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The Product Data Specialist plays a critical role in building and maintaining a high-quality product data foundation that powers Univar Solutions’ Product Intelligence capabilities for the Ingredients + Specialties (I+S) division. This role is responsible for gathering product documentation and data both from internal repositories and directly from suppliers, loading materials into the Product Information Management (PIM) system, and validating that data is accurate, complete, and properly structured after processing.
The Product Data Specialist ensures that all product documentation, including Safety Data Sheets, Technical Data Sheets, and other relevant materials, remains current and correct, proactively maintaining data freshness even where documentation does not carry a formal expiration date. This role also supports internal product data collection efforts and champions product data governance across the organization.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and collaborative, with a solid foundation in chemistry or chemical engineering and a genuine competency and curiosity about how chemicals are used across industries and end-use applications. They are comfortable working directly with external suppliers and internal stakeholders and are motivated by the quality and integrity of the data they manage.
What you´ll do:
- Gather product data and documentation from external suppliers, managing outreach, follow-up, and relationship coordination to ensure timely and complete receipt of materials
- Load product documents and data into the Product Information Management (PIM) system accurately and in accordance with established processes and standards
- Validate product data after it is scrubbed and embedded in schema to ensure accuracy and readiness for use by the Product Intelligence tool
- Maintain product documentation to ensure ongoing freshness and correctness, proactively identifying and refreshing outdated content even in the absence of a formal expiration date
- Support product data governance initiatives, establishing and enforcing data standards, policies, and best practices across the product data lifecycle
- Drive the collection of internal product data and documentation from cross-functional stakeholders
- Validate data quality within the Product Intelligence tool, identifying gaps