Director, Costing

Explore the possibilities across our global house of brands. Defined by inclusivity rather than exclusivity, Tapestry embraces the exploration of individuality and invests in helping you grow personally and professionally. Every individual in our global house has the opportunity to make an impact, learn and be part of our growing and unique story. At Tapestry, we have the freedom to express ourselves and run with our best ideas across Coach and Kate Spade New York. We share a profound belief in both our individual and collective potential, and know that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible. Primary Purpose o    Being a strategic architect and operational leader of the Strategic costing function o    Be responsible for setting the vision, driving standardization, ensuring consistency, and delivering cost integrity across brands and regions.  o    Establishing Hardware Costing Tool, can valid all hardware costs to support negotiation for hardware price o    Own the end-to-end costing framework, translates business strategy into actionable cost standards, and leads a team to ensure accurate, competitive, and scalable product cost structures o    Set up costing guidelines The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in xxx (function) to... Drive cost standardization, total cost optimization, vendor negotiation and supply policy improvement. Set up costing guidelines Accountable for all costing and planning related systems and drive process and systems improvement to achieve increased organizational efficiency. Lead the consistent implementation of process, policy and system changes across the region Work with teams to digest the process and align the competitive cost standard to maximize the cost saving without jeopardize the quality and delivery Establishing Hardware Costing Tool, can valid all hardware costs to support negotiation for hardware price Outsource quotation validation Yield manage The accomplished individual will possess... Strong communication skills, be effective communicator who can present complex problems in simple terms. Strategic Thinking - sound logic and strong data modeling and analytical skills Negotiation & Influence Solution oriented creative thinker Savvy in financial analysis (P&L, Balance Sheet) Project Management experience an advantage Manufacturing & Product Knowledge Team and talent development still Our Competencies for All Employees Courage : Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary. Creativity : Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings. Customer Focus : Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Dealing with Ambiguity : Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty. Drive for Results : Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. Interpersonal Savvy : Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective