Product Development Manager - Accessories

As a Product Development Manager at TaylorMade, you will be responsible for optimizing products throughout their development stages to ensure they meet or exceed our expectations. Your key duties will include creating product roadmaps, analyzing the market, collaborating with external vendors, managing product backlogs, and coordinating beta testing. Additionally, you will manage a team of developers, support product strategy, integrate business plans, handle stakeholder release expectations, provide high-level requirements, and oversee the release of products to customers.

Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities:

• Oversees key data for Accessories Product Development including: FOB Pricing and Product Line Management (PLM) System maintenance and reporting.
• Lead the development of accessories that supports the overall strategy and ensure that it is aligned with the brand strategic initiatives and desired brand positioning.
• Partner closely with Product Creation, Design, Engineering and eCommerce teams for development of accessory product lines, including eComm exclusive product.
• Collaborate with Product Creation team to create a testing procedure which adequately assess product viability, value of pursuing and well-received by the target user.
• Oversee product briefs, qualification of production readiness, and accessory packaging development. 
• Responsible for development, coordination and on time delivery of design tech packs.
• Optimize quality, availability, and sustainability of all products and associated materials.
• Assist in the creation of a materials library with clearly stated costs to help accurately estimate product cost prior to prototyping.
• Create, publish, track, and update project scheduling; serve as the primary accountability partner to all teams involved in accessory development.
• Maintain close relationships with Design, category management, Engineering, Sourcing and suppliers to ensure alignment on strategy and timelines.
• Support the Sourcing team with vendor management activities (e.g. : managing vendor to quality execution, design and product concepts; vet potential new vendors; regular sourcing split reviews,
• Oversight of supplier network in Oracle and PLM systems in coordination with Development and Finance. Ensure quote sheets from Development are stored in common file for vendors and that BOMs are current
• Maintain Product specification sheet that includes product dimensions and material composition; Used to determine duty rates, and by global product teams for special labeling requirements.
• Maintain material commitments beginning at the sample stage, track costs through the development and purchasing process to create transparency for all groups
• In conjunction with Purchasing team, update and communicate PO MOQ’s with the vendor factories
• Create PO’s for all non-inventory transactions including; tour, marketing, samples (development and in-line)
• Primary liaison with planning and sourcing team to determine needed vendor resources and to vet/confirm accuracy and synergy with supply chain capacities.
• Assist in managing global sample needs with all global sales, product, engineering and marketing stakeholders. Manage sample inventory receipt, organization, and storage including the showroom and storage area.
• Leads, builds, develops, and motivates a strong team of individuals to perform at the highest level; facilitates and fosters a continuous learning and collaboration environment within the team.
• Manages annual performance evaluations, goal progress, and talent management.
• Performs other related duties and assignments as required.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to clearly articulate complex messages
• Understanding of production process from purchasing through assembly, including familiarity with components purchased, sub-contract work flow, inventory control, assembly and finish processes.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). Experience with relational databases (i.e. Business Objects, etc.)
• Highly flexible and adaptable in order to prioritize responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent analytical skills; Ability to analyze data from multiple sources, review numbers and draw conclusions of actions to be taken.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to attend to multiple concurrent tasks.
• Commitment to meeting absolute deadlines.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently, with minimal day-to-day supervision.
• Interpersonal skills suited to dealing courteously and professionally with cross-functional teams
• Ability to accurately assess talent and effectively motivate and influence others to build skills, efficiently accomplish tasks, and develop leading edge processes.
• Proven ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact with all levels.
• Ability to accurately assess talent and effectively motivate and influence others to build skills, efficiently accomplish tasks, and develop leading edge processes.

Education, Work Experience, and Professional Certifications:

• Bachelors degree in relevant field, or related work experience.
• 5-7 years of professional experience in related role.
• 2+ years of experience leading people,

Work Environment / Physical Requirements:

• 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.
• Domestic and international travel required (10-20%).

TaylorMade is a performance driven organization and our total rewards approach to compensation is designed to support this. We consider many factors in determining base compensation, including position scope, job related knowledge, education, skills, experience, and work location. The expected annual base pay range for this position is $110,000 - $115,000. Additional benefits, such as health & wellness, performance bonuses, product discounts, holidays, paid time off, etc. may also be offered in accordance with our plans.

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TaylorMade Golf Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religious creed, color, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation.