Product Stewardship Director

The Company

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.6 billion in revenue and 12,400 employees in 40 countries in 2024. 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.

Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol NK.PA.

The Position

Job Summary

Role's mission:

Leads the implementation of Imerys Product Stewardship strategies and Product Stewardship best practices within their BA to ensure regulatory compliance, minimize liability risk and add business value

Responsibilities:

Direct management and professional development of a team of Product Stewardship Managers and SDS Authors.
In collaboration with the BA S&T VP and the Global PS Director, determine future organizational needs (number, location, skills) to meet evolving product stewardship challenges and Imerys Product Stewardship Vision.
Ensure regulatory compliance of domestic, export and import (in collaboration with importing location/BA) products to all applicable country and application-specific product regulations;
Accountable for M4 implementation with responsibility of M4 programme manager
Proactively track and understand regulations impacting BA applications/sales locations; early communication of potential regulatory impacts to the BA via Product & Market Managers.
Working with the Global Product Stewardship Director, support the development of Group-wide Product Stewardship tools, systems, processes, policies, best practices and strategies; implement in BA Product Stewardship work practices.
Ensure BA product portfolio is risk assessed (health, environmental & liability exposures), including routine risk assessments for NPD/M&A projects. Regularly communicate results of risk analyses to BA Product & Market Mgrs.
Provide BA customers with comprehensive and compliant product safety information (SDS, Safety Bulletins etc.) that enables them to use Imerys products safely in their intended applications.
Ensure the PS team responds to customer product stewardship inquiries according to Imerys agreed protocols and target response metrics (both to be established).
Facilitate collaboration across BA/regional boundaries to foster a OneImerys mindset within the PS team.
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.

Accountability:

Product Regulatory Compliance: legal compliance in the countries and applications served by the BA product portfolio
Product Safety Communication: legally compliant, comprehensive and accurate BA safety communications, primarily, but not exclusively, Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Risk Assessments: availability of prioritized risk assessments across BA product portfolio
Customer Communication: management of BA customer product stewardship inquiries from receipt to response and closure

Key competencies

Seasoned technical and product stewardship practitioner
Good understanding of global chemical product regulations
Knowledge of systems/tools used to facilitate product regulatory compliance
Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to stand ground under pressure
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to connect both internally and externally
Experience managing technical teams
Ability to think strategically
Demonstrated capability to deliver results in a challenging environment
Business acumen
Extensive internal & external networks

Ideal background/ experience

Masters or PhD in a relevant scientific discipline
10+ years of work experience, including 3+ years of leadership roles in a technical field

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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