Product Stewardship VP

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

The role of the Product Stewardship VP is to lead the definition, development and deployment of the Product Stewardship program by providing vision and leadership, defining clear governance and clear roles and responsibilities as well as routines. 

Serve as the Group reference on Product Stewardship  as necessary

Lead, monitor and disseminate global chemical management regulations that impact the Imerys product portfolio. Lead the implementation of regulatory requirements that are transversal across Imerys Business Areas.

JOB SCOPE/DIMENSIONS

• Product Regulatory Monitoring: awareness and communication of current and emerging chemical management regulations, and their implementation procedures and data requirements, impacting Imerys products in all geographies and applications.

• Chemical Management Compliance: ensure Imerys Product Stewardship organisation understands and fulfils its product compliance obligations for chemical management regulations transversal to the company’s Business Areas

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure proper governance of product stewardship through the Product Stewardship Governance Committee

• Develop and maintain up to date a register of all major chemical management regulations that impact or have the potential to impact the Imerys product portfolio in the geographies and applications they serve..

• Proactively track and understand the impact of global chemical management regulations and communicate the potential implications for key internal stakeholders (Product Managers, BA SVPs, S&T Leaders, Commercial Leaders) well in advance of their coming into force.

• Provide regular updates on emerging regulations to the Product Stewardship community.

• Guide Product Stewardship Directors and Managers in the development and delivery of regulatory strategies in support of their BA business activities to manage risk and support business continuity and growth..

• Coordinate, with local Product Stewardship Directors and their teams, global chemical compliance activities (registrations, notifications, exemptions) for new and existing substances.

• Serve as the company’s global expert in chemical management regulations that have broad, transversal impact such as EU REACH and other emerging REACH-like regulations (Korea, Turkey, Taiwan…).

• Lead or support key Product Stewardship functional excellence projects focused on instilling best practice throughout the organization through the leveraging of effective processes, systems, policies and tools.

• Support the Global Product Stewardship Director and regional Product Stewardship Directors with resourcing and budget planning to manage the implementation of regulations for individual BAs and at the Corp. level.

• Participation in external industry association Technical Boards, Working Groups and Committees as appropriate where skills/knowledge/experience can be best leveraged for Industry and Imerys impact.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education and Experience requirements

• Degree, Masters or PhD in a relevant scientific discipline

• 15+ years of work experience in a relevant technical field

• Toxicology/Reg. Compliance Professional, R&D Chemist, Engineer

Knowledge, skills, Imerys Leadership Competencies

• Seasoned technical practitioner with substantial product stewardship and/or product regulatory experience

• Expert in chemical management regulations impacting global markets/geographies

• Good knowledge of systems/tools used to facilitate product regulatory compliance

• Demonstrated management, leadership and coordination skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to connect both internally and externally

• Demonstrated capability to deliver results with a sense of urgency in a challenging environment

• Strong problem solving skills and ability to react flexibly in fast-changing situations

• Broad knowledge of Imerys products/markets and good business acumen