Country Costing Manager for Indonesia
Indonesia
- Current
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- Country Costing Manager, Indonesia at Nike
- Past
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- Demand Planning Manager (Contract) at Nike
- Cost Analyst at Xerox
- Senior Cost Analyst at Flextronics
- Program manager at Two Degrees
- Financial Accountant (Costing) at Nestle Pacific Islands
- Factory/Cost Accountant at Nestle Australia
- Intern at Nestle Australia
- Education
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- University of Western Sydney
- Connections
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- Industry
- Consumer Goods
- Websites
Brad Kay’s Summary
More than 15 years of experience in multi-billion dollar International Corporations with extensive International experience including Australia, Pacific Islands, Unted States and Asia.
Broad experience in Cost Management, Manufacturing, Operations, Vendor Management and Accounting. Positive Communicator and Team Manager. High level of personal responsibility and ethics.
Brad Kay’s Specialties:
Strategy and change management
High-profile and Cross-functional communication
Financial & cost management
Team leadership
Lean Process Improvement
Cross-cultural communication
Vendor management and Negotiation
Brad Kay’s Experience
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Country Costing Manager, Indonesia
Nike
(Public Company; NKE; Sporting Goods industry)
August 2009 — Present (5 months)
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Senior Costing Manager
Nike
(Public Company; NKE; Sporting Goods industry)
March 2008 — July 2009 (1 year 5 months)
Lead, direct and guide all key Korea Liason office costing activities.
Proactively engage in the creation and implementation of Costing strategic plans
Provide innovative and sustainable costing solutions to maximize category and Nike corporate profitability goals
Lead and manage critical communication between appropriate Headquarters/ Factory/Liason Office on all costing activities.
Proactively manage three Costing Manager level staff
Work across cross-functional teams to gain support sustainable profitability solutions. -
Costing Manager II
Nike
(Public Company; NKE; Sporting Goods industry)
October 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 6 months)
Effectively managed FOB negotiations to achieve category and Nike corporate profitability goals.
Identified specific changes in product or process to ensure that the best possible FOB is attained.
Analyzed alternative materials, component, technology, comparative models, factory non material costs to achieve FOB targets at the model level.
Work closely with cross functional category teams to provide a costing presence at all stages of the product development process.
Demonstrated flexibility and resourcefulness in providing high quality costing information and analysis.
Built and strengthened relationships with stakeholder factories to ensure trust and credibility. -
Footwear Costing Manager
nike
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NKE; Sporting Goods industry)
July 2004 — October 2006 (2 years 4 months)
• Collaborated with the Category Team (Marketing, Development and Design) to define and measure the financial impact of various product strategies and initiatives.
• Worked with Factory, Category Team, NLO and Costing Team to review and interpret factory cost break down and its impact on profitability.
• Influenced the Category Team to achieve Gross Price Margin targets.
• Provided and performed scenario analysis regarding materials, component, technology, productivity and foreign exchange rate changes
• Provided Gross Price Margin analysis and ad hoc reports to identify and resolve costing issues
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Demand Planning Manager (Contract)
Nike
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NKE; Sporting Goods industry)
March 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 5 months)
• Reported on detailed demand, inventory, purchase and delivery plans
• Analyzed and made recommendations in order to achieve profitability, customer coverage and inventory goals
• Improved reporting and forecasting accuracy
• Performed ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support executive decision making -
Cost Analyst
Xerox
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; XRX; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2002 — March 2003 (1 year 1 month)
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Senior Cost Analyst
Flextronics
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FLEX; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
March 2001 — March 2002 (1 year 1 month)
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Program manager
Two Degrees
(Financial Services industry)
August 1999 — January 2001 (1 year 6 months)
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Financial Accountant (Costing)
Nestle Pacific Islands
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NESN; Food Production industry)
August 1999 — December 2000 (1 year 5 months)
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Factory/Cost Accountant
Nestle Australia
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NESN; Food Production industry)
December 1995 — January 1997 (1 year 2 months)
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Intern
Nestle Australia
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NESN; Food Production industry)
1994 — 1995 (1 year )
Brad Kay’s Education
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University of Western Sydney
Bachelor of Commerce , Accounting , 1991 — 1995
Additional Information
Brad Kay’s Websites:
Brad Kay’s Interests:
Scuba Diving, Hiking, Fishing
Brad Kay’s Groups:
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PADI Scuba Divers -
Nike Networking -
University of Western Sydney (UWS) Alumni -
Business Korea -
Footwear Sourcing Pros
Brad Kay’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- expertise requests
- reference requests
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