Operations Manager - Product Data and Creative Design

About the Role

We are seeking a Product Data & Creatives Manager to lead a high-performing team supporting product data management, creative design, industrial design, and product management functions. Based in the Philippines, this role reports to the Site Director and maintains dotted-line accountability to key functional partners.

The successful candidate will oversee a team of creative and industrial designers, product data analysts, and product management associates, driving operational excellence, team development, customer experience, and transparent communication across the organization.

This role plays a critical part in supporting both new and legacy product creation, while building strong relationships with sales, supply chain, engineering, product, and other cross-functional stakeholders. The ideal candidate is proactive, customer-focused, and experienced in product development, engineering, creative design, and team leadership within a global environment.

Work Schedule: This position requires working night shifts to support a US-based leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

Product Data Management

System Administration

• Serve as the escalation point for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system issues managed by the team.

• Utilize PLM systems to efficiently manage, store, and maintain product data.

• Leverage data analytics tools to generate actionable insights.

• Implement and maximize automation tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and productivity.

• Manage end-to-end finished product setup, including:

• Creation and maintenance of Finished Goods

• Multi-level Bills of Materials (BOMs) including components, sub-assemblies, and packaging

• Product revisions and effective dates

• Data management within PLM and ERP systems

Process Management

• Ensure data quality through robust procedures that maintain accuracy, consistency, and reliability.

• Streamline workflows to improve efficiency and reduce bottlenecks.

• Maintain comprehensive process and procedural documentation to support consistency and compliance.

• Oversee product lifecycle and release governance activities, including:

• Pre-release reviews

• Data completeness checks

• Coordination of final product release to manufacturing

Reporting & Analytics

• Establish and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure team productivity and effectiveness.
• Generate regular reports on data quality, system performance, and team output.
• Continuously evaluate and improve processes, tools, and performance metrics to drive operational excellence and ongoing improvement.

Creative Design

Artwork Renders

• Ensure render requests are completed accurately, consistently, and delivered on schedule.

Packaging Artwork

• Oversee packaging design creation and preflight materials to ensure accuracy, quality, and timely delivery.

Regulatory Artwork Requests

• Manage the timely execution and delivery of regulatory artwork requests, including:

• Base artworks

• Care and use labels for soft goods

• Logo alignment requests

Regional Support

• Ensure timely completion and delivery of artwork requests supporting regional marketing initiatives, asset management, and related activities.

Ad Hoc Creative Requests

• Manage and deliver a variety of creative requests with artistic and creative solutions while meeting project timelines.

Management & Leadership

Data-Driven Decision Making

• Analyze performance metrics and operational data to identify trends, improvement opportunities, and recommended solutions.
• Make informed recommendations based on data-backed insights.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with customer service, product, operations, and other business teams to develop and implement process improvements.

Project Coordination

• Assist in managing project timelines, resources, and deliverables related to process optimization, tool enhancements, and service improvement initiatives.

Project Documentation

• Maintain project plans, schedules, and documentation to ensure visibility, accountability, and alignment across stakeholders.

Risk & Issue Management

• Identify potential project risks and challenges.
• Collaborate with relevant teams to develop mitigation plans and drive issue resolution.

Project Reporting

• Track project progress against KPIs, budgets, and timelines.
• Provide regular status updates and reports to stakeholders.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing and working with international clients in engineering and industrial design.

• Strong expertise in product data management, engineering development, product development, and creative design.

• Proven experience with PLM and ERP systems, including product setup, BOM management, revisions, and release processes.

• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management and release governance.

• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.

• Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

• Customer-centric mindset with the ability to build strong internal and external relationships.

• Comfortable working night shifts to support US-based stakeholders.

• This is an excellent opportunity for a leader who is passionate about combining product data excellence, creative execution, process improvement, and team leadership to support innovative product development on a global scale.

• Benefits

• Free lunch meal, fruits, snacks, and drinks

• Onsite gym with a free professional instructor

• Weekly fitness activity and an annual fitness challenge where you can win up to 70,000 PHP

• Weekly engagement activities with prizes that are up to 3,000 PHP

• Free upskilling academy to improve your performance and skillset

• State-of-the-art facilities from toilets to your workstation

• Amenities such as sleeping quarters, game area, chat room, shower room