Innovation Admin Coordinator (Arena PLM)

**Innovation Admin Coordinator (Arena PLM)**
Contract: 6 months to start, with potential to go long term
Reports to: Innovation / Product Development Lead

**About the role**
We're looking for an organized, detail-driven admin to support our innovation team and keep our Arena PLM system clean, accurate and moving. You'll own product records and change orders day to day, so the team can focus on building new products.

**What you'll do**

- Create and maintain product records, BOMs, specs and item numbers in Arena
- Set up, route and track change orders (ECOs/ECRs) through approval, and follow up with approvers to keep things on schedule
- Upload, version and organize product documents, artwork, specs and supplier files
- Run regular data audits to catch duplicates, missing fields and outdated revisions
- Support the innovation team's workflows, including project trackers, timelines, meeting notes and action items
- Coordinate with R&D, quality, regulatory, packaging and suppliers to collect the documents and approvals you need
- Pull reports from Arena on product status, open change orders and launch readiness
- Help document and improve SOPs for how the team uses Arena

**What you bring**

- 2+ years in an admin, product data or project coordination role, ideally in CPG, consumer products or manufacturing
- Hands-on experience with Arena PLM, including items, BOMs, change orders and file management
- Strong attention to detail, and comfort owning data accuracy
- Clear written communication, plus the confidence to chase people for approvals
- Good with Google Workspace or Microsoft Office, especially spreadsheets

**Nice to have**

- Experience supporting new product development or innovation teams
- Exposure to other PLM or ERP systems, such as Oracle, NetSuite or SAP
- Familiarity with regulatory or quality documentation

**Details**

Skills

- 2+ years in an admin, product data or project coordination role, ideally in CPG, consumer products or manufacturing, with hands-on experience in Arena PLM including items, BOMs, change orders and file management.

Experience supporting new product development or innovation teams, exposure to other PLM or ERP systems such as Oracle, NetSuite or SAP, and familiarity with regulatory or quality documentation.