Manager EMEA REACH & Chemical Management

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Ashland Ingredients Poland sp. z o.o.

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Are you passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious? Are you always solving? Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Manager, EMEA REACH & Chemical Management to join our global regulatory organization at either Warsaw, or Zwijndrecht location. This is a very visible, significant role within the REACH and regulatory affairs function. This position will report to the Global Director Regulatory Affairs.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to ensure the company’s production activities comply with government regulations. Serves as a liaison between regulatory bodies and operating divisions of the company. Manage product registration applications and reports to applicable regulatory agencies.
• Leadership of the EMEA regulatory team to ensure regulatory compliance of products supplied in the EMEA region with applicable regulations including REACH, UK-REACH, KKDIK, Ukraine REACH, CLP, CPR, MPR, BPR, MDR, PPPR, Food law, Feed law, etc., monitoring the regulations, assessing updates and communicating impact and implementation plans to senior management.
• Identify and manage resolution to routine and complex issues including regulatory risk and provide risk/benefit strategies.
• Navigate the people and processes of our commercial, manufacturing and supply chain organizations as well as the external landscape of regulatory agencies (ECHA, EFSA, EMA, European Commission, etc.) and industry groups (CEFIC, IPEC, ICA, EFFCI, etc.) to advocate on behalf of Ashland.
• Develop regulatory goals and objectives in alignment with the Ashland business strategy.
• Actively participate with Research & Development (R&D) as a regulatory champion in Ashland’s INNOVA process for developing, piloting and scaling-up new products under the new Ashland platforms.
• Project Management of REACH and regulatory projects.
• Supporting regulatory educational/training presentations and webinars.
• Participate in customer meetings as required by EMEA commercial team, to provide regulatory guidance, positions and support.
• Provide support and coordinate any other global regulatory tasks based on customers and commercial team request.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of Global REACH, chemical management and product regulations, enforcement and industry practice relevant to the Life Sciences, Personal Care and Specialty Additives industry.
• 10 years of REACH and Product Regulatory relevant experience working with regulatory agencies.
• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in chemistry, toxicology, biology or other science discipline.
• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times.
• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different.
• To be eligible to apply candidates must reside in either Netherlands or Poland.

Preferred Skills

• Fast learner with a flexible style and the ability to adjust to changing business priorities and changing regulatory landscapes.
• Responsive and highly accountable: solution-, results- and action-oriented.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with peers.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks / projects simultaneously.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Other

Industries

Chemical Manufacturing

About Ashland

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.