Titian Gultom
East Jakarta
Summary
Have 15 years of working experience with more than 8 years of experience working within manufacturing, product costing, and finance departments in the top five sportswear companies globally. Have a proven track record for providing high-level analysis for new investments, new initiatives, and new facilities that maximize the company's profit. Skilled in creating concepts and implementation, prioritizing effectively, handling pressure well, and achieving objectives quickly. A creative person who knows to think out of the box in problem-solving and can build a strong relationship with internal or/and external partners. Experience in policy development and staff management procedures positively impacting overall morale and productivity. Ambitious Production Manager with 3 years of experience in manufacturing environments. Motivates employees to align performance with company objectives in fast-paced production environments. Superior competency in resource allocation, production scheduling and workflow management.
Results-driven leader with strong background in strategic management and organizational growth. Skilled in developing and implementing effective business strategies, optimizing processes, and driving team performance. Known for adaptability, effective collaboration, and delivering measurable outcomes in dynamic environments. Strong communication and problem-solving abilities, coupled with focus on fostering productive and positive team culture.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Costing and Strategic Allocation
Crocs Inc (Heydude)
03.2023 - Current
- Build the standard costing framework and product complexity to foster cost predictability and transparency.
- Track and follow pricing and costing trends (currency exchange rate, commodities pricing, country wages) that may influence and impact company’s margin roadmap eventually leading to Creation of FOB Forecasting model.
- Formulate initiatives and implement strategies in conjunction with suppliers (T1 and T2) /Commercial Teams/ Development Teams & Management to mitigate cost challenges & maximize profitability opportunities.
- Lead the costing team based in multiple locations and work alongside development and material team right from prototyping to production with an aim to achieve Target FOB & Margins
- Participate in Line Reviews to ensure the target FOB is set appropriately as well as providing expert input to maximize value and reduce cost.
- Lead Price negotiations with Suppliers to ensure Footwear margin targets are achieved.
- Managing the financial budget for a footwear manufacturing operation to ensure cost-effective and profitable production.
- Oversee the development, implementation, and improvement of manufacturing processes to maintain cost efficiency.
- Provide cost guidance & cost mitigations to brands and finance at each milestone, to indicate expected Materials, Labor, and Overheads costs trends.
- Build and manage the cost standardization and pre-costing tool to ensure margin target are achieved.
- Create Labor & Overhead matrix, T1-Supplier capability, and landed cost analysis to ensure effective and efficient sourcing allocation.
- Establish CBD standardization across T1- Supplier to enhanced data-driven-decision making to support future cost standardization to achieve target margins.
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
Senior Production Manager
Adidas
01.2020 - Current
- Fully accountable for quality, production, manufacturing efficiency targets, and SEA of Sukabumi factories
- Led multiple production teams of designated groups of factories in Sukabumi manufacturing operations in managing production process, quality, production planning, Manufacturing Excellence, SEA, and adidas Group standards implementation.
- Make day-to-day and long-term impactful decisions within defined production, quality, availability, and manufacturing excellence / SEA scope.
- Set and influence tactical and operational direction for production and related supply chain (T2/T3) area.
- Give primary input to issuing directives in production and related area
- Manage tactical and operational relationships with factory production top management across different supplier groups, influence different quality cultures and mindsets through process streamlining using CI techniques and quality tools
- Works directly with Factory GM regarding factory production personnel skills evaluation and, through SDOM, provides facts/business cases to get Factory GM/Owner to invest in various production machinery.
- With support from SDOM, ensure best practices, cohesive messages, and projects are shared or implemented consistently across factories in quality, production, and the Manufacturing Excellence team.
- Act as LO Shoes Master responsible for coaching, training/teaching, and continuously upgrading technical, shoes manufacturing expertise and decision-making capability of Production personnel of designated groups of factories in Sukabumi
- Boosted productivity by 30% through direction, preparation, and implementation of training programs and initiatives
- Implemented visual manufacturing dashboard (using Tableau) and digital program changes to identify and quickly resolve root cause issues bottlenecking production levels
- Planned, organized, and managed operations, including workflow management and timely production
- Directed manufacturing process and operational efficiency procedures to achieve the goal of first-run capability and RFT (Right First Time) quality target
- Supported the development of points to meet competency and performance expectations
- Standardized production procedures, job roles, and quality assurance guidelines
- Defined manufacturing performance standards and reviewed the outcome of performance goals to set future targets
- Investigated and implemented ideas for quality improvement, increased productivity, and cost reduction
- Monitored and supported the progress of plant production orders by managing shop capacity and loading functions at several facilities
- Coordinated activities required to bring the product to market, aligned teams, and bridged gaps between different functions
Sr. Costing Manager
Adidas Group
11.2012 - 12.2019
- Leads all costing operations in the source country per direction established by the head of Worldwide costing
- Achieve fair and transparent prices that optimize profits for both adidas and suppliers.
- Manage Essential Duties & Responsibilities for each costing team member, significantly Costing Manager roles.
- Build strong, mutually beneficial relationships and trust between adidas and suppliers.
- Analysis & provides pre-seasonal cost trends (labor, overhead, material cost trends on factors likely to impact margin targets to SDS (Senior Director Sourcing FW) and HQ (Headquarter)
- Provide LO and eight factories with a strong current and future vision for costing.
- Establish & drive costing standards & strategy with all contract factories
- Ensures all costing timelines are met in full for each milestone
- Is fully aware and informs senior management of all factors (political, economic, fiscal, etc.) that may affect product costs
- Supports Development and Project Management to ensure that all products and processes are developed following costing targets as well as those for performance, quality, and integrity
- Ensures that the team provides timely, high-quality cost information to headquarters, factories, and other liaison offices as required (Includes ad hoc reports, trends analysis, etc.)
- Inputs into sourcing and product allocation decisions understanding that the ability to achieve cost targets is an essential factor (Landed Cost analysis)
- Provides feedback and inputs into the design of new systems and procedures
- Works closely with other functional areas within LOs and in HQ, ensuring all departments and functional areas work together to achieve adidas' overall objectives
- Leads and trains all costing & development personnel, ensuring that all are always well trained and work with the highest degree of honesty and integrity
- Handled 6 calls per month to address customer inquiries and concerns
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships
- Delivered an exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions
- Oversaw daily operations to ensure high levels of productivity
- Worked flexible hours: night, weekend, and holiday shifts
Cost Planning Manager
NIKE
05.2010 - 01.2012
- Manage and work closely with 9 Asia based factories and 2 America based factories to provide product costing/fob for Apparel, Equipment and Footwear
- Create better and fair labor and overhead for Nike ID called 'Fair Cost' project
- Manage Gross Margin portfolio, growth, and profitability for North America, EMEA, Japan and China in seasonal basis and ad hoc
- Planning on model investment and return on investment analysis
- Create NikeiD costing best practice, gates and dates, process discipline to ensure product delivered at right price and at right time (on time)
- Plan and budget FOB prior to effective seasons
- Work closely with developer, marketing and designer for cost saving opportunity such us number of color option, use consolidated material, suggest specific pattern changes to hit lower duty
- Coaching and Mentoring factory selected candidates to be able to do direct communication with Home Office/Nike World Headquarter
- Cost Standardization on screen-printing, dye sub and digital investment initiative to save labor cost
- Identified issues, analyzed information, and provided solutions to problems
Costing Analyst
PT Nike Indonesia
06.2008 - 01.2010
- Review and validate CBD (Cost Breakdown) with BOM (Bill of Material) from development team
- Establish target FOBs and drive factory negotiations
- Provides and performs scenario analysis regarding materials, component, technology, productivity, and foreign exchange rate changes to achieve target GPM% (Gross Pricing Margin)
- Create cost mitigations report to hit TFOB and GPM% through CTV (create to value), pattern efficiency Procost
- Validating material usages, material prices, loss rates, overhead, profit, non-material costs and foreign exchange base rates
- Perform cost driver analysis and benchmarking for new treatments or technology use for higher TD codes
- Managed team of 12 employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees
- Utilized cost estimation systems to document project information, create estimates and revise project costs to reflect current data
- Conducted special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data or to effect cost reduction
Education
MBA - Finance
Gadjah Mada University
Yogyakarta, YO12.2013
Post Graduate - Accounting degree
Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi
Indonesia11.2003
Skills
- Pricing and costing analysis
- Negotiations
- Project Management
- Footwear duty calculation and understanding
- Material consumption calculation and analysis
- Managerial experience
- Manufacturing management
- Production optimization
- Quality inspection
- Manufacturing
- Root Cause Analysis
- Safety and Compliance
- Data-driven
- Production Equipment monitoring
- Verbal and written communication
Certification
- Being Assertive, Nike Indonesia, 2003
- Leather Expert Training, SatraSumm, Nike Indonesia, 2005
- Pattern Engineering Training, PEOD Nike Indonesia, 2007
- How to Communicate Effectively, Portland OR, 2012
- Project Management, adidas Group, 2014
- Certified Six Sigma Tools for Analyze, University of Georgia, 2021
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in the development of Costing 2.0 Footwear Framework and leading one of the costing 2.0 module - treatment.
- Collaborated with the development and production team to lead the implementation of new costing 2.0 successfully.
- Leading Costing Treatment Standardization such as screen-printing, lamination, embossed, non-sew, etc. across all adidas Group factory. Cost of treatment is $122 Mio per season, with the standardization, it helps mitigate the cost ± $2 Mio per season.
- Documented and resolved the duty calculation issue on a product, leading to landed cost savings.
- Supervised team of eight staff members and eight factory partners.
- Increased overall productivity and quality by 3% by implementing training programs designed to increase performance levels.
- Proficiently supervised 127 production lines, oversaw materials inspection, scheduled production, and conducted weekly physical inventories.
- Achieved 96% on time delivery by completing production planning with accuracy and efficiency.
- Achieved pattern efficiency and material consumption target by introducing Procost tool from PROCAM for costing tasks.
- Achieved quality control in production line through effectively helping with creating digital system (line leader checklist and ten pairs per hour quality checking).
Affiliations
Jakarta Toastmaster Club, 2012, Member
Hobbies and Interests
- Loves reading
- Singing
- Sport like running and yoga
Timeline
Director of Costing and Strategic Allocation
Crocs Inc (Heydude)
03.2023 - Current
Senior Production Manager
Adidas
01.2020 - Current
Sr. Costing Manager
Adidas Group
11.2012 - 12.2019
Cost Planning Manager
NIKE
05.2010 - 01.2012
Costing Analyst
PT Nike Indonesia
06.2008 - 01.2010
- Being Assertive, Nike Indonesia, 2003
- Leather Expert Training, SatraSumm, Nike Indonesia, 2005
- Pattern Engineering Training, PEOD Nike Indonesia, 2007
- How to Communicate Effectively, Portland OR, 2012
- Project Management, adidas Group, 2014
- Certified Six Sigma Tools for Analyze, University of Georgia, 2021
MBA - Finance
Gadjah Mada University
Post Graduate - Accounting degree
Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi
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