Product Stewardship Specialist (EMEA Oil & Gas Solutions)

Job title:

Product Stewardship Specialist (EMEA Oil & Gas Solutions)

Company

Solvay

Job description

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.Product Stewardship Specialist (EMEA Oil & Gas Solutions)Job Overview and Responsibilities:In this role you will have the opportunity to use your experience and skills to work with specific business groups on business strategies related to Product Stewardship for the Oil & Gas business primarily supporting EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa).This position can be remote- depending on the location of the candidate.Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with defined business areas, regulatory agencies, and consultants to ensure products comply with REACH regulations and other relevant chemical safety standards. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of REACH regulatory changes and implement necessary adjustments to product stewardship practices. in support of the Oil & Gas Global Business Unit (GBU).
• Manage the product registration program for REACH and REACH-like regulations (e.g. EU REACH, UK REACH, Korea REACH, Turkey REACH (KKDIK)) and similar regulatory requirements).
• Prepare and submit REACH registration dossiers, safety data sheets (SDS), and other required documentation. Ensure accurate and timely reporting to regulatory authorities.
• Provide product stewardship guidance while working with specific business groups to develop alternate business strategies to support markets in EMEA and other regions as necessary.
• Work closely with the innovation teams, to develop registration strategies for newly developed products, so that they can be brought to market safely in compliance with required regulations.
• Conduct risk assessments and hazard evaluations for chemical substances. Collaborate with research and innovation (R&I) teams to identify and mitigate potential risks associated with product development.
• Collaborate with Syensqo’s Hazard Communication team to support the maintenance of SDSs (Safety Data Sheets), labels, and other hazard communication information for defined business areas.
• Work closely with internal teams, including R&I, Manufacturing, Product Management, and Quality Assurance, to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements.
• Engage with external stakeholders, such as regulatory agencies and industry associations, to advocate for Syensqo’s interests.
• Work with product stewardship staff from other zones and GBUs (Global Business Units) on common issues, goals, and objectives.
• Conduct assessments and ensure proper implementation of the product safety/product stewardship management system, programs, and practices.
• Respond to internal and external requests for product safety information on company products, including biocides.
• Interact extensively with internal and external customers, both domestic and international.
• Interact with competitors in SIEFs, consortia and similar fora.
• Keep abreast of and assess international chemical control laws and pending regulatory developments through reference sources.
• Support the Export Compliance effort of the EMEA business.
• Provides appropriate training on regulations in the EU to O&G GBU colleagues.
• Extract and analyze substance volume data from SAP systems to ensure accurate monitoring and compliance with regulatory requirements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance data extraction processes, providing critical insights for compliant chemical management.
• Coordinate interaction with the legal department on regulatory issues.
• Assesses regulatory changes and their impact to the business based on an advanced understanding of regulatory guidelines and applicable EU laws.

Education and Experience

• Masters or Bachelors degree in a Science subject, with a strong academic background in chemistry.
• Experience and understanding of regulatory affairs or product safety in the context of REACH regulations is mandatory.
• A minimum of 5 years chemical industry experience in product safety or regulatory affairs is required.
• A background in biocides and off-shore chemical regulations would be an advantage.

Skills

• Ability to engage and influence a broad range of stakeholders at different technical levels.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with SAP EHS would be an advantage.

Performance Objectives

• Ability to effectively prioritise competing tasks
• Highly motivated, results driven with unyielding predisposition to detail, accuracy and clarity.
• Performs duties with the highest ethical standards, exercising sound judgement.
• Strong collaborative behavior.
• Complete and maintain high quality regulatory dossiers for assigned substances in timelines required. Maintain compliance for assigned portfolios.
• Work with GBU business teams to manage product regulatory compliance (e.g. REACH) and product safety for new and existing products in the portfolio.

Desired Behaviors and Mindset

• Strong organizational skills – effectively prioritize competing tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Ability to engage and influence a broad range of stakeholders at different technical levels.
• Highly motivated, results driven with unyielding predisposition to detail, accuracy and clarity.
• Strong critical and logical thinker with ability to analyze problems and recommend solutions.
• Exercises sound judgment. Demonstrates an advanced ability to make appropriate decisions on regulatory activities and work outputs.
• Performs duties with the highest ethical standards, delivering only high-quality work, exercising sound judgment.
• Strong collaborative behavior.

What value will this role bring to the candidate?

• You will be part of a Product Stewardship team which is a strategic function that intersects all aspects of the business and provides expert input on chemical regulations and product safety requirements, ensuring products marketed by the company are compliant with regulations and safe throughout their product life cycles.
• Professional experience in a dynamic, multicultural global team, working closely with many functions in an innovation driven, sustainable chemistry focussed company.
• Experience in a Product Stewardship team with the possibility to have a better understanding of regulations, tools, etc. across a wide range of regulations, and chemistries.

Additional Information

• Entity: Oil & Gas Solutions GBU
• Job Type: Regular
• Type of Contract: Permanent
• Working Time: Full time
• Work Schedule: Day shift
• Hiring Manager: Global Product Stewardship Manager, Oil and Gas

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

Expected salary

Location

Oldbury, West Midlands

Job date

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 23:07:27 GMT

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