Lead Product Steward

Job Title:

Lead Product Steward - EMEA (m/f/d)

Summary:

Ensure regulatory compliance and support new product development for multiple Business Units across EMEA. This role is key to our continued growth while adhering to ever-changing regulations. You will love the challenge of navigating complex regulations and making a real difference by ensuring sustainable practices. You will collaborate with business teams, provide training, and lead/participate in global projects.

Responsibilities Include:

Regulatory Expertise & Compliance

Monitors and communicates current and potential legislative changes and implications and initiates necessary actions related to changing chemical regulations in various world regions (including Hazard Communication legislation and regulation). Actively involved in implementing solutions to address these changes as well as participating and contributing to advocacy efforts where appropriate.

Interface with relevant authorities, industry associations, and institutes on regulatory matters.

Ensures applicable regional regulatory changes are communicated to the global Product Stewardship team, businesses, and other stakeholders as appropriate. 

Provides strategic guidance on compliance and future growth plans to businesses based on the regulatory landscape.

Ensure that effective compliance policies and procedures are developed and maintained.

Product Registrations

Recommends strategic approaches to new product development and registrations. Communicates status of regulatory registrations and notifications.

Supports new substance notification, product registration, and related activities by working closely with other Global and Regional Product Stewards and Leaders. Includes preparing documentation for various product registrations and reporting to global regulatory agencies and monitoring progress.

Monitor renewal periods and pay annual fees.

Customer registration support and visibility. Follow-up may be necessary to manage information between customer and vendor.

Consultant relationships and vendor management as needed.

Business Segment Partnership

Actively participates and supports Risk Reviews and Application Reviews (as needed) and implements Product Stewardship Standards to comply with Responsible Care requirements.

Performs forward-looking regulatory and compliance activities and training. Participates as a member of applicable New Product Introduction Teams, and extended business teams.

Regulatory support as needed for the Business Segment.

Customer Inquiries

Respond to routine customer inquiries on topics like Substances of Concern, restricted/banned substances list, etc. that are specific to the EMEA region.

Interacts with and responds to external customers, suppliers, and other applicable teams/functions in supporting product regulatory and compliance solutions, needs, and responses.

In coordination with the Business team, develops relationships with key customers (internal and external) to ensure appropriate communication, responses, and solutions are provided.

Hazard Communication and Site Support

Provides local or regional language and regulatory expertise to the global hazard communication team to support Safety Data Sheet and Label maintenance and updates.

Provides local support when urgent issues or exceptions arise for the global hazard communication team and partners with relevant functions to solve issues.

Review and participate in Site Management of Change (MoC) activities for Product Safety.

Provide support for Logistics, order blocks, permits, Substance Volume Tracking, and GHS Labels as required.

Professional Development

Establish robust development plan and development goals, and track progress quarterly. Includes developing plans for targeted development, attending activities, and debriefing afterward with an action plan.

Develop Subject Matter Expertise (SME) on focused topics.

Establishes, manages, and/or reports metrics for work and/or ties into global reporting to ensure progress with respect to compliance and business growth is measured and communicated

Qualifications:

The following are required for the role

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field: chemistry, biology, toxicology, engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.

10+ years experience in chemical product safety/risk management, product stewardship, regulatory compliance, and/or other applicable discipline.

Good chemistry skills related to product chemistry.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Able to work, lead, and manage across functions in a global organization with a matrix reporting structure.

Strong working knowledge of product regulatory legislation and regulation in the regions/countries within the job scope.

Flexibility to focus on chemistry-related topics as well as customer support and fulfilling legal requirements at the same time.

Demonstrated leader, creative problem solver, and able to learn relevant skills quickly.

Proven organizational and project management skills. Able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Excellent English verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

Computer literate in standard office systems.

Available for early morning or late evening global calls as needed

Able to travel, including internationally, as needed and work in a chemical plant environment.

Ability to create and enrich the position according to the needs of the team and the company, as well as a willingness to constantly improve knowledge and skills in an interdisciplinary field.

The following are preferred for the role

Master’s degree in a scientific field: chemistry, biology, toxicology, engineering, or related field.

Experience in the silicone industry and/or with highly regulated end-use markets in which Momentive operates (personal care, agriculture, healthcare, food contact, etc.).

Experience working directly with internal and external customers, understanding, and showing a high level of commitment and response to their needs.

Six Sigma Blackbelt or Greenbelt

SAP EHS experience.

Project Management skills.

Product Line Knowledge.

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What We Offer:

At Momentive, we value your well-being and offer competitive total rewards and development programs. Our inclusive culture fosters a strong sense of belonging and provides diverse career opportunities to help you unleash your full potential. Together, through innovative problem-solving and collaboration, we strive to create sustainable solutions that make a meaningful impact.Join our Momentive team to open a bright future. #BePartoftheSolution

About Us:

Momentive is a premier global advanced materials company with a cutting-edge focus on silicones and specialty products. We deliver solutions designed to help propel our customer’s products forward—products that have a profound impact on all aspects of life, around the clock and from living rooms to outer space. With every innovation, Momentive creates a more sustainable future. Our vast product portfolio is made up of advanced silicones and specialty solutions that play an essential role in driving performance across a multitude of industries, including agriculture, automotive, aerospace, electronics, energy, healthcare, personal care, consumer products, building and construction, and more.

Momentive believes a diverse workforce empowers our people, strengthens our business, and contributes to a sustainable world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any characteristic protected by law. 

To be considered for this position candidates are required tosubmit an application for employment and be of legal working age as defined by local law. An offer may be conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Note to third parties: Momentive is not seeking or accepting any unsolicited assistance from search and selection firms or employment agencies at this time.

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