Costing Analyst

Job purpose

The Costing Analyst (CA) will work with the Logistics Team and vendors to manage Costing Customs Compliance according to Fanatics' Strategy.

The CA will be the costing expert for the PD & Sourcing Department. This role will maintain, along with the Costing Engineer, the short, mid, and long-term costing strategy to align with the global sourcing strategy.  CA will work collaboratively with the Sourcing team and vendors to meet seasonal margin goals and actively manage cost drivers and create solutions that achieve product cost targets.  This role involves solving complex challenges and implementing and improving processes and solutions. 

Duties and responsibilities

Logistics Level

• Review all shipments to be compliant with customs costing legal requirements.
• Maintain the Costing database for customs compliance paperwork requirements.

Garment Level

• Review garment construction with Strategic Sourcing/ Product Development/ Tech Design/ Materials teams for each development milestone. Provide suggestions of cost impacts and ways to reduce costs by working with US team at the beginning of each development season 
• Prepare data, for each manufacturing country, on changes in labor cost & exchange rates at the beginning of each development season
• Develop pattern efficiencies and suggest the final efficiency by each development milestone.
• Analyze possibilities for cost reduction by working closely with Product Development/ Design teams / Embellishment (Print & Graphics).
• Timely and accurate cost sheet completion according to the development calendar.

Material Level

• Work with Materials manager and suppliers for material consolidation to simplify material procurement and minimize material MOQ charges.
• Analyze possibilities for cost reduction by working closely with the Material teams.
• Prepare data, for each manufacturing country, on changes in labor cost, fibers, energy, and chemical costs at the beginning of each development season.

Business Approach 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, internal and external partners.
• Review and improve overall cost processes/systems to efficiently interface with general company strategy.
• Establish cost model/analysis. 
• Analyze possibility of cost reduction in other service areas: Packaging, Logistics, and Manufacturing efficiency and cost impact
• Excellent communication skills, presentation skills, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Perform other ad hoc duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experienced using various costing tools
• Minimum 5-7 years related working experience, preferably in a business/cost lead position
• Degree or higher qualification in supply chain, manufacturing, data science or finance
• Practical knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software (MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Excel expert user
• Ability to work cross-functionally with team members in Product Development/ Tech Design/ Materials
• Strong command of written and spoken English is required

About Us:

We are a global leader in sportswear and merchandise who focus on all professional sports leagues and sporting events worldwide. We produce thousands of officially licensed products for leading sports brands through our fast-growing e-com platform and major retailers. Our global supply chain utilizes factories and fabric mills who produce for top-10 apparel brands, while maintaining Better Works social compliance standards.

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. 

Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
· Build Championship Teams
· Obsessed with Fans
· Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
· Determined and Relentless Mindset