Costing Manager, Wholesale Apparel

Premier Brands Group Holdings•New York, NY

About The Position

The Kasper Group is seeking an experienced Costing Manager to join its Production team. This role oversees garment costing across assigned divisions, ensuring accurate product costs, competitive factory pricing, and alignment with production requirements and financial objectives. The Costing Manager works with Production, Sourcing, Fabric, Trim, CAD, Design, Allocations, Systems, Accounts Payable, and domestic and overseas manufacturing partners to assess garment construction, fabric consumption, material costs, and production feasibility. The position manages costing across the product development and production lifecycle, validates FOB and DDP quotations, maintains cost sheets and reporting, and identifies cost-saving opportunities while protecting margins. It also supports production execution by coordinating costing approvals, monitoring seasonal deadlines, resolving discrepancies, maintaining procedures and records, and improving tools and processes. The role provides training and guidance to costing associates and collaborates with Production leadership and cross-functional teams to prioritize work and support business objectives.

Requirements

At least 5 years of progressive experience in apparel costing, production costing, sourcing, or a related apparel manufacturing function.
Strong understanding of garment construction, manufacturing processes, fabric consumption, trim components, and production costing.
Demonstrated experience reviewing and negotiating FOB/DDP pricing with domestic and overseas manufacturing partners.
Experience preparing detailed garment cost sheets, analyzing material consumption, and evaluating margin opportunities.
Strong mathematical and analytical abilities, including calculations involving fabric yields, consumption, cost conversions, and production expenses.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, calculations, data analysis, and reporting.
Ability to interpret garment specifications, construction details, and product development requirements.
Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills.
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across Production, Design, Sourcing, Fabric, Trim, and Finance.
Experience working with overseas factories and apparel manufacturing partners.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and seasonal deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with RLM, PLM, BW, or comparable apparel production and costing systems.
Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

Manage costing activities throughout the product development and production lifecycle across assigned divisions.
Develop, review, and maintain garment cost sheets, costing summaries, reporting templates, and supporting records.
Analyze garment construction, fabric yields and consumption, materials, trims, labor, and manufacturing requirements to establish accurate costs.
Review and validate factory FOB and DDP quotations for accuracy and competitiveness.
Partner with Production and Sourcing to evaluate factory pricing, costing assumptions, cost optimization, targets, and margin concerns.
Identify cost-saving opportunities involving materials, fabric utilization, garment construction, and production efficiency.
Verify fabric yields, width conversions, piece goods requirements, and related cost calculations.
Evaluate the cost effects of design modifications, material substitutions, and production changes.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams and domestic and overseas factories on quotations, production requirements, fabric consumption, costing discrepancies, and feasible production solutions.
Resolve costing discrepancies involving factories, suppliers, internal departments, and Accounts Payable.
Coordinate costing approvals with Production teams to support purchase order placement and production schedules.
Identify costing risks that may affect delivery, profitability, or production readiness.
Develop and maintain costing SOPs aligned with production critical path calendars; monitor deadlines and ensure timely completion of costing requirements.
Develop and maintain management reports through RLM/BW and other applicable business systems.
Create and maintain Excel costing tools for fabric yields, FOB confirmations, piece planning, width conversions, and related calculations.
Review daily and weekly costing reports to identify pending approvals, discrepancies, and possible delays.
Evaluate costing procedures and recommend improvements to accuracy, efficiency, and consistency.
Ensure adherence to costing procedures and departmental standards.
Train and guide costing associates and other team members on procedures, systems, and reporting requirements.
Review cost sheets, summaries, and workloads for accuracy and timely completion.
Work with Production leadership to prioritize costing requirements and resolve outstanding issues.
Support implementation of improved costing tools, reporting procedures, and internal controls.
Collaborate across departments to ensure costing decisions support production requirements and business objectives.