ABOUT YOUR ROLE 

The Analyst, Costing Reporting & Analytics supports the Costing organization by creating consistent, reliable and actionable visibility of product cost performance across categories, sourcing regions and key business milestones. 

The role is responsible for developing standardized reporting, establishing a common reporting language and cadence, consolidating data into a reliable source of truth, and translating complex information into clear business insights. 

Working closely with Costing, Sourcing Development, Product Supply Enablement, Finance and regional teams, the Analyst will track cost evolution, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and provide analytics that enable faster, fact-based business decisions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting & Cost Visibility

• Develop and maintain standardized costing reports, dashboards and management views across categories and regions.

• Consolidate information from multiple sources to create clear, consistent and reliable reporting.

• Track cost evolution against targets and key business milestones.

• Establish recurring reporting on cost status, variance, movement, risks and opportunities.

• Ensure reporting is accurate, timely and consistent across teams.

• Maintain a clear source of truth for key costing metrics and performance indicators.

Analytics & Business Insights

• Analyze data to identify trends, exceptions, risks and opportunities requiring management attention.

• Conduct variance and trend analysis to understand key drivers behind changes in cost performance.

• Develop analytical views across product, category, supplier, country and other relevant dimensions.

• Translate complex datasets into concise insights, business implications and areas requiring action.

• Support scenario analysis and forward-looking cost projections.

• Go beyond reporting results to identify and communicate the key drivers behind performance.

Business & Management Reporting

• Support Costing leadership with regular management reporting and business reviews.

• Monitor progress against cost objectives and highlight areas requiring intervention.

• Track cost-saving initiatives and provide visibility to progress and expected business impact.

• Prepare concise, decision-oriented analysis for leadership discussions and presentations.

• Support recurring reporting cadences across the Costing organization.

• Respond to ad-hoc analytical requirements from Costing leadership and key business partners.

Reporting Standardization & Digital Enablement

• Establish and maintain common definitions, reporting structures and KPI methodologies.

• Improve and automate recurring reporting to reduce manual consolidation and increase efficiency.

• Support improvements to data structures, reporting tools and digital capabilities.

• Continuously improve dashboards and analytical tools based on evolving business requirements.

• Maintain strong data governance and documentation for key metrics and reporting methodologies.

• Identify opportunities to simplify reporting and improve accessibility and usability of data.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Costing and regional teams to collect, validate and reconcile information.

• Work closely with Sourcing Development, Finance, Product Supply Enablement and other relevant functions to ensure alignment of data and reporting.

• Support cross-functional decision-making by providing clear and consistent insights.

• Build strong working relationships across functions and geographies to improve reporting discipline and data quality.

• Help strengthen analytical and data-driven decision-making capability across the Costing organization.

KEY PARTNERSHIPS

• Costing

• Sourcing Development

• Finance and Planning

• Product Supply Enablement

• Engineering and Materials

• Regional Sourcing teams

• Other relevant Supply Chain and business functions

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with high attention to detail.

• Ability to work with large and complex datasets and translate them into meaningful business insights.

• Strong business curiosity with the ability to understand the "why" behind the numbers, rather than simply reporting results.

• Structured and organized, with the ability to manage recurring deliverables alongside ad-hoc analytical requests.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex information for different audiences.

• Collaborative and comfortable working across functions, categories and regions.

• Continuous-improvement mindset with a strong interest in automation, digitalization and simplification.

• Ability to identify trends, exceptions and emerging issues and communicate them clearly to stakeholders.

SKILL & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Finance, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Data Analytics or a related discipline.

• Relevant experience in analytics, business reporting, financial analysis, supply chain analytics or a related field.

• Strong proficiency in Excel, including data manipulation and analysis.

• Experience with Power BI or similar data visualization and business intelligence tools is strongly preferred.

• Experience working with large datasets and multiple data sources, with strong attention to data accuracy and consistency.

• Strong analytical and reasoning skills with the ability to convert data into clear insights and recommendations.

• Ability to develop structured reporting and communicate findings clearly to both operational and leadership audiences.

• Prior exposure to product costing, manufacturing economics, sourcing, or apparel/footwear supply chains would be an added advantage but is not required.

• Experience working across multiple stakeholders, functions or geographies is preferred.