Michael Kors Costing Manager, Ready-to-Wear

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Employment Full-Time
Seniority Manager
Compensation $105,000–115,000/year
Department Merchandising, Buying & Planning
Industry Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
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Michael Kors — Costing Manager, Ready-to-Wear in NY Metro Area. Manage RTW costing, margin reporting and cross-functional cost analysis (NY Metro, Michael Kors).

Overview

Michael Kors is an American luxury fashion house known for accessible ready-to-wear, accessories and lifestyle products. The brand is part of Capri Holdings Limited and operates globally, combining design-led product development with large-scale wholesale and retail distribution.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Create, maintain and deliver divisional cost and margin reporting for senior leadership (VPs, SVPs).
  • Compile, validate and manage detailed cost breakdowns and HTS data across RTW assortments.
  • Develop analytical tools and reports to measure cost trends, savings and the impact of strategic initiatives.
  • Partner with Product Development, Costing and Merchandising teams to capture up-to-date costing at each calendar milestone and manage time & action schedules.
  • Communicate costing outcomes and implications to internal stakeholders including Design, Merchandising and Sales.
  • Perform ad hoc cost and margin analyses to support business decisions.
  • Oversee data entry and maintenance in PLM and RLM systems and review/track invoicing for seasonal sample requests.
  • Identify and implement process improvements and standardization opportunities to increase accuracy and efficiency.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • 5–7 years of product development or costing experience, preferably in apparel/ready-to-wear.
  • Proven ability to manage large data sets with exceptional numerical accuracy.
  • Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, calculated fields).
  • Strong analytical and computation skills with attention to detail.
  • Ability to prioritize and deliver under pressure with competing deadlines.
  • Demonstrated ownership mentality, strong work ethic, and effective time management.

Skills

PLM RLM HTS Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, calculated fields) Cost and margin analysis Product costing Time & action management Data validation and reporting Process improvement

Experience

5–7 years of Product Development or Costing experience, ideally within apparel/ready-to-wear, with a track record of managing costing systems and delivering executive-level reporting.

Education

Bachelor’s degree.

Workplace

This position is based in New York, New York, USA. Cerulean lists 1.515 open roles in New York, including 21 posted recently. The broader New York area accounts for 1.654 active listings on Cerulean, 29 of which are new. In USA as a whole, Cerulean currently features 3.612 open positions, with 160 posted this week.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 105,000 to USD 115,000 per annum.

Benefits

Generous paid time off & holiday calendar; Summer Fridays; internal mobility across brands; cross-brand discount; exclusive employee sales; Fav 5 Cards (friends & family discount); 401(k) match; paid parental leave; Thrive wellness program; commuter benefits; gym discounts.

Culture

Michael Kors operates in a fast-paced, design-driven environment that values creativity, collaboration and commercial rigor. As part of Capri Holdings, the workplace emphasizes cross-brand mobility and a global perspective while encouraging ownership, continuous improvement and responsiveness to market priorities.

About Cerulean

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