Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom · 10 hours ago
Senior Product Stewardship & Supply Chain Specialist
Houston, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelKelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom is seeking a Senior Product Stewardship Specialist for Packaging & Specialty Plastics’ North American business based in Houston, TX. The role involves supporting regulatory, compliance, and supply chain initiatives, ensuring that new technologies and products meet safety and compliance requirements while collaborating with various teams.
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Responsibilities
Understands, integrates, and leverages various functional work processes, focused specifically on ensuring product safety and regulatory compliance for North America (NA) by partnering with EHS&S functions in Operations, Research & Development, Technical Center, Derivatives, Legal, Commercial, Product Regulatory Services, Toxicology, and Excellence
Gains a thorough understanding of product technology including hazards, product end-use applications (both supported and not supported) and existing product risk characterizations to enable appropriate risk management
Maintains a network of product safety resources to engage for compliance and risk management activities
Executes business-specific Product Stewardship MI plans that address business and company needs
Supports business goals to enable growth
Provides leadership in translating business strategies to regulatory needs and monitors external changes to the regulatory landscape that may impact the business
Ensures chemical regulatory compliance is met for each product
Reviews raw material suppliers and product formulations materials for regulatory compliance and addresses necessary registration needs to ensure safe and compliant operations
Designs and delivers product stewardship, safe handling, and regulatory training for key internal and external stakeholders (e.g., customers, suppliers, regional leadership teams, etc.)
Partners with Product Stewardship leadership on relevant NA advocacy efforts related to safer materials and other regional specific concerns
Reviews and approves product literature for appropriate EHS&S content
Completes compliance-related customer inquiries within timelines given in the Customer Experience (Cx) framework
Assists in identifying and investigating customer EH&S incidents
Identifies and reports events that qualify for the Product Stewardship Metric
Responsible for execution of key work processes (i.e. Business Risk Review, Management of Change, Change Management Tool request, etc.) and training the business on Product Stewardship work processes
Conducts targeted Business Risk Reviews (BRRs) to run the business activities
Manages key raw materials supply for manufactured products. This includes monitoring inventory across multiple production sites, ordering based on predefined stocking strategies, and coordinating shipments with suppliers
Executes intercompany movements and receipts for critical Raw Material and finished products between manufacturing sites and warehouses. This includes monitoring warehouse performance on Goods Receipts, tracking shipments and escalating problems with carriers and creating the SAP documents required to execute the movements
A successful candidate for this role should demonstrate the following competencies: taking initiative, problem solving skills, independent decision making, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, team management and delegation, value creation, technical proficiency in use of computer applications, ability to analyze complex sets of data, project management skills and an understanding of supply chain concepts
Qualification
Required
A minimum of a bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Toxicology, Industrial Hygiene, or a Specialized EH&S Discipline
Relevant experience in the industry (i.e., Petrochemical, Chemical, Refining Operations, Plastic Manufacturing) or in EHS&S related functional role (i.e., Product Stewardship, Product Regulatory, Toxicology, Sustainability)
Has a good product, market and regulatory knowledge, including US EPA and CEPA
Has a strong emphasis on a safe work environment by working safely and, complying with environmental, health and safety rules, regulations, and standards
Has a focus on project management, collaboration strategy execution, stakeholder communication
Preferred
The position may require infrequent travel for business team meetings and trade/industry association meetings
Company
Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom
Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom specializes in science, engineering, technology, and telecom.
Founded in 1946
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Linda Stuit
Senior Vice President, Engineering Specialty
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