ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position will report to the Director of Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs. The Product Data Coordinator is responsible for collecting data and documentation by working with suppliers and obtaining compliant documentation for existing and new ingredients and or products. The Product Data Coordinator is responsible for data integrity efforts while working closely with relevant stakeholders such as Packaging, Quality, Operations, IT, Marketing, Procurement and New Product Development. This role will not only be responsible for the integration of data within the SAP PLM system but also by working with cross-functional teams to guide the process for product development from a data and compliance perspective to ensure Product Data Coordinator Service Level Agreements for projects are met. This position will be responsible for providing excellent customer service and maintaining positive business relationships with both internal and external customers and vendors.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate Product Life Cycle Management within SAP PLM in full compliance with applicable regulatory obligations and quality standards
• Partnering with Supplier Quality, Obtain or Liaise with suppliers and distributors to obtain ingredient documentation
• Review documentation and analyze key technical attributes to ensure compliance
• Upload documentation within the SAP Document Management System
• Input Ingredient, Formula, Packaging, Artwork and Finished Good data by creating specifications within PLM
• Serve as an advisor to the New Product Development team on Product Life Cycle coordination efforts

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Professional Experience – At least one (1) year of recent experience in SAP PLM is required
• Recent experience in the Food & Beverage or CPG industry is strongly preferred

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES)

The candidate who will be a strong motivational/ cultural fit should demonstrate a high degree of the following traits:

• ADAPTABILITY/FLEXIBILITY - Maintaining effectiveness in varying environments and with different tasks, responsibilities, and people. Ability to adjust to changes in context.
• BUILD STRONG WORK RELATIONSHIPS - Seeks, listens to and acts on the input of people at all levels.
• CONTINUOUS LEARNING - Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.
• DEPENDABILITY/RELIABILITY/RESPONSIBILITY - Taking responsibility for one’s action. Being known as someone that will deliver on their areas of responsibility and can be counted on, even under difficult circumstances.
• FOCUS ON RESULTS - Persists to overcome obstacles; Challenges people at all levels to exceed current levels of performance; Move peoples focus from analysis to action.
• INITIATIVE - Self-starting rather than accepting passively; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive; asserting one's influence over events to achieve goals.
• TEAMWORK - Working effectively with team/work group or those outside the formal line of authority (e.g., peers, senior managers – not subordinate)

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field preferred (Data Sciences, Packaging, Biology, Chemistry, Regulatory Affairs, Food Science or Nutrition Science-preferred)

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

• None although multilingual is preferred (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese)

TRAVEL

• Up to 10% Travel

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.