platform. What was surprising was the result: For the first time in his life, Golden was wearing a running shoe that he felt wasn’t obstructing the way he ran.

Wide-lacing shoes inspired a FootShape™ design. A household toaster oven inspired Balanced Cushioning. FootShape™ and Balanced Cushioning inspired 1,000s of people to purchase brand new, unmodified shoes and take them to a shoe cobbler to hack them up and balance them out. That’s the foundation of Altra Running: innovative, disruptive thinking.

We’re going to continue to innovate. Continue to inspire that break-free feeling of getting out there, far from expectation and constraint. We will continue to earn new perspectives by reaching new heights. We will continue to blaze trails and explore new roads. And continue to show up unapologetically ourselves as we encourage all who run to do the same.

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