Manager, Costing - Teva

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Job Title: Manager, Costing - Teva 

Reports to: Sr. Manager, Costing - HOKA Footwear

Location: Portland, OR (In-Office)

The Role

The Costing Manager is responsible for overseeing the product costing process for assigned brand and categories from initial concept through final prototyping and sales samples. As a key cross-functional partner and people leader, this role collaborates closely with Product, Development, and Sourcing teams to ensure products are cost-effective, commercially viable, and aligned with seasonal margin targets.

Leveraging manufacturing knowledge and cost engineering expertise, the Costing Manager proactively identifies cost risks and opportunities, provides actionable margin analysis, and delivers clear cost visibility throughout the development cycle. This role is also responsible for building and refining costing tools and reports to drive efficiency and improve decision-making.

As a leader, the Costing Manager mentors and develops direct reports, fosters a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, and ensures that best practices in product costing are consistently applied across teams and projects.

We celebrate diversity--of your background, your experiences and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.

Your Impact

• Manage the product costing process from brief stage and design through final prototyping and salesman samples.
• Utilize manufacturing and product knowledge to achieve target FOB. Help impart this knowledge to cross-functional team members as well as direct reports.
• Ensure that concerns and challenges around product costs are addressed throughout the product development season including cost engineering and cost-saving recommendations during costing reviews.
• Provide day-to-day costing support to the Product Team, Development, and direct report(s) to meet seasonal margin targets, including communicating margin scenarios to Product Line Managers with cost updates and margin variance.
• Create costing reports, providing visibility to the Product and Development Teams on cost estimates, margin, sourcing, duty rate changes, etc.
• Build seasonal Pre-Costing Tool, providing pre-costing scenarios to Development and Product teams to ensure new product development will be commercial.
• Develop new reports and initiate projects to help build team cost awareness.
• Travel periodically to Deckers Goleta, CA headquarters (approximately every six weeks) for go-to-market product review meetings and additional visits as directed by supervisor.
• Participate in periodic international travel with Product Creation teams, collaborating with factory Costing teams at critical stages of the product development lifecycle.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree preferred with an emphasis on financial or business analysis, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of footwear, product costing experience required.
• Thorough knowledge of financial business reporting and pricing models.
• 2+ years’ experience of training new team members.
• 4+ years management experience.

What We'll Give You –

• Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We’ve created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they’re valued.
• Financial Planning and wellbeing - No matter what financial goals our employees have set, we want to help them get there. Our plans provide powerful ways to protect income, pay for expenses and invest in the future.
• Time away from work - Sometimes we need time away to be with family, focus on our health or just simply recharge. Our plans support our employees’ needs to get out, get healthy and come back stronger than ever.
• Extras, discounts and perks - Being a valued member of the Deckers Brands team means more than just a paycheck. From generous discounts to community-based programs, we offer a variety of cool extras
• Growth and Development - Deckers Brands was built on the idea of pursuing passion. That’s why we offer extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development.
• Health and Wellness - There’s nothing basic about our comprehensive health and wellness programs and offerings. While at work and at play, we aim to support a healthy lifestyle.
   

Individual pay will be determined by location and additional factors, including job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all the other beautiful parts of your identity.