Are you interested in being responsible for the accurate and timely implementation of moderately complex Bills of Materials (BOMs), specifications, and other product design data for commercialized tobacco products? If so, we need to speak with you! We are currently seeking a Product Data Specialist to join our Regulatory Quality Compliance Management department in Richmond, VA. Open to remote working arrangement.
Specific accountabilities include:
• Implementing new and modified product requirements in SAP and other applicable business systems. Communicating product requirements information to Manufacturing and other applicable personnel.
• Serving as a Subject Matter Expert in product requirements implementation.
• Representing the department on project teams for commercialization of tobacco products.
• Contribute to the development of project schedules and recommend timing of product requirements implementation.
• Identifying and recommending improvements to relevant business processes to assure effective transfer of product requirement data.
• Studying product data for accuracy and reviewing system audit reports to identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies.
• Compiling and summarizing product data to create reports for regulatory, litigation, or routine business needs.
Specific Skills Qualifications include:
• A Bachelor’s Degree is preferred. Degreed candidates must have at least two years experience in working with BOMs and specifications in a manufacturing environment or related supply chain processes. Candidates with no degree and six years experience in one of these areas will be considered.
• Experience in product construction and applicable specifications, BOM structures, Direct Material specifications and Material Masters.
• Experience in cross-functional business processes related to the creation, translation, and transfer of product designs.
• Experience with SAP R3 BOM/spec transactions, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to analyze data to resolve issues; excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to develop presentation materials and present to department management.
We are committed to true innovation, process simplification, diversity and inclusion! In addition to the opportunity to apply and develop your skills toward key business objectives, we offer an excellent compensation package including a competitive base salary, comprehensive health/vision/dental insurance, and participation in our incentive compensation and deferred profit-sharing programs that you would expect from a global industry leader.
Company Overview
Altria Group is a FORTUNE 200 company that leads the premier tobacco companies in the United States. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Altria Group holds diversified positions across tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis. Our tobacco companies include some of the most enduring names in American business: Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, John Middleton. We have 35 percent ownership of JUUL Labs, Inc., the nation’s leading e-vapor company. And we have an 80 percent interest in Helix Innovations, which manufactures and markets on!, an oral tobacco-derived nicotine pouch product. We complement our total tobacco business with our ownership of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and our significant equity investment in Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer. Altria’s significant stake in Cronos Group, a leading global cannabinoid company, represents an exciting new global growth opportunity. At Altria, we celebrate the power of diverse teams working together to shape our future. We are inspired to bring our best because our unique strengths are valued. We believe our personal success and progress should be guided by Our Cultural Aspiration, a new articulation of what we value and who we aspire to be, collectively. Our Cultural Aspiration respects and complements individual identity, embracing each other’s unique strengths, welcoming newcomers and developing the best, most inclusive and diverse teams. Over the next 10 years, we have the opportunity to make more progress on harm reduction than we have in the past 50 years. Join us as we work together to shape a better future for adult tobacco consumers, our employees, and our shareholders. Each Altria company is an equal opportunity employer.
