Industrial Product Specialist – Portfolio & Launch Lead

Sherwin-Williams Co.; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwin-Williams Co. in Minneapolis seeks a Product Specialist II to support a General Industrial portfolio, coordinating with Product Management, R&D, Manufacturing and Sales to ensure accurate product information and timely launches.

The role emphasizes labeling, data pages, SKU management, and collaboration with marketing and regulatory teams; onsite five days a week in downtown Minneapolis.

Qualifications

• Must have a High School or GED equivalent.
• Must have strong computer skills.
• Must have critical thinking for complex business challenges, with an ability to create sustainable processes.
• Must have strong communication skills to articulate issues, recommendations, and requirements to other functional partners.
• Must have demonstrated use of data, analysis, and market knowledge in previous positions. Ability to translate data into meaning / actionable insights.
• Must have demonstrated thoroughness and follow-through in previous positions.
• Must have persuasive champion for owned solutions and projects capable of generating energy and excitement in coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of accurate product information.
• Develop Reports, update and maintain accuracy of new product sales tracking.
• Support sales tracking of existing product lines.
• Implementation/Assistance of new Product Introductions to ensure timely and accurate product launches.
• Assistance in assignment of Rex Numbers and Rex blend prefixes.
• Management of Color Database requests and progress.
• Help coordinate efforts of key departments to ensure products are delivered on time.
• Assist in coordinating field trials.
• Support the Product Managers with SKU rationalization and platform analysis.
• Create all necessary liquid new product SKU's in PIM and follow through until completion.
• Review/approve all SKU's created by regional labs for accuracy.
• Develop and update bulletins, product charts and comparisons.
• Develop and maintain national product list.
• Manage customer satisfaction customer selection process.
• Assist in preparation of data pages for new products.
• Update current pages to current specifications and changes.
• Monitor supporting documents to verify all specifications match.
• Work with Marketing and Regulatory Services to update data pages to HEARS.
• Manage J-29 inventory and forecast stocking of key products.
• Coordinate new product testing and maintenance of information.

Skills

Strong computer skills

Critical thinking

Strong communication

Data analysis

Translating data into insights

Thoroughness and follow-through

Persuasive champion for owned projects

Education

Associate or Bachelor in Business

High School or GED equivalent

Job description

Sherwin-Williams Co. in Minneapolis seeks a Product Specialist II to support a General Industrial portfolio, coordinating with Product Management, R&D, Manufacturing and Sales to ensure accurate product information and timely launches.

The role emphasizes labeling, data pages, SKU management, and collaboration with marketing and regulatory teams; onsite five days a week in downtown Minneapolis.