Johnston & Murphy · 4 days ago
Director of Costing - Johnston & Murphy
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
7+ years expJohnston & Murphy is seeking a strategic leader for the role of Director of Costing, responsible for overseeing the brand’s costing function and driving cross-functional collaboration. The successful candidate will manage costing processes, develop initiatives for efficiency, and partner with various departments to enhance margin improvement and support corporate growth objectives.
ApparelRetail
Responsibilities
Manage overall costing processes for footwear to deliver brand objectives and results that are critical to brand success
Develop and oversee seasonal and forward-looking costing plans, lead key milestone costing reviews, and drive cost-saving initiatives to ensure margin requirements are met
Collaborate with Design, Development, and Sourcing each season to highlight opportunities for margin improvement, help brainstorm suggestions and guide strategic decision making
Partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Planning, and Finance to understand objectives and provide data-driven insights that help influence pricing and margin-enhancing decisions
Manage factory and supplier partnerships, including seasonal negotiations, leveraging volume, product mix, and price architecture to drive sustainable cost and margin improvement
Directly manage and validate factory first cost, duties, tariffs, and freight inputs to ensure accurate landed cost calculations
Deliver executive-level weighted margin rollups and insights to Finance and senior leadership, highlighting tariff impacts and mitigation strategies
Research global commodity and financial markets (i.e. leathers, petroleum, exchange rates,) to better understand the overall challenges and opportunities across the global supply chain
As a strong people leader, you will foster a high-performance culture that enables continuous improvement, operational excellence, and scalable growth
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with an emphasis on financial or business
7+ years of footwear related costing experience
Knowledge of footwear, accessories and international manufacturing
General knowledge of financial and pricing models, and ability to think through and problem solve critical business issues
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Highly organized and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities
Effective communicator and great team player with ability to work closely with cross functional areas
Domestic and international travel required
Preferred
Advanced Degree preferred
Company
Johnston & Murphy
Johnston & Murphy is for a premium selection of men's and women's shoes, accessories, apparel and gifts.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Connie Cartmill
Vice President of Retail
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Heather Marsh
VP, Customer Experience
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