As a member of JanSport's Sourcing Team/ RD&D, the Business Manager will be responsible for working directly with the assigned softgood Categories Product Directors to manage the costing process and representing the category specific Product Teams in global sourcing decisions as they relate to product development, sourcing, production planning/execution and product costing analysis. Some of your primary duties include:
· Management of seasonal calendar deliverables including: proto-typing, sales man sales samples, pre-costing, and final costing.
· Providing accurate quick costing analysis on specified design/development packages before being sent to Asian for prototyping.
· Leading category representative to work directly with Sourcing in allocation of style development, development center allocations, and production.
· Partnering with Forecasting teams to provide accurate style forecasts on a year around basis.
· Travel prior to category team trips to review factory costing and providing a meeting recap prior to factory meetings to identify challenges and solutions to problems.
· Working directly with Product Directors to confirm final costing negotiations are implemented and seasonal category margins are accurate for sign off.
· Traveling to production locations as needed to ensure development of product, ensuring vendor meets requirements, expectations of wholesales/margins, understanding of spec packages, providing premeeting review to design/develop teams and monitoring execution of policies.
· Coordinating development of RTO (outlet programs) with outlet buyer and regional offices.
· Performing these and other duties as assigned.
Requirements
We are looking for an individual with a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 8 years of related professional experience. Experience in production planning and manufacturing, sourcing in
To apply for this job
E-mail your cover letter and resume to tnf_hr@vfc.com , word or .pdf preferred. In the subject line of your e-mail, please state the position for which you are applying.
FAX: 510-618-3531
It is unnecessary to follow up a fax transmission with a mailed copy.
MAIL: JanSport Inc.
Attn HR (plus Job position)
2013 Farallon Drive
San Leandro, CA 94577
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