• 2-4 Years of golf club or similar sporting good product development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, or related engineering field.
• Project Management skills including advanced knowledge of MS Project.
• Critical chain project management experience is helpful.
• ProChain project management software and methodology experience is helpful.
• Experience in PLM system management and Bill of Material creation is helpful.
• Ability to adapt and come up with creative solutions to help ensure on-time product availability and readiness when changes are made.
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow impact of supply decisions.
• Strong communication skills. Ability to work with cross functional team members and suppliers, located globally in different time zones. Open communication style with good listening skills necessary
• Passion for sport-lifestyle business. Golf industry experience is helpful.
• Up to 20% travel international and domestic

The Hiring range base pay for this position is $68,640 - $87,140

+ Bonus + Benefits (Benefit Summary Corporate) 

Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

• Work cross functionally with various organizations including Product Management, R&D, Innovation, Operations & Sales to coordinate on-time development and delivery of new products. Meet all requirements for a successful global launch for assigned programs.
• Create project schedules and critically analyze them throughout the actual project progress. Use this analysis to generate schedule scenarios to guide project teams in delivering product on time. Create alternate scenario schedules as needed to address business needs and facilitate fast decision making.
• Organize and encourage all team members to constantly update project schedule information. Participate in all project update meetings with the Engineering and Asia teams to ensure all projects are on-track. Gather pertinent information, critical action items and task updates to communicate these out to the project team and key stakeholders regularly.
• Collaborate with all Tier 1/2 suppliers to ensure overall schedule meets global launch needs. Integrate supplier schedules into Cobra’s project schedules and monitor factory feedback to update the project team and key stakeholders regularly.
• Support any ad-hoc projects that need cross-functional resources to bring to market.
• Ensure all the program commercialization deliverables are met, including sales samples, fitting, demo, and all launch requirements.
• Support Program Management/Master Data teams in the creation and management of part numbers and bill of materials in Cobra’s PLM system. Help coordinate global system setup of all components and finished goods and share with suppliers.
• Manage supplier capacity and global production priorities for assigned programs. Ensure all program requirements including commercialization deliverables and sales volume and planned for.
• Lead all Tier 1/2 supplier capacity analysis and negotiations for assigned programs.
• Lead cost quoting and negotiations with the Operations team. Review and understand all program costs including FOB, margins, and tooling costs.
• Collaborate in cost-savings initiatives
• Work with the Innovation and R&D teams to understand long term supply chain needs and identify capability requirements for future.

• 5-7+ years of experience in Demand or Sales & Operations Planning, with expertise in statistical forecasting methods and tools.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Statistics, Economics, or a related field preferred. Relevant work experience may substitute for formal education.
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and advanced data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• APICS, IBF, or related certifications are preferred.
• Proven track record of driving process improvements and aligning strategies with business objectives.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 25 pounds, sit or stand for extended periods, and perform standard office tasks.

The Hiring range base pay for this position is $82,000 - $116,645 + Bonus + Benefits (Benefit Summary Corporate). Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

Demand Planning:

• Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach working with Sales, and Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for financial and demand forecasts.
• Create, maintain, and report on a monthly US unit forecast for both stock and custom clubs beginning with product families and breaking it down to the SKU level.
• Responsible for loading the forecast into the ERP system; ensuring load completeness and accuracy.
• Facilitate gap analysis between Demand Plan and Revenue Plan
• Communicate forecast uploads and forecast changes to buyer planners.
• Responsible for managing the Global Forecasting Process. Create/update forecast templates quarterly. Partner with other international markets to generate forecast for each region.
• Provide Sourcing Team, and all teir 1 suppliers the global forecast within the first week of each month.
• Provide input and direction to the Supply Planning and Sourcing organizations on inventory strategies for new product launches, existing items, and product phase-outs/End of Life Process.
• Monitor and report on trends in forecast accuracy
• Lead monthly demand review meetings with Sales, Finance, and Buyer Planners

Business Analytics & Reporting

• Analyze critical business results and provide key insights/observation on current state of business.
• Publish Monthly KPI Analytics data. Creating regular reports and dashboards to communicate sales performance, identify improvement areas, and measure sales strategies' effectiveness.
• Data Cleaning and Preparation: This involves filtering the data, handling missing values, and preparing the dataset for analysis to ensure accuracy and relevance.
• Data Exploration and Analysis: Analysts use statistical tools and techniques to explore and analyze data, identifying patterns, relationships, and trends.
• Data Visualization: They create visual representations of data findings through charts, graphs, and dashboards to make the data understandable.
• Reporting: Data analysts prepare reports and presentations to communicate the insights and findings from the data to stakeholders, which can influence policy and decision-making processes
• Support other reporting as requested.

- Higher or incomplete higher education (economics, logistics);

- At least 2 years of similar work experience;

- Proficient user of Excel, Power Point, experience with SAP is desirable;

- English - Intermediate level (part of the interview will be conducted in English);

- Attention to detail, analytical skills, organization, responsibility, quick learning ability.

- Organising the supply of goods and equipment across Ukraine (to the PUMA store network and key customers);

- Organising the return of goods to the central warehouse;

- Registration of consignment notes and waybills in the logistics operator's system;

- Monitoring the quality of service of Ukrainian logistics operators (KPI);

- Resolving operational issues that arise during deliveries;

- Maintaining a register of shipments;

- Providing monthly reports to the accounting department;

- Registration of claims, accounting for shortages/surpluses;

- Maintaining a register of waybills;

- Communication with store managers, carriers.