Platform Specialist

The Platform Specialist provides operational support for assigned product platform activities. Working together with the Platform Manager, this individual prepares recurring reports and day-to-day analyses, tracks agreed actions and deadlines, coordinates inputs from cross-functional and regional teams, and helps translate global priorities into clear regional information and follow-up. The role contributes to defined projects and deliverables but does not own platform strategy, pricing decisions, portfolio direction, or people management.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

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.

Scope

• Personnel: Individual contributor.
• Budget: None
• Sales Revenue: Business Unit Specific.
• 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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