Program Manager Product Cost - Golf Ball

This role is a pivotal position on the Taylor Made Global Operations team, focused on cost assessment and strategy for existing and new golf ball products. It works closely with R&D, Engineering, Finance, and leadership teams to identify the true costs of vertically integrated golf ball products and those at external suppliers, with the aim of increasing product margin. The role applies activity-based costing, demand planning, and financial modelling to help create the golf ball supply chain strategy.

It reports directly to the Associate Director of Purchasing and Capacity Planning for Taylor Made golf ball and offers a career path for supply chain professionals in the golf industry.

• Lead activity-based costing initiative to identify cost by product type and facility.
• Lead cross-functional team in golf ball margin initiative by identifying and implementing cost reduction projects across vertically integrated facilities and external suppliers.
• Build financial models to aid senior leadership with capital investment ventures and support the development of analytical models and tools to better understand the relationship between design and cost drivers.
• Create and present golf ball supply chain strategy initiatives to senior/executive leadership and represent the sourcing function in weekly development and new product introduction meetings.
• Lead the solicitation and evaluation of supplier proposals/quotations, negotiating prices and terms to achieve cost optimization, and establish and maintain a price quoting process for domestic and foreign suppliers.
• Provide leadership, insights, and support on cross-functional new product introduction teams.
• Manage and update price lists and price revision history for each product and supplier, and create cost roll-up documents for all new product introductions.
• Research pricing trends of commodities critical to Taylor Made's supply chain.
• Facilitate cost reviews and propose new design-for-manufacture cost options in collaboration with R&D, Engineering, and Product Creation.
• Develop and manage a sourcing strategy to enable faster and more cost-effective delivery of Taylor Made's ball business category.

• Fluent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Manufacturing expertise, including knowledge of various processes such as injection moulding, automated painting, and packaging.
• Extensive costing knowledge and expertise in cost analysis and negotiation, including conducting on-site negotiations with internal and external vendors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, especially Excel.
• Experience in lean manufacturing and continual process improvement.
• Ability to identify and drive manufacturing process changes.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with external and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to build relationships, establish credibility across the organisation, and influence stakeholders.
• Proficiency at simplifying complex data for presentation to diverse management levels.
• Familiarity with Business Objects and DOMO, or Oracle.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a costing, new product introduction, product development, sourcing, or engineering function.
• Continuous education efforts that support project management, leadership, sourcing strategy, and supply chain metrics.
• Strong supply chain and technical background.
• Knowledge of activity-based costing, demand planning, and financial modelling.

• Master of Business Administration or other graduate degree preferred.

• Onsite.
• Normal office conditions with extensive computer and phone usage.
• Ability to work extended hours as necessary.
• Able to work efficiently and accurately in an atmosphere of frequent interruption.
• Light physical effort equal to frequent lifting or moving of lightweight materials.
• Frequent travel domestically and internationally may be required.

• Base compensation is determined by position scope, job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, and work location.

• Additional benefits, such as health & wellness, performance bonuses, product discounts, holidays, paid time off, etc. may also be offered in accordance with our plans.