Summary
Teknor Apex Company is an international custom compounder serving companies around the world. As a Product Information Management (PIM) Enablement Intern, you will lead a high-impact project focused on improving how product information is organized, accessed, and utilized across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Conduct a comprehensive inventory and audit of existing product data across Excel files, local repositories, team folders, shared drives, ERP systems, CRM systems, and other legacy systems
- Partner with stakeholders across Product Management, Marketing, Commercial, Technical, and Sales teams to understand current product data structures, gaps, and business needs
- Identify outdated, duplicative, inconsistent, and missing product information
- Catalog product data by type, location, ownership, completeness, and quality
- Organize and consolidate product information into a centralized working dataset
- Support the standardization and normalization of product naming conventions, attributes, and formats
- Develop a structured and tiered product data framework, including:
- Enterprise-level product hierarchy
- Business unit-level modular product attributes
- Application and market-specific product data views
- Collaborate with Marketing, Product Management, Technical teams, and Sales leaders to align product structures, taxonomy, and formatting where applicable
- Support the development of a scalable and business-ready Product Information Management framework
- Assist in defining recommendations for centralized storage structure and stakeholder accessibility
- Prepare and deliver a final executive presentation outlining findings, data gaps, solutions, business impact, and recommendations for future scaling
- Participate in monthly leadership meetings with Business Unit Leaders and Commercial Vice Presidents to review progress, receive coaching, and gain strategic business exposure
Skills
- Current junior or senior pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline
- Ability to work onsite in Pawtucket, RI
- Availability to work full-time (40 hours per week; Monday–Friday)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint/OneDrive preferred)
- Ability to manage and synthesize large amounts of information
- Comfortable engaging with stakeholders across different functions and business units
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and complete tasks on time
- Ability to perform essential job functions safely and successfully in accordance with ADA, FMLA, and other relevant standards
- Maintain regular, punctual attendance
- Ability to lift and carry up to 15 lbs
- Ability to talk, listen, and speak clearly on the telephone
- Experience working with structured data, reporting, or database management preferred but not required
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Current junior or senior pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline
- Ability to work onsite in Pawtucket, RI
- Availability to work full-time (40 hours per week; Monday–Friday)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint/OneDrive preferred)
- Ability to manage and synthesize large amounts of information
- Comfortable engaging with stakeholders across different functions and business units
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and complete tasks on time
- Ability to perform essential job functions safely and successfully in accordance with ADA, FMLA, and other relevant standards
- Maintain regular, punctual attendance
- Ability to lift and carry up to 15 lbs
- Ability to talk, listen, and speak clearly on the telephone
Nice to Haves
- Experience working with structured data, reporting, or database management preferred but not required