Product Management Technical Specialist
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Product Management Technical Specialist at glencorecorp is a role based in Den Haag. It does not mention visa sponsorship. Key skills include Project management and PLC programming. Applications are submitted through Workday.
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Skills in this posting
- Project management
- PLC programming
- Product management
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Product Management Technical Specialist
Product Safety, Sustainability Department
The Hague, Netherlands
The product management technical specialist provides technical guidance on eco-toxicity, phys-chem and other product safety related matters and translates complex scientific and regulatory information into clear business implications and strategic recommendations.
The specialist assesses and manages regulatory risks to ensure compliance with international product safety and chemical management regulations and represents the company’s technical position with internal and external stakeholders.
The main tasks and responsibilities include
- Monitor and initiate a response to regulatory risk management programs for chemical substances and recyclables, i.e. REACH and EPA, that would impact our product or operations.
- Review product hazard assessments, ensuring that assessments reflect evolving scientific knowledge, regulatory requirements and business priorities.
- Translate hazard-assessment outcomes into implications and recommendations for product stewardship, transport, recycling, operations and commercial activities.
- Assisting in evaluating and commenting on occupational exposure limits and other regulatory risk management options for relevant substances.
- Advise authors of safety data sheet on hazard assessment and classification decisions and business on potential impacts.
- Represent and communicate the company's technical and scientific views on complex topics such as endocrine disruption, bioelution and emerging approaches to risk assessment, at relevant industry associations, technical working groups and external forums.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, industry associations, industry working groups and scientific experts.
- Support and lead cross-functional projects on product safety, chemical compliance, sustainability and regulatory risk management.
Our ideal candidate:
- Independent and flexible work attitude, ready to adapt to international practices.Experienced in a demanding, analytical environment and comfortable engaging with diverse stakeholder groups.Able to exercise sound professional judgement, manage competing priorities and take ownership of complex regulatory issues.Credible relationship builder with the confidence to represent technical positions and constructively challenge stakeholders when appropriate.Outgoing and communicative, good feel for cultural differences.
Qualifications and requirements
- Academic educational background, preferably in the field of Life sciences, chemistry, toxicology, environmental science or similar.
- 5-10 years of relevant professional experience is considered as a given, preferably in an international business environment, with substantial experience in product safety, chemical management or regulatory affairs.
- Demonstrated experience leading projects or workstreams involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Highly developed planning, organizational and communicative skills.
- Effective skills in setting priorities.Efficient and well-organized working skills as well as a well-developed ability in using basic business IT applications are essential to success.
- Fluency in English (corporate language) and a good understanding of any other language (such as Dutch, Spanish) are considered beneficial.
- Advanced project management skills, including the ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives.
Who we are
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that advance everyday life.
With over 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 30 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of offices.
Glencore’s customers are principally industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.