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This role executes the Brand’s footwear costing strategy in Zurich, ensuring consistent, fact-based cost and margin management across the product creation lifecycle. Acting as a strategic partner to cross-functional teams, the Lead Footwear Costing translates global costing direction into robust processes, tools, and decision-ready insights that enable profitable growth.
Job Responsibility:
Execute and continuously evolve the footwear costing strategy and operating model in Zurich, in line with the direction set by the Head of Footwear Costing
Embed end-to-end costing into all key product creation milestones, from early concept through commercialization
Own and develop costing tools, templates, dashboards, and core assumptions, ensuring data quality, version control, and a single source of truth
Partner closely with Product Strategy, Design, Development, Materials, Sustainability, Sourcing, Finance, and Controlling to integrate costing early and effectively
Deliver reliable product cost and margin reporting, ensuring timelines, quality, and decision gates are met
Represent the costing function with clarity and credibility, strengthening cost literacy and decision quality across creation functional teams
Requirements:
University degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related field, with a strong passion for value engineering
5+ years of experience in footwear costing, sourcing, supply chain finance, or product economics within a premium or performance footwear brand
Strong understanding of footwear construction, manufacturing processes, and key cost drivers
Proven experience owning or driving costing processes and tools in a cross-functional environment
Advanced analytical capability with strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, combined with sound commercial judgment and high integrity
Adaptable, resilient, and effective communicator in fast-paced, cross-cultural environments
Fluent in English (written and spoken)
What we offer:
An environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate
A supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being