Manager – Sourcing, Costing & Product Engineering

Your purpose at Stanley/Stella

The Manager – Sourcing, Costing & Product Engineering is a strategic and technical leadership role responsible for optimizing product cost structures and ensuring engineering excellence across our categories and collections. The ideal candidate brings minimum 10+ years of hands‑on experience in sourcing, costing, and product development within premium apparel & accessories, with deep expertise in knitwear cotton base, outerwear & accessories manufacturing, raw materials, yarns, knitting & weaving, dyeing & finishing techniques, in a multi‑country production ecosystem.

This role requires a unique blend of technical product knowledge, commercial acumen, supplier management, strong analytics and sustainability awareness to deliver best‑in‑class product value and margin performance.

Your role and impact

1. Costing Leadership & Margin Optimization

• Execute costing & product engineering strategy, under leadership of the Head of Global Sourcing, and collaborate with company product development, design, product manager, marketing, operations, quality, sustainability and margin goals.
• Get into the end‑to‑end costing process for all styles from proto to bulk.
• Partner with Finance to provide full understanding of Stanley Stella costing structure and provide future estimation of cogs.
• Build detailed cost breakdowns including yarn, knitting, weaving & dyeing, trims, packaging, overheads, and logistics.
• Partner with design, merchandising, and planning teams to align product architecture with target costs and margin expectations, expected selling forecasts.
• Analyse cost drivers and propose engineering solutions to optimize cost without compromising quality, sustainability or performances.
• Ensure costing integration and accuracy within company’s systems (PLM, ERP etc)
• Monitor market trends in raw material, yarn & material prices, labour rates, and currency fluctuations to anticipate cost impacts.
• Follow-up on Industry direction related to Circularity and recycling.

2. Product Engineering & COGS mitigation

• Translate design concepts into cost‑efficient products, in collaboration with Product development, Liaison offices & partners.
• Participate to fit sessions and provide directional recommendations improving cogs, while ensuring premium quality.
• Ensure all products meet sustainability requirements (e.g., preferred fibres, certifications, supply chain transparency and traceability.)

3. Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Report to the head of Global Sourcing of the company
• Work closely with design, product development, Product Management, marketing, operations, liaison offices, sustainability, and quality teams to deliver aligned seasonal collection
• Support Finance, planning and logistics teams.

About you

Required

• Minimum 10+ years of proven experience in sourcing, costing, and product engineering within the apparel industry from multiple global production regions.
• Deep specialization in knitwear (circular knit), and to some extend into outerwear, and accessories.
• Strong technical understanding of yarns, gauges, knitting & woven machines, dyeing & finishing processes, stitch structures, and garment construction.
• Demonstrated success in strategic costing and detail negotiation with international suppliers.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to build detailed costmodels.
• Excellent communication, cross‑cultural collaboration, and supplier‑relationship skills.
• Ability to travel internationally as needed.
• Good command in English.
• Experience in mass- production apparel industry, with a strong understanding in premium Apparel.
• Knowledge of sustainable materials & certifications (GOTS, GRS, OCS etc), Compliance certifications (BSCI, SEDEX), fair purchasing practices, and traceability systems.
• Familiarity with PLM, ERP systems and advanced Excel costing tools, BI environment.
• Agile with data management.

Key Competencies

• Technical mastery, Textile engineering, knowledge in economics & geopolitical environment.
• Strategic negotiation & commercial mindset with high analytics capabilities.
• Supplier relationship management.
• Cost modelling & financial acumen.
• Problem‑solving and technical trouble-shooting.
• Sustainability‑driven mindset.
• Strong communication and cultural adaptability