Product Stewardship Manager H/F

The Company

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.8 billion in revenue and 13,700 employees in 54 countries in 2023. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

The Position

Product Stewardship Manager H/F

Job Summary

The Product Stewardship Manager is an individual contributor part of the Performance Minerals EMEA product stewardship team. This is an important role to support Imerys Product Stewardship processes by authoring safety data sheets and supporting label generation. Staying informed on regulatory developments affecting our business is a critical part of the role. 

The Imerys Product Stewardship team implements and follows best practices to ensure regulatory compliance, minimise product liability, and add business value.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

● Working with the Product Stewardship Director to support the development of processes for efficient SDS management system ensuring all products have an SDS and are updated

● Classification of substances and mixtures according to CLP and other global classification systems

● Authoring of SDSs using appropriate and agreed SDS authoring software

● Ensure regulatory compliance for Imerys products in dedicated markets and provide timely response to customers

ACCOUNTABILITY:

● Product Regulatory Compliance:

• SDS & Label compliance in the countries and applications served by the Business Area product portfolio

• regulatory compliance of Imerys products in the countries and applications where they are sold that are under the responsibility of this position

● Customer Product Safety Communication: management of Business Area customer product safety related inquiries from receipt to response and closure 

PROFILE

• Education : A minimum of Bachelors degree with a higher degree in a Scientific Discipline preferred

• Experience : A first experience in regulatory affairs, product stewardship experience in chemical, polymer, plastics, food contact or other industries

•  Knowledge of chemical regulations, including CLP, REACH, GHS and other relevant regulations

• A first experience as SDS writer and with SDS authoring tools is required

• Professional proficiency in English and French

• Knowledge of CLP and REACH regulations

Key competencies:

• Applies technical knowledge and regulatory rules to produce compliant hazard communication documentation

• Is comfortable challenging presented information that does not appear to be consistent with current regulatory interpretations

• Must be able to meet deadlines and product quality expectations

• Interpersonal and communication skills: Written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

Others:

• 10% Travel mostly within Europe

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

Only technical issues will be monitored through the below inbox:

recruiting.support@ imerys.com

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To ensure fairness and legal compliance in our recruitment processes, only applications received through the online application process will be considered. 

IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.