Cost Analyst

Responsibilities

• Analyze first cost, landed cost, and other cost drivers to identify trends, variances, and business impacts
• Build and maintain recurring reports and dashboards that communicate cost performance, exceptions, and savings opportunities
• Evaluate vendor cost updates, tariffs, freight, and other cost changes and quantify impacts to financial results and downstream systems
• Track and report realized and projected cost savings from vendor negotiations, product changes, and sourcing actions
• Validate purchase order cost inputs, adders, and effective dates to ensure PO accuracy before receipt and invoicing
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies related to price, quantity, freight, tariffs, and payment terms in coordination with Accounts Payable, vendors, and internal partners
• Maintain vendor payment terms and support alignment across Procurement, Finance, and Accounts Payable
• Own cost-related master data, including product cost, cube or size information, and tariff rates, ensuring timely and accurate system updates
• Identify root causes of cost variances, data quality issues, and recurring exceptions, and recommend corrective actions and controls
• Partner with Merchandising, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, and IT to ensure cost changes are implemented accurately and reflected in reporting
• Support ad hoc analysis related to new item onboarding, assortment changes, vendor negotiations, and process improvement initiatives

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 2–3 years of experience in costing, financial analysis, merchandising support, purchase order or invoice support, master data, or a related analytical role
• Advanced Excel skills required; experience with ERP, merchandising, or master data systems preferred
• Experience with reporting or BI tools and the ability to reconcile data across multiple sources preferred