Costing Manager, Wholesale Apparel

Premier Brands Group Holdings•New York, NY

11h•$80,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The Kasper Group is an apparel industry leader, offering women wardrobe solutions for their wear-to-work and special occasion dressing needs. Driven by excellence and exceptional talent, The Kasper Group has remained a forerunner in fashion for over 30 years. We are committed to delivering iconic brands (Kasper, Anne Klein, LeSuit, Kenneth Cole), relevant fashions and trusted, quality products to our consumers. So be a part of the exceptional talent! We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Costing Manager.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
BA degree preferred or equivalent work experience
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical
Proficient in Microsoft Office
RLM and/or PLM desirable

Responsibilities

Creation and maintenance of Standard Operation Procedures for all Costing activities as dictated by the Critical path
Development and maintenance of Cost Sheets and summary templates
Development of Management information reports through RLM/BW system
Constant procedural review to improve efficiency, expediency and training
Developing Excel applications for verification of yields, FOB confirmations, piece planning, pieces goods width conversions and more
Logistics and practicability of new procedures, reports and interaction with factories and support areas such as CAD, fabric and trim
Liaison to A/P on all Special Markets cost discrepancies
Maintain Costing Standard Operating Procedures throughout Kasper Special Markets divisions
Train new costing staff members as well as upgrading staff skills and knowledge
Follow up on costing status for Special Markets Divisions
Review and insure target completion dates
Work with each staff member reviewing cost sheets, summaries and work loads
Confirm factories FOB/DDP requests for all Special Markets Divisions
Maintain and enforce SOP for all activities throughout the costing critical path
Daily interaction with CAD, Fabric, Trim, Allocations, Production and Systems Departments
Daily interaction with factories to insure expediency of FOB/DDP requests and other issues in fabric quality, yields and Standard Operating Procedures
Follow up on daily and weekly reports
Work closely with Fabric, Trim, Design and CAD departments to analyze each style for the most acceptable solution.