Product Specialist
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities
1. Product Management
- Develop comprehensive knowledge of assigned ingredients, including features, benefits, applications, market positioning, and competitive advantages.
- Manage and maintain product portfolio information, technical documentation, and marketing materials.
- Conduct market research and monitor industry trends, customer needs, competitive activities, and emerging ingredient innovations.
- Identify new product opportunities and support portfolio expansion strategies.
- Coordinate product launches and commercialization activities.
- Prepare product presentations, technical data sheets, brochures, catalogs, and sales support materials.
- Develop application guides, formulation guides, technical manuals, and other product-related documentation to support customers and sales teams.
- Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to develop product content and marketing materials.
2. Technical & Sales Support
- Provide technical consultation and product recommendations to customers and internal sales teams.
- Conduct product training sessions for sales personnel, distributors, and customers.
- Support customer visits, technical discussions, product presentations, and troubleshooting activities.
- Assist the sales team in identifying business opportunities and developing growth strategies.
- Handle customer inquiries regarding product functionality, applications, and technical specifications.
- Coordinate sample management and product evaluation processes.
- Support customer projects from product selection through commercialization.
3. Supplier Management
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local and international suppliers.
- Coordinate with suppliers regarding product updates, technical information, pricing, and commercial terms.
- Arrange supplier visits, technical seminars, webinars, and customer meetings.
- Facilitate communication between suppliers and customers to support business development activities.
- Work closely with suppliers to identify new products and market opportunities.
4. Regulatory & Quality Support
- Review and manage regulatory and quality documents, including:
- Certificate of Analysis (COA)
- Product Specifications
- Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
- Halal, Kosher, GMP, ISO, Organic Certifications
- Other regulatory and quality-related documentation
- Monitor regulatory requirements relevant to cosmetic and nutraceutical ingredients.
- Coordinate with Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance teams to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and customer requirements.
- Support customer audits, questionnaires, and document requests.
- Ensure product documentation remains updated and compliant with regulatory standards.
5. Business Development & Market Analysis
- Analyze sales performance, market trends, customer demands, and competitive activities.
- Prepare business reports, sales forecasts, and product performance analyses.
- Identify target customers, emerging markets, and growth opportunities.
- Support pricing strategy development and profitability analysis.
- Recommend actions to improve product performance and market penetration.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives and revenue targets.
6. Marketing & Event Support
- Develop and maintain marketing materials such as brochures, product catalogs, technical bulletins, presentations, and sales kits.
- Support content development for digital marketing, websites, newsletters, and promotional campaigns.
- Participate in trade shows, exhibitions, seminars, workshops, and industry events to promote products and generate business opportunities.
- Coordinate booth preparation, product samples, marketing materials, and technical support for exhibitions and promotional activities.
- Represent the company by providing product presentations, technical consultation, and customer engagement during industry events.
- Collect market intelligence, customer feedback, and competitor information from industry events and business activities.
7. Project Coordination
- Coordinate cross-functional projects involving Sales, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, Operations, and Suppliers.
- Ensure timely completion of product-related projects and customer requirements.
- Monitor project progress and communicate updates to relevant stakeholders.
- Maintain accurate records of project status, product information, and business activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Cosmetic Science, Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related fields.
- Experience in cosmetic ingredients, nutraceutical ingredients, specialty chemicals, or related industries is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of cosmetic ingredients and/or nutraceutical ingredients.
- Good command of English, both written and spoken.
- Excellent presentation, analytical, communication, and coordination skills.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers.