Senior Lead - Footwear Costing — On Running
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- Full-time
- Posted
- 311 days ago
Full description
In Short
The Senior Lead Footwear Costing Strategy & Margin Governance is responsible for shaping the Brand’s footwear costing strategy and enterprise margin governance across the entire product creation lifecycle. Acting as a strategic business partner to the creation leadership, the role drives cost transparency, margin optimization, and governance excellence by integrating product, innovation, sustainability, sourcing, and finance perspectives into executive decision-making. Reporting to the Head of Footwear Costing, the Senior Lead is responsible to establishes the creation Costing operating model, governance standards, and strategic direction for footwear costing while enabling profitable and sustainable growth through fact-based decision making.
Your Mission
- Shape and continuously evolve the Brand’s creation footwear costing strategy and operating model.
- Lead end-to-end margin governance from target margin setting through target FOB, product creation cross functions
- Supporting Costing governance frameworks, costing standards, decision rights, and best practices across the global footwear organization.
- Translate business strategy into actionable costing and profitability recommendations.
- Provide executive-level business cases and financial insights that support product investment, portfolio optimization, and long-term profitability.
- Own global costing methodologies, assumptions, tools, dashboards, and reporting standards.
- Drive digital transformation, automation, and continuous improvement of costing processes.
- Ensure data integrity, transparency, and a single source of truth for costing and margin reporting.
- Influence cross-functional leaders to align commercial ambition with financial performance.
- Coach and develop costing capability while strengthening financial literacy across Product Creation.
- Deliver sustainable margin improvement while enabling innovation and sustainability ambitions.
- Strengthen executive decision quality through robust financial analysis and scenario modeling.
- Build scalable governance that supports long-term competitiveness and profitable growth
Your Story
- University degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related field, with a strong passion for value engineering.
- 8+ years of experience in footwear costing, sourcing, supply chain
finance, or product economics within a premium or performance footwear brand.
- Strong understanding of footwear construction, manufacturing processes, and key cost drivers.
- Proven experience owning or driving costing processes and tools in a cross-functional environment.
- Advanced analytical capability with strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, combined with sound commercial judgment and high integrity.
- Adaptable, resilient, and effective communicator in fast-paced, cross-cultural environments.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
Your Team
The Footwear Costing Team supports the brand by delivering fact-based cost transparency, margin discipline, and decision-ready insights across the end-to-end footwear creation process.
On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.
Questions about this listing
What salary does On Running offer for this role?
The original listing does not state a salary. Our estimate for this role and sector in Zürich is CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year — an estimate, not a figure communicated by On Running. The calculator on this site converts a gross salary into your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does On Running offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with On Running during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at On Running?
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