Director, Costing - Footwear

Michael Kors•NY Metro Area, NY

12h•$150,000 - $170,000

About The Position

Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion. If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you! This role is a strategic Footwear costing leader who partners closely with Product Development, Supply Chain, Design, Merchandising, and factories to drive costing strategy, margin performance, negotiations, and team development.

Requirements

10+ years of Footwear costing, sourcing, manufacturing, gross margin management, or related experience, including people leadership.
Deep knowledge of footwear construction, materials, labor, overhead, manufacturing processes, and key cost drivers.
Proven ability to identify cost-saving opportunities and successfully negotiate costs with factories and suppliers.
Strong understanding of footwear duty classifications, tariffs, landed cost impacts, and global sourcing dynamics.
Advanced Excel and analytics skills, including complex formulas, macros, scalable tools, and executive-level reporting.
Ability to estimate footwear costs from sketches, CADs, specifications, materials, and construction details.
Demonstrated success reducing margin risk and driving profitability through strategic costing decisions.
Strong leadership and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in PLM, RLM, Tableau, or other reporting tools.
Strong analytical and mathematical skills.
A detailed oriented and organized mindset
Strong planning and time management skills.
Strong large-scale data analysis
Excellent data organization, documentation, and follow-through.

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end Footwear costing process from concept through final cost approval.
Lead cross-functional alignment with Product Development, Design, Merchandising, and Materials team to achieve seasonal margin targets.
Drive margin optimization by identifying cost drivers, mitigating risks, and implementing cost-saving opportunities.
Lead factory cost negotiations and maintain accurate costing documentation and governance.
Proactively manage costing calendars, systems, and processes to ensure timely decisions and business visibility.
Educate and influence cross-functional teams on cost drivers, margin impact, and financial trade-offs.
Monitor factors affecting product costs, including commodities, labor, duties, tariffs, freight, transportation, and foreign exchange.
Partner with Planning, Finance, and Supply Chain to assess landed costs, tariff exposure, and margin implications.
Develop executive-level reporting and presentations for leadership, highlighting margin performance, risks, and opportunities.
Establish KPI reporting for factories and cross-functional partners, including performance against cost targets, variance analysis, and adoption of cost-effective solutions.
Oversee costing systems, tools, and reporting to ensure accuracy, milestone readiness, and clear business visibility.
Lead continuous improvement of costing processes, analytics, and reporting capabilities.
Lead strategic costing and analytics projects that support business objectives.
Manage two direct reports, Associate Manager and Manager of Footwear Costing.

Benefits

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.
At Capri Holdings Limited, we are committed to providing a fair and accessible recruitment process.
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