Director, Costing and Business Operations

Genesco•Nashville, TN

14h

About The Position

As the Director of Costing & Business Operations for both Johnston & Murphy and Genesco Brands Group, you will be a strategic leader responsible for overseeing the brand’s costing function and supporting related business operations processes and initiatives related to overall supply chain. At its core, this role leads a costing team, drives cross-functional collaboration, and shapes long-term costing strategies to enable margin improvement and support corporate growth objectives. You will be a partner with Product, Sourcing, Merchandising, Finance, and external suppliers to manage and mitigate cost inflation. Additionally, you will develop and execute initiatives that enhance costing, business processes, systems, and efficiency, bringing strong business acumen and the ability to generate clear, insightful reporting and analysis. In support of business operations, you will partner across the enterprise to support identified strategic projects and processes to drive cost savings, process efficiencies, and supply chain maturity across our branded divisions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with an emphasis on financial or business.
7+ years of footwear related costing experience
Knowledge of footwear, accessories and international manufacturing
General knowledge of financial and pricing models, and ability to think through and problem solve critical business issues.
Operational prowess necessary to drive efficiency and cost savings
Systems expertise to support operational priorities with an aptitude to learn and improve in various system/process/operational areas.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Highly organized and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
Effective communicator and great team player with ability to work closely with cross functional areas.
Domestic and international travel required.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage overall costing processes for footwear to deliver brand objectives and results that are critical to brand success.
Develop and oversee seasonal and forward-looking costing plans, lead key milestone costing reviews, and drive cost-saving initiatives to ensure margin requirements are met.
Collaborate with Design, Development, and Sourcing each season to highlight opportunities for margin improvement, help brainstorm suggestions and guide strategic decision making.
Partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Planning, and Finance to understand objectives and provide data-driven insights that help influence pricing and margin-enhancing decisions.
Manage factory and supplier partnerships, including seasonal negotiations, leveraging volume, product mix, and price architecture to drive sustainable cost and margin improvement.
Directly manage and validate factory first cost, duties, tariffs, and freight inputs to ensure accurate landed cost calculations.
Deliver executive-level weighted margin rollups and insights to Finance and senior leadership, highlighting tariff impacts and mitigation strategies.
Research global commodity and financial markets (i.e. leathers, petroleum, exchange rates,) to better understand the overall challenges and opportunities across the global supply chain.
As a strong people leader, you will foster a high-performance culture that enables continuous improvement, operational excellence, and scalable growth.
Provide support for identified strategic operational projects and initiatives.