Product Stewardship Specialist I

Job Title: Product Stewardship Specialist I Summary: This position assures continuity and growth of the business by complying with regulations applicable to the company’s products and business activities. Executes transactional processes as necessary, to ensure day-to-day compliance with applicable hazard communication regulations associated with raw materials, intermediates and finished products. Responsible for Safety Data Sheet and label generation and maintenance. Participates in the screening of new raw materials and Management of Change (MOC) processes. Provides regulatory approval in the New Product Introduction (NPI), product extension, and product translation processes. This role will provide regulatory support to both internal and external customers, lead/ contribute to development of new concepts, techniques, and standards and ongoing implementation and continuous improvement of product safety, hazard communication, and regulatory processes and system support. Responsibilities Include: Safety Data Sheets and Label Generation and Maintenance Responsible for the preparation and update of Safety Data Sheets and labels using standard systems and processes and assures that they reflect finished product compositions and properties and comply with regional regulatory requirements for raw materials, intermediates, and finished products. Responsible for material introduction, classifications and labeling (includes dangerous goods classifications with SME inputs). Initiates Notification of Change (NOC) processes. Responds to routine customer inquiries using standardized responses and processes. Drafts new templates as necessary using existing templates as reference, as per the requirement. Interacts with and responds to global customers, suppliers, and other applicable functions in supporting hazard communication and regulatory compliance needs Develops relationships with key customers (internal and external) to assure effective communication and responses are provided Complete understanding and application of regulatory principles, concepts, practices and in-depth knowledge of industry practices. Initiates necessary actions related to changing chemical regulations in various world regions. Drives projects related to SDS creation and maintenance as identified. Workflow Approval Provides regulatory approval in the material master workflow for product creation, product extension, and product translation processes by ensuring that the regional hazard communication needs have been satisfied. Works closely with Product Stewards to assure efficient interfaces with the material master workflow processes product extensions and product translations across regions. Ensures compliance through management of regulatory checks/blocks Product and Substance Data Management / Systems Management Contributes to SAP data management and system integrity. Participate in Management of Change (MOC) processes. Establishes, manages,…