Your Opportunity as the Analyst, Research & Development Data & Systems
Join our R&D team as a Systems Analyst and play a critical role in powering how innovation comes to life. In this position, you’ll be at the center of our product lifecycle—managing (PLM) specifications, enabling system workflows, and ensuring data accuracy across PLM/Prodika and related platforms. Acting as a key connector between R&D, project teams, and enterprise systems, you’ll help translate complex technical needs into seamless processes that drive speed, quality, and compliance. If you enjoy working at the intersection of technology, data, and cross-functional collaboration, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on how we bring products to market
Location: Orrville, OH
Work Arrangements: hybrid, 35% in office expectation
In this role you will:
Partner with Packaging Development Engineers and external vendors to gather and validate data needed to create, maintain, and route packaging specifications for approval, ensuring alignment with project timelines.
Support Pet R&D PLM/Prodika users by managing specification changes, new builds, and item requests; generating reports; delivering user training; and serving as the primary liaison between end users and enterprise systems teams for system issues, outages, and enhancement requests.
Provide flexible support across the business by contributing to specification builds and related activities for adjacent product lines as priorities shift.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to execute specification inactivation, archiving, and system data cleanup activities to maintain data integrity and compliance.
Support related data system initiatives by inputting and maintaining aligned data for customer-facing specifications.
Participate in Pet R&D quality initiatives, including Key Quality Elements and quality facility audits, to support compliance and continuous improvement.
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field such as Engineering, Food Science, Data/Information Systems, or a related discipline
Strong technical aptitude with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other core business tools
Demonstrated ability to manage and maintain data with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate technical information for cross-functional partners
Proven problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to navigate and resolve straightforward system or process issues
Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment and respond to changing business needs with a sense of urgency
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
Experience working with specification management or product lifecycle management (PLM) systems (e.g., Oracle PLM, Prodika, Pega, Riversand)
Understanding of product labeling, regulatory requirements, or data governance practices
Experience supporting system users, including training, troubleshooting, or documentation
Familiarity with GS1 standards or Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines
Experience working in a cross-functional environment within R&D, supply chain, quality, or operations
The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field such as Engineering, Food Science, Data/Information Systems, or a related discipline
- Strong technical aptitude with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other core business tools
- Demonstrated ability to manage and maintain data with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Proven problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working with specification management or product lifecycle management (PLM) systems
- Understanding of product labeling, regulatory requirements, or data governance practices
- Experience supporting system users, including training or documentation
- Familiarity with GS1 standards or Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines
- Experience working in a cross-functional environment
The J.M. Smucker Co. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as strong, with a company 401(k) match, immediate vesting in some materials, and access to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. These elements contribute to a favorable view of total compensation value.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for all parents and on-site childcare at key locations signal a family-forward approach. Additional supports such as adoption assistance and pet-related leave reinforce this emphasis.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, seasonal compressed schedules, and flexibility options are highlighted across materials. The ability to start with substantial PTO and buy additional time enhances perceived time-off breadth.
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What We Do
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets with products found in 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer and pet parent preferences for food, how it’s purchased and how the companies that make it should operate, we will maintain the important role we play in their lives. This will allow us to continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on all of those who count on us.
