Americas Regional Product Stewardship Manager

Role Description

The PMA Product Stewardship Manager acts as a Strategic Business Partner to the Vice Presidents of the Americas region. Beyond technical expertise, the role involves being embedded early in the decision-making process to anticipate regulatory impacts on new markets, acquisitions, and product development, turning compliance into a competitive advantage.

• Leads the implementation of Imerys Product Stewardship strategies and best practices within the Americas region.
• Ensures regulatory compliance, minimizes liability risk, and adds business value.
• Product Regulatory Compliance: legal compliance in the countries and applications served by the product portfolio.
• Product Safety Communication: legally compliant, comprehensive, and accurate safety communications, primarily Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Risk Assessments: availability of prioritized risk assessments across BA’s product portfolio.
• Customer Communication: management of regional customer product stewardship inquiries from receipt to response and closure.

• Direct management and professional development of a regional team of Product Stewardship Managers, Specialists, and SDS Authors.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to determine future organizational needs to meet evolving product stewardship challenges.
• Ensure regulatory compliance of domestic, export, and import products to all applicable regulations.
• Proactively track and understand regulations impacting regional market applications/sales locations.
• Advise BA VPs on strategic risks and opportunities related to the product lifecycle.
• Support the development of Group-wide Product Stewardship tools, systems, processes, policies, and strategies.
• Ensure BA’s product portfolio is risk assessed, including routine risk assessments for NPD/M&A projects.
• Provide BA customers with comprehensive and compliant product safety information.
• Ensure the PS team responds to customer inquiries according to agreed protocols and metrics.
• Facilitate collaboration across BA/regional boundaries to foster a OneImerys mindset.
• Participate in external industry association Technical Boards, Working Groups, and Committees.
• Budgetary Management & Oversight: Full accountability for defining, allocating, and monitoring the Product Stewardship budget.
• Change Management & Organizational Transformation: Lead the cultural and operational transformation to harmonize practices.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in a relevant scientific discipline.
• 10+ years of work experience, including 3+ years of leadership roles in a technical field, preferably in the chemical industry.
• Typical profile: R&D Manager, PS/Toxicology/Reg. Compliance Manager, EHS Manager.

Requirements

• Seasoned technical and product stewardship practitioner.
• Good understanding of global chemical product regulations.
• Knowledge of systems/tools used to facilitate product regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to stand ground under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to connect both internally and externally.
• Experience managing technical teams.
• Ability to think strategically.
• Demonstrated capability to deliver results in a challenging environment.
• Business acumen.
• Extensive internal & external networks.
• Proven experience in Change Management and leading transformation in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Strong influential leadership to align diverse business cultures toward common regional goals.

Position Type

• Full time
• Permanent