Golf Gear Product Development Lead

Callaway Golf Company; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Callaway Golf Company in Carlsbad, CA seeks a senior product development professional to translate design concepts into finished goods across accessories and sports gear. You will lead cross-functional teams with Product Designer, Design, Marketing, and Supply Chain, manage samples, costing, and testing to ensure quality, cost targets, and on-time delivery.

Qualifications include a technical degree and 4+ years in manufacturing, with cut-and-sew experience; strong MS Office, Illustrator, and PLM

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of product and/or development experience.
• Minimum of 4 years directly involved with manufacturing, suppliers, new products and related projects/corrective action investigations.
• Experience with cut and sew manufacturing at the factory level.

Responsibilities

• Translate design concepts and briefs to finished products with knowledge of materials and manufacturing techniques.
• Review samples for execution accuracy, cost engineering and efficiency.
• Review product costing for accuracy and final approval with Directors.
• Maintain data in Centric PLM including BOMs, costing and material library.
• Coordinate development schedules with Product Manager and Program Manager.
• Manage product suppliers to enforce criteria for design, manufacturing and delivery.
• Collaborate with Design and Marketing to finalize packaging and marketing materials.
• Act as technical lead between Engineering, Designers, Supply Chain and Program Management.
• Identify solutions to challenges or improvement opportunities.
• Participate in buy reviews to anticipate capacity and surcharges.

Skills

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Strong communication

MS Office

Adobe Illustrator

Centric PLM

Asana

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent manufacturing of sporting goods/outdoor related products

Tools

Centric PLM

Asana

Adobe Illustrator

MS Office

Job description

Callaway Golf Company in Carlsbad, CA seeks a senior product development professional to translate design concepts into finished goods across accessories and sports gear. You will lead cross-functional teams with Product Designer, Design, Marketing, and Supply Chain, manage samples, costing, and testing to ensure quality, cost targets, and on-time delivery.

Qualifications include a technical degree and 4+ years in manufacturing, with cut-and-sew experience; strong MS Office, Illustrator, and PLM