Advanced Engineer, Product Stewardship - Celanese International Corporation

Responsibilities

Role Description 

This critical PS role is responsible for leading and consulting on Product Stewardship activities for multiple business lines, regarding regulatory issues for business products and markets/applications in the Americas region. This role has accountability for: 

• Monitoring and analyzing regulatory trends and positions of industry/stakeholder groups, conducting impact analysis, and providing guidance and possible options to mitigate business risk, 

• Ensuring the efficient completion of stewardship-related product introduction deliverables, 

• Promoting sustainable chemical development alternatives and concepts with R&D for products and product lines, 

• And, as needed, participate in external stakeholder meetings and advocacy activities. 

Key Role Responsibilities  

• Primary product Stewardship contact person for business lines 

• Lead Product  Risk Management (PRM) Reviews and documentation activities for product research and development programs, as well as existing products,  

• Lead New Chemical assessments (R&D and commercialization),  

• New Product, product transfer, and MOC reviews and Evolve approval   

• Customer and R&D sampling  reviews and PS blocks for import and export, 

• Product SAP Data Maintenance and US HazCom back up support,  

• Respond to customer inquiries regarding product regulatory or product stewardship issues,  

• Develop and gain understanding of complex regulatory and market drivers and their ability to affect product lines,  

• Develop sound business judgment to drive effective business decisions, 

• Collaborate with business and other functional team members in all regions as appropriate, 

• Develop and conduct product stewardship training with the business, technical teams and/or customers as appropriate.  

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of business product and market portfolio with thorough understanding of product lifecycle and supply chain impacts of health, safety, and environmental issues.  

• Demonstrated risk management skills. 

• BS/BA in Science (chemistry, environmental science, or biology) or demonstrated in-depth understanding of those principles 

• 3-5 years business or industry experience 

• Experience using SAP S/4 Hanna; minimum 2 years of SAP EH&S experience preferred  

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel to synthesize and interpret data  

• Ability to think strategically and complete strategic assessment of regulatory trends. 

• Technical understanding of product lines and knowledge of product regulatory requirements. 

• Understanding technical information/science as it applies to the products, and the ability to translate it for the business context. 

• Product Stewardship and/or regulatory knowledge and experience desired