Product Coordinator

Overview

At Essentra Components we are constantly growing, evolving and trying to better ourselves. This is to stay ahead of our competitors and continue to be the best at what we do. Subsequently because of this, we are now searching for a key individual to support our Category & Product Management team by coordinating and enabling the execution of Product Strategy.

The Product Support Coordinator plays a critical part in communication and cross functional collaboration by working across a broad network of internal and external stakeholders.

Products may originate from external vendors or from within the Essentra manufacturing network. Each introduction follows a defined process that requires timely input, alignment, and collaboration across multiple functions. The success of the role is measured by the quality of delivery, on-time execution, and effective stakeholder coordination
.

This role is not a project management position
, but rather an agile enabler and coordinator
, responsible for driving progress during execution, maintaining momentum, and providing clear status updates to Product Management and Project Management.

• Pro-actively facilitate product related communications between product management and Essentra commercial world through various interactions such as PPT, meeting calls, reports.
• Providing resources and tools
• Being able to redirect queries to reduce SLA response
• Being able to support and create product training materials
• Implement tools for efficiency and performance
• Acquire applications and market environment expertise to second product management for commercial support
• Breaking down barriers
• Create repeatable, commercially focused means to onboard commercial blockers to meet Essentra hassle free strategy
• Have a clear vision of the essential to facilitate activities by prioritising the customer
• Building bridges and collaborations
• The role requires ability to foster open communication and listening
• Give focus on shared goals
• Being open to build trust and have empathy

• Support the onboarding and debrief of new product introduction projects
• Understand, follow, and help enforce established NPI processes and workflows
• Coordinate tasks and dependencies across multiple stakeholders
• Proactively track progress, motivate timely delivery, and highlight risks or blockers
• Support projects throughout their lifecycle, ensuring required documentation and product knowledge are captured and maintained

• Act as a central point of coordination between stakeholders during execution
• Assist Product Management with the preparation of launch materials, including:
• Product samples and demonstrations
• Perform daily triage of product-related queries, directing them to the appropriate stakeholders
• Serve as a confident point of contact in support of Product Management activities
• Promote Essentra s Hassle-Free mindset by enabling clear communication, problem-solving, and alignment

• Provide regular execution status updates to Product Management and Project Management
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date product documentation and data
• Ensure information is accessible, structured, and shared with the right audiences

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder network-building skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities
• Creative problem-solving mindset with adaptability to change
• Ability to follow structured processes while managing multiple priorities
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail
• Confident user of Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook)
• Basic data analysis skills and comfort working with product information
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
• Proactive, dependable, and delivery-focused
• Curious and willing to learn product and technical concepts

• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Up to 5% matched pension contribution
• 4x annual salary life assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Employee discounts through My Discounts
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

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