Sr. Manager, Product Supply Operations Footwear Costing

Under Armour•Baltimore, MD

1d•$125,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Footwear Costing maintains current costing initiatives and supports headquarters and Asia costing leads in developing effective strategies to keep Under Armour competitive. The role communicates with Under Armour Asia and factory costing counterparts to provide costing information according to calendar timelines, and partners with headquarters development, Product Line Managers, Engineering, and Materials teams on costing recommendations. It works with Finance, Merchandising Planning, and Product Line Managers on long-range plans and seasonal target margins, ensuring the product creation process follows costing policy from product brief through final confirmation. The role leads a team of 2–3 teammates, uses manufacturing and product knowledge to help achieve footwear division target margins, and coordinates margin reviews, cost action plans, and tooling tracking. It collaborates across product line management, development, design, sourcing, costing, and factory teams in Asia throughout product creation and development. The position is based within commuting distance of Under Armour’s global headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, with an in-office schedule Monday through Thursday and work from home on Friday. Relocation is not provided.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
6–10 years of related industry experience in supply chain, sourcing, merchandising, or accessories, apparel, or footwear manufacturing.
Understanding of product creation processes, including materials/color, design, development, sourcing, and costing, and how they affect the supply chain.
Strong analytical skills.
Negotiation and creative problem-solving skills.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Proficiency with web-based PLM and data visualization systems such as Tableau, Centric, and Trasix.

Responsibilities

Use manufacturing and product knowledge to achieve footwear division target margins and share that knowledge with cross-functional teammates and direct reports.
Lead a team of 2–3 teammates focused on specific product categories.
Raise product cost concerns and challenges to leadership from target margin setting through final cost approval.
Provide, maintain, and lead footwear margin reviews at each calendar milestone to align functional teams on target margin achievement.
Collaborate with Product Line Managers, Development, Design, UA Sourcing/Costing, and factory counterparts in Asia throughout product creation and development to maximize costing opportunities.
Increase organizational awareness and understanding of the costing process through effective communication.
Ensure costing standards, policies, and practices are followed accurately and according to established timelines and calendars.
Support manufacturing excellence concepts and successes across the Asia Footwear manufacturing platform.
Create and maintain tooling tracking reports at each milestone, and follow up with leaders, Development, and Product Line Managers on impacts to division target margins or FOBs.
Facilitate and monitor cost action plans and verify achievement of cost targets.
Assist with the continuous improvement and maintenance of a global cost engineering process.