About the Role

Support in setting strategic direction for costing to ensure the simplifying the costing process & getting costing transparency with supplier. He/she performs work and supports the Manager/Senior Manager with the clear objective of setting up transparent costing with vendor & support in costing SMV negotiations & validation process.

What You'll Do

• Improve the cost through key levers product strategy, man machine ratio, factory efficiency, labor cost and material optimization with the aim to deliver product value to the consumer.

• Establish and continuously update SMV based library tools that enable transparent, fact-based costing with suppliers

• Should able to establish SMV validation process to make sure SMV used in Production are in aligned with SMV used at costing stage

• Work with suppliers to bring them on SMV based costing journey as well work with them in validating & aligning on the Cut to Pack SMV

• Validate Vendors Operation Bulletin & SMV

• Establish an appropriate governance for cost validation through standardization, benchmarking

• Supporting in creating factory level/country level cost competitive matrix

• Explore & develop new training tools and training materials for both Gap internal staffs & external vendors/factories.

• Continuously work with Vendors & ME team on improving cost through SMV reduction

• Supports and tracks key factory productivity metrics by working with Manufacturing Excellence team

Who You Are

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Strong knowledge of apparel manufacturing

• Should have strong understanding of Apparel constructions & he/she should be strong in SMV & must have a PMTS knowledge preferably certified in GSD.

• Ability to create reports, provide analysis and recommendations to improve productivity & efficiency

• Communication skills– both written and verbal –English

• Strong negotiations & Driving results skill, risk management and trouble shooting skills; works proactively.

• Ability to influence all levels internal & external supplier management.

• Planning, scheduling, and reporting strengths

Minimum educational and experience

• University graduate or degree in Industrial Engineering or Textile or Garment (Industry related) or equivalent work experience

• 6-8 years business of experience in Industrial Engineering or in managing end to end costing function.