Platform Specialist

Product Platform Reporting and Coordination Support:

• Supports the Platform Manager by maintaining platform trackers, action logs, timelines, and recurring reporting.

• Collects and consolidates inputs from Product Management, Marketing, Sales, R&D, Operations, and regional teams.

• Performs routine market, competitor, sales, and business performance analyses using defined sources, tools, and templates.

• Prepares dashboards, summaries, and presentation materials and escalates relevant findings or data gaps to the Platform Manager.

• Coordinates ideation and project review meetings, records decisions, and follows up on agreed actions with responsible stakeholders.

• Supports regions in understanding and translating global platform priorities, tools, and messages into regional execution requirements.

• Day-to-Day Portfolio Analytics and Follow-up:

• Maintains pricing, margin, profitability, sales, and product performance files using agreed definitions and templates.

• Monitors recurring business indicators, identifies variances, and prepares factual summaries for review by the Platform Manager.

• Tracks new product introduction milestones, launch requirements, and outstanding actions, escalating delays or missing information.

• Coordinates regional data collection and supports the consolidation of inputs for strategic planning, forecasts, and business reviews.

• Maintains accurate documentation, shared files, and version control for platform reports and presentations.

• Regional Translation and Innovation Coordination Support:

• Coordinates product application information, training materials, and approved technical resources for regional Sales and Marketing teams.

• Organizes customer, supplier, and internal follow-up activities as assigned and ensures actions are recorded and communicated.

• Supports the R&D Program Manager and Corporate Technology teams by scheduling reviews, consolidating updates, and tracking agreed innovation actions.

• Collects compliance inputs from Environmental Health & Safety and other subject-matter experts and shares approved information with relevant regions.

• Monitors product availability information from production and supply teams and communicates potential service issues through established channels.

• Supports trade and industry event preparation, captures market information, and summarizes relevant insights for internal stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Data Analytics, or a related field.

• Less than one year of relevant experience, including internships, apprenticeships, graduate placements, or other early-career experience in product management support, marketing, business analysis, project coordination, or a commercial or technical environment

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to maintain trackers, coordinate inputs, and follow actions through completion.

• Good analytical skills and proficiency in Excel and presentation tools; familiarity with reporting, dashboard, data-visualization, or analytics tools is an advantage.

• Basic familiarity with AI tools and an interest in using approved generative AI and automation solutions to support research, data analysis, reporting, presentations, and routine coordination activities.

• Ability to work with structured data, recognize trends and inconsistencies, and translate analytical outputs into clear, factual summaries under guidance.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional and regional stakeholders.

• Comfort working in a global matrix environment and supporting the translation of global priorities into regional actions and communications.

• Curiosity, reliability, and willingness to learn about products, markets, customers, and internal business processes.

• Experience in manufacturing, specialty materials, regulated products, or multilingual and cross-regional coordination is preferred but not required.

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