Product Stewardship Specialist

Product Stewardship Specialist II

Job Title:

Product Stewardship Specialist II

Summary:

This position is responsible for safeguarding business continuity and enabling sustainable growth by ensuring full compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements governing products and related business activities. The role provides technical expertise to resolve complex regulatory and product stewardship challenges while aligning practices with Global Product Stewardship goals, policies, and procedures.

The role ensures product compliance to support both current operations and future growth initiatives. This includes executing transactional regulatory processes to maintain day-to-day compliance with hazard communication regulations for raw materials, intermediates, and finished products.

Key responsibilities include the preparation, review, and maintenance of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and product labels, as well as providing regulatory approvals for New Product Introductions (NPI), product extensions, and product translation processes. The position actively participates in change management initiatives and delivers regulatory guidance and support to internal stakeholders and external customers.

Additionally, this role contributes to the development of new regulatory concepts, techniques, and standards, while driving continuous improvement in product safety, hazard communication, regulatory systems, and process enhancements to ensure operational excellence and compliance integrity.

Responsibilities Include:

Project Management 

• Prepare and maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and product labels using established systems and processes, ensuring accurate representation of finished product compositions and properties, and compliance with applicable regional regulations for raw materials, intermediates, and finished products. 
• Manage material introductions, including classification and labelling activities, incorporating dangerous goods classifications in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). 
• Initiate and coordinate Notification of Change (NOC) processes in alignment with regulatory and business requirements. 
• Lead and contribute to projects related to SDS creation, review, and maintenance 
• Support SAP data management activities to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and system integrity. 
• Participate in Management of Change (MOC) processes. 
• Establish, track, and report performance metrics for assigned workstreams, aligning with global reporting requirements to measure and communicate progress toward compliance. 
• Provide reporting support to the broader Product Stewardship (PS) team as required. 
• Stay current on key regulatory trends, industry developments, and emerging opportunities relevant to the function. 
• Drive continuous process improvement by reinforcing best practices and identifying enhancement opportunities. 
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a knowledge repository by capturing learnings and insights from both formal initiatives and informal experiences. 
• Support the site’s Product Stewardship and Regional Business needs 
• Collaborate with global customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to support hazard communication and regulatory compliance objectives. 
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure clear communication and timely, effective responses. 

Execution 

• Execute focused projects independently with high quality and timeliness 
• Manage multiple activities simultaneously without compromising delivery 
• Provide accurate, consistent, and on-time responses to internal and external customers. 
• Independently research and collect information in support of compliance related programs. 

Collaboration & Communication 

• Respond to complex customer inquiries using standardized tools and processes; develop new response templates when required, leveraging existing formats as references  
• Share information cross-functionally and ensure appropriate SMEs and stakeholders are included.  
• Tailor communication methods to the audience after stakeholder analysis 
• Routinely share updates, insights, and learnings within the PS team 
• Support or drive cross-functional Product Stewardship team regulatory activities in a Sprint model. 

Regulatory Skills  

• Apply comprehensive regulatory knowledge, principles, and industry best practices to monitor evolving chemical regulations and drive necessary compliance actions across global regions. 
• Drive necessary actions related to changing chemical regulations within Product Stewardship.  
• Responsible to identify and protect confidential product stewardship information. 

Technical & Process Skills  

• Apply concepts and principles with proactive use of existing or new technology, while exploring innovative solutions beyond standard procedures to meet evolving needs 
• Identify opportunities for new templates and process improvements; investigate possible solutions 
• Leverage knowledge to mentor’s others on SME topics within the PS organization.  
• Ability to compile information to demonstrate and describe the benefit to the organization on defined process improvement projects.  
• Lead CI or process improvement projects like implementation / optimization of digital tools, workflows or databases to improve HazCom processes 

Knowledge 

• Full understanding of the GHS concept to ensure accurate substance and mixture classifications. 
• Clear knowledge on guidelines to generate SDS and label in compliance with regional GHS regulations and Dangerous good regulations. 
• Understanding regional notification processes Ex: Trade secret, C&L, PCN notification, inventory reviews, restrictions etc 
• Work independently with SAP EHS Module (or similar ERP) and relevant business tools to provide basic training to others.  
• Develop and conduct training on topics in specialized areas as well as industry practices, techniques, and standards. 

Qualifications:

The following are required for the role

• Technical degree in Engineering, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, Life Science, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Engineering, Public Health or equivalent 
• Minimum 8 to 10 years, relevant experience in the chemical or related industry in the area of Product Stewardship and Regulatory Compliance/ Environmental Health and Safety/Occupational Safety and Industrial Hygiene or other applicable experience.  
• Strong working knowledge of product regulatory legislation and regulation in the regions/countries within job scope.  
• Flexibility to focus on chemistry-related topics, customer support and fulfilling legal requirements. 
• Business Acumen, ability to inform business and influence decision making. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work, lead, and manage across functions in a global matrix organization, while effectively engaging internal and external customers with a high level of commitment and responsiveness to their needs 
• Proven organizational and project management skills. Able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. 
• Excellent English verbal and written communication and presentation skills. 
• Computer literate in standard office systems, SDS authoring platforms. 
• Position requires availability for global calls and interactions, may have to be open to flexible working hours to overlap with the business day in case of supporting different time zones.   
• Able to travel, including internationally, as needed and work in a chemical plant environment. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP EHS experience. 
• Project Management skills. 
• Six Sigma Blackbelt or Greenbelt certifications
• Training on Dangerous good regulations (IATA preferred)  

What We Offer:

At Momentive, we value your well-being and offer competitive total rewards and development programs. Our inclusive culture fosters a strong sense of belonging and provides diverse career opportunities to help you unleash your full potential. Together, through innovative problem-solving and collaboration, we strive to create sustainable solutions that make a meaningful impact. Join our Momentive team to open a bright future. #BePartoftheSolution

About Us:

Momentive is a premier global advanced materials company with a cutting-edge focus on silicones and specialty products. We deliver solutions designed to help propel our customer’s products forward—products that have a profound impact on all aspects of life, around the clock and from living rooms to outer space. With every innovation, Momentive creates a more sustainable future. Our vast product portfolio is made up of advanced silicones and specialty solutions that play an essential role in driving performance across a multitude of industries, including agriculture, automotive, aerospace, electronics, energy, healthcare, personal care, consumer products, building and construction, and more. 

  

Momentive believes a diverse workforce empowers our people, strengthens our business, and contributes to a sustainable world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any characteristic protected by law.  

 

To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment and be of legal working age as defined by local law. An offer may be conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.   

 

Note to third parties: Momentive is not seeking or accepting any unsolicited assistance from search and selection firms or employment agencies at this time.

Experience Level

Senior Level