Manufacturing Bill of Materials Program Manager
About The Position
Ball Corporation is launching a new, high‑impact role to shape the future of manufacturing and commercial excellence and execution. The Manufacturing Bill of Materials (BOM) Program Leader owns how product structures are built, governed, and trusted across the enterprise. This role sits at the center of engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain—driving accuracy, efficiency, and scalability from design through production. If you’re energized by ownership, influence, and building what matters most, this role delivers meaningful impact. This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants. Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe! Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world. Primary Purpose of this Position: The Manufacturing Bill of Materials (BOM) Program Leader owns and leads the end-to-end governance, accuracy, and continuous improvement of Bills of Materials across the organization. This role ensures that product structures are correct, standardized, and synchronized across engineering, ERP, MRP, PLM, and manufacturing systems to support efficient production, cost control, and supply chain execution. The position serves as the central authority for BOM strategy, process design, cross-functional alignment, and change management, enabling scalable operations and data integrity from product design through manufacturing and service. Why This Role Matters: The BOM Program Leader is a critical enabler of operational excellence, ensuring that product data is accurate, trusted, and scalable. This role directly impacts production efficiency, cost control, on-time delivery, and customer satisfaction by creating a single source of truth for product structures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, engineering operations, or master data management
- Deep experience with BOM structures and product lifecycle processes
- Hands-on experience with ERP and PLM systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Epicor, NetSuite, Windchill, Teamcenter, Arena, Agile)
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and supply chain execution
- Proven cross-functional leadership and program management experience
- Program leadership and influence without authority
- Attention to detail with enterprise-level perspective
- Change management and process design
- Systems thinking and data governance
- Strong communication and stakeholder management
- BOM structures and lifecycle processes
- ERP and PLM systems
- Manufacturing and supply chain execution
- Data governance and master data management
- Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies
Responsibilities
- Own enterprise-wide BOM standards, policies, and best practices
- Define and maintain BOM structures (EBOM, MBOM, SBOM, service BOMs) and hierarchy rules
- Establish approval workflows and data ownership models
- Act as the final escalation point for BOM-related issues and conflicts
- Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and IT
- Lead cross-functional BOM review meetings and governance councils
- Ensure alignment between engineering design intent and manufacturing execution needs
- Drive accountability for BOM accuracy and timeliness
- Ensure BOM integrity across ERP, PLM, MRP, MES, and other enterprise systems
- Lead synchronization between engineering and manufacturing BOMs
- Define master data rules for part numbers, revisions, alternates, and effectivity
- Partner with IT on system enhancements, integrations, and data quality tools
- Lead BOM readiness for New Product Introduction (NPI) and Engineering Change Orders (ECO/ECN)
- Ensure timely, accurate BOM releases to support production schedules
- Establish cut-in / cut-out, revision control, and effectivity date practices
- Minimize production disruptions caused by BOM errors or late changes
- Partner with Finance and Supply Chain to ensure BOMs support accurate costing
- Enable material variance analysis and cost rollups
- Support regulatory, traceability, and audit requirements
- Develop KPIs and dashboards for BOM health and performance
- Identify and eliminate BOM-related root causes of scrap, rework, and shortages
- Standardize part reuse and modular BOM strategies
- Lead Lean, Six Sigma, and data governance initiatives related to product structures
- Drive digital transformation of product data and master data management
Benefits
- This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
- Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, go to our career site and click "Total Rewards" to learn more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
