Global Steward, Product Stewardship & Regulatory

Global Steward, Product Stewardship & Regulatory -- Kevlar

About the Role:

Arclin has an exciting opportunity to join a growing Kevlar Team that protects the people and things that matter most.  As the Global Steward, Product Stewardship & Regulatory (PS&R) for the Kevlar business, you will be responsible for

• leading the team's commitment to Responsible Care Product Safety Code,
• providing product stewardship expertise for the team and
• advising the business management team on regulatory compliance

Working as part of this dynamic team, you will help ensure that the products being developed and produced are safe, compliant, risk-managed, and trusted.  You will also play an important role internally and externally helping develop and deliver new approaches to assess the safety and sustainability of products that utilize recycled raw materials.

The Kevlar business offers a variety of products in different applications including but not limited to life protection, aerospace and automotive markets.

In this role, you will be viewed as a thought partner by the team and counterparts across Arclin as it relates to PS&R, and work with regional team members to ensure compliance. This is a compelling opportunity to be part of a team that thrives in developing new applications and utilizing deep technical expertise to meet some of the world's most pressing challenges.

Responsibilities

• Serve as product stewardship subject matter expert and advise management to implement, execute, and deliver on new product development and commercialization.
• PS&R consultation for new product application, market development opportunities and supply chain, including vetting with operations, supply chain, marketing, contract manufacturing, quality, EHS, and technology functional experts.
• Lead product risk characterization and review efforts. This includes understanding product regulations, product trail, product hazards, exposures and ultimately assessing the risk to develop responsible product safety guidance, working with toxicology and risk assessment experts.
• Obtain relevant product documentation and be the owner of Kevlar Product Stewardship Management System to maintain certification under Responsible Care following the Product Safety Codes of Practice.
• Develop and review product literature, messaging, providing product safety, product stewardship, and sustainability guidance for external and internal documents.
• Support product stewardship and regulatory compliance needs of Kevlar products including by managing product compositions, raw material supplier information, Safety Data Sheets and Article Information Sheets, and product labels.
• Monitor trends and proactively plan actions to meet future regulations, especially in key geographies and customer segments.
• Collaborate with product management, and marketing, and sales account leaders to respond to customer inquiries on product safety, compliance, transparency, and sustainability.
• Outreach, education, and training of stakeholders within the Kevlar business

Travel: Up to 25%.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Chemistry, Toxicology, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Sustainability, or related scientific field.
• 5-10 years of work experience in PS&R field.
• Previous work experience providing PS&R compliance support and product certifications, with the ability to analyze environmental impacts.
• Risk management understanding: ability to utilize established PS&R guidelines; adapt them to new situations (taking theoretical to practical use); or

create new PS&R frameworks, standardized processes, and tools for implementation.

• Ability to aggregate and synthesize large amounts of data from global cross-functional team.
• Ability to learn and become well-versed in multiple markets & technologies in parallel.
• Customer-oriented, with strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Strong interpersonal, networking skills, and written and oral communications skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on commitments, yet agility to reprioritize.
• Fluency in the English language.

Preferred Qualifications

• A strong external network in product stewardship and chemistry.
• Product development and commercialization experience.
• Some manufacturing knowledge and exposure, such as working with quality, EHS, and manufacturing technologists in integrated operations.
• Experience with product life cycle assessments, environmental product declarations, and other environmental impact and sustainability validation methodologies and certifications.

Location

• North America, preferably on the east coast.