Product Stewardship Manager

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet. 

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple – to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

About You and This Role:

We are seeking a Product Stewardship Manager role for North American Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP). This position can be located at Freeland, TX, Midland, MI, Collegeville, PA or any Dow location on the Gulf Coast. Virtual office may also be considered.

As the Product Stewardship Manager, your time will be supporting P&SP’s Solution Polyethylene. You will support regulatory compliance, product safety, and product stewardship of current business opportunities and future growth. You will provide regulatory interpretation and guidance to the businesses and will participate in the development of product stewardship plans to ensure product safety and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate closely with the P&SP Product Stewardship team and with other stakeholders across functions like R&D, TS&D commercial, and operation teams to evaluate and support the development of P&SP technology and products by deploying product safety expertise and governance processes. You will liaise with the EHS&S function leveraging EHS&S work processes, regulatory expertise, and Product Safety resources to ensure new technology and products are registered, managed, and maintained in a safe and compliant manner. This role requires product knowledge in P&SP and product stewardship expertise to support North American regulatory requirements. Particularly, the US and Canadian Environmental Protection Agencies (i.e., EPA TSCA and CEPA) and other EHS&S regulations (e.g., hazard communication, trade secret, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Understands, integrates, and leverages various functional work processes, focused specifically on ensuring product safety and regulatory compliance for P&SP’s Solution Polyethylene and High-Performance Copolymers (HPC) businesses in North America 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.
• Supports business sustainability goals.
• Identifies and reports events that qualify for the Product Stewardship Metric
• 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 North American advocacy efforts related to safer materials and other regional specific concerns.
• Develops and implements business-specific Product Stewardship MI plans that address business and company needs.
• Provides leadership in translating business strategy to regulatory needs and monitors external changes to the regulatory landscape that may impact the business,
• 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.
• Ensures chemical regulatory compliance is met for each product.
• 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.
• Initiates and conducts high risk, complicated, cross-business, and/or recurrent Business Risk Reviews (BRRs) to support business objectives.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Toxicology, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering or in a Specialized EH&S Discipline (i.e., Product Stewardship, Product Regulatory, Toxicology, Sustainability) or relevant military experience at a U.S. E6 rank of Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or higher.
• A minimum of five years of 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).
• Must have a current, valid US Driver’s License.
• Possession of a TWIC card or eligibility to obtain a TWIC card may be required for this position based on final hiring location. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic.
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Prefer Skills:

• Has a strong product, market, and regulatory knowledge.
• 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 strong emphasis on project management, collaboration strategy execution, stakeholder communication.

Additional Notes:

• The position may require regular travel for business team meetings and trade/industry association meetings.
• May travel up to 10-15% of the role.
• This position does not offer relocation assistance.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing. 

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need…when you need it.
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.

Join our team, we can make a difference together. 

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow’s equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.

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