Specifications Coordinator

Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure all products have written requirements in accordance with QIP utilizing Optiva.
• Gather information for revisions and new specifications, initiate approval process, and provide access to copies of specifications to appropriate associates in a timely and organized manner.
• Keep several different projects open and manage to meet Marketing, Sales, and Production deadlines.
• Prioritize project work and negotiate deadlines based on importance of projects such as new product introduction, cost-saving measures, and quality improvement.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of associates.
• Communicate completed projects to Production, Supply Planning, Distribution, Accounting, Marketing, Research and Development, Corporate Purchasing, and Sales associates.
• Ensure all products are set up in the Specifications Department document management system (Optiva).
• Maintain accurate product information on the Perdue Intranet and provide support to online users of the system.
• Update specification master files with current specifications, previous revisions, and all correspondence related to the product to establish an archive of product information.
• Establish and maintain product information in the material master of SAP.
• Establish and maintain information in the product code master list.

Minimum Education and Experience

• A High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of exposure to various Perdue products and plant processes.
• Strong communication, organization, math, reading, and writing skills.
• Technical education for the use of various computer programs.
• Computer experience.
• Familiarity with Outlook and Excel applications.
• Familiarity with SAP.
• Typing speed of 60 wpm.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Some college education.
• Knowledge of Optiva or other PLM software.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors

• Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings.
• May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
• May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
• Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment.
• Occasionally travel to other Perdue plants via auto or plane.
• Ability to work in a processing plant environment as required.