Job description
Leading fashion authority in the design and manufacturing of sportswear, outerwear, and a full assortment of leather clothing. Evolving in a rapidly changing industry, the company is celebrating 50 years of superior quality, design innovation, and exceptional service. In addition to the highly popular lifestyle millennial brand, it also has a well-established full-service private label division.
We are looking for a solid candidate to join our team and focus on supporting our sales and production departments with costing.
POSITION OVERVIEW AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Help coordinate costing for both branded lines and Private Label programs.
• Initiate initial costings for all samples.
• Understand and implement customer terms.
• Understand and implement royalty and commissions.
• Understand and implement duty/tariff rates and landing factors.
• Understand target prices.
• Understand ex-date and customer delivery dates.
• Set up and build costing templates.
JOB FUNCTIONS
• Request initial costing from original suppliers for all branded and private label samples.
• Maintain all “price requests” in the system. (working from initial inquiries, price challenges, orders, reorders, pricing exercises)
• Create, update and maintain excel “working grid”.
• Cross cost with different suppliers and source different fabrications to hit price
point.
• Get ex dates from suppliers
• Generate style # through “Style Request form”
• Fill in SRF and POI.
• Schedule the handoff with Design, Production, and Sales team.
• Review style details with Designer before handoff if necessary.
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
• Knowledge of the women’s Apparel Industry
• Experience in wholesale
• Flexible and adaptable
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and handle the pressure of a fast-paced
environment
• Great organizational skills
• Attention to details
• Motivated, energetic and positive attitude
• A team player with a “can do” attitude
• Must be able to maintain a schedule and meet deadlines
REQUIREMENTS:
Level of education: Bachelor's degree in fashion marketing or related field required Work experience: 1-2 years experience in contemporary and missy women’s apparel Microsoft Office: Advanced (Especially in Excel)
