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Product Coordinator – Formulation, Compliance & Market Analysis
Entry-Level Opportunity | South Bend, Indiana
SCHEDULE Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM | WORK SETTING Full-Time, In Office
Entry-Level Opportunity | South Bend, Indiana
SCHEDULE Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM | WORK SETTING Full-Time, In Office
ABRO Industries – Who We Are
ABRO Industries is a South Bend, Indiana-based manufacturer and distributor of automotive, hardware, and home products sold in over 170 countries. For more than 75 years, ABRO has built a reputation for quality, value, and reliability, serving customers from corner stores in emerging markets to major retail chains around the world. Our global reach is supported by a passionate, close-knit team that operates with a family atmosphere. At ABRO, you will gain end-to-end product experience, work closely with product development, compliance, sales, and company leadership, and build expertise across formulation, market strategy, regulatory compliance, and quote-to-cash processes.
If you thrive in a fast-moving, international environment, enjoy the energy of a team that feels like family, and want to see the real-world impact of your work, ABRO offers a place to grow into greater responsibility and build a long-term career.
Role Overview
ABRO Industries is seeking a motivated, analytical recent college graduate to join our South Bend team as a Product Coordinator focused on formulation, performance, compliance, and market strategy. This role is ideal for someone who wants to build a career managing products end-to-end, understanding how they're formulated, how they perform against the competition, how they meet regulatory and safety requirements, and how they get from quote to cash with our sales teams.
You'll work directly with our automotive, hardware, and household chemical product lines, gaining exposure to the full product lifecycle rather than a single specialty. Product compliance and safety are an important part of the role and part of a broader product coordination mandate.
What You'll Do
Product Research & Market Analysis
- Research and benchmark competitor products — formulation, pricing, performance claims, and packaging — to identify where ABRO products win or lag.
- Support product line reviews and help identify gaps, opportunities, and positioning ideas for new and existing products.
- Track category and market trends that could affect product direction, demand, or competitive standing.
Formulation & Product Performance
- Maintain and organize product formulations, specifications, ingredient information, and performance test data.
- Support performance testing and comparison against competitor products and industry benchmarks.
- Work with R&D and Operations to understand how formulation changes affect cost, performance, and compliance.
Regulatory Compliance & Product Safety
- Manage and track product registrations, certifications, and regulatory requirements across all 50 states and at the federal level.
- Maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and related product safety documentation, and support label/packaging compliance reviews.
- Research regulatory requirements affecting ingredients, labeling, packaging, or distribution, and flag impacts to product plans.
Quote-to-Cash & Sales Support
- Support the sales team with product specifications, technical documents, SDS, and certificates needed to quote and close business.
- Help prepare product information for customer and retailer submissions, bids, and new item setups.
- Serve as a product resource for sales on formulation, performance, and compliance questions that come up during the sales cycle.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with R&D, Quality, Operations, Purchasing, Sales, and Marketing on new product launches and product line changes.
- Assist with audits, customer reviews, and internal projects that touch product data, compliance, or sales support.
- Support process improvements that make product information more accurate, accessible, and audit-ready.
What We're Looking For
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental science, engineering, or a related field.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to work with technical and market data.
- Excellent organization, attention to detail, and follow-through while managing multiple priorities.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present product information to internal teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Ability to work on-site in South Bend, Indiana, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Preferred
- Internship, coursework, or project experience in product management, marketing, sales support, or a technical or laboratory setting.
- Familiarity with chemical safety, Safety Data Sheets, or regulatory compliance.
- Interest in building a product management career in manufacturing or consumer products.
- Experience with competitive analysis, market research, or customer-facing sales support.
What Success Looks Like
- A curious, analytical problem solver who wants to understand products from formulation and performance through compliance and market position.
- A highly organized professional who manages competing priorities and maintains accurate records.
- A collaborative communicator who works effectively across R&D, Compliance, Operations, and Sales.
- Eager to learn, take on greater responsibility, and build a long-term product management career.
Salary : $50,000 - $65,000