Chemicals Management Specialist

Ashland India Private Ltd

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a
Chemicals Management Specialist
. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Regulatory Affairs team. This role is a very visible role within our
Mumbai, India
office.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Monitor Compliance

• Monitor regulatory compliance and initiate activity to stay in compliance, where applicable. EU REACH and CLP, UK REACH, ChemO (CH), KKDIK and SEA (TR), as well as other emerging chemical regulatory programs

Registration And Notification Support

• Identify, prepare and complete product and substance registrations/notifications/reporting (eg, nanomaterials) in multiple countries.
• Support completion of the registration/notification dossier(s) by gathering, obtaining data on volume, substance composition and identity, supply chain, Letters of compliance cover, Letters of Access, uses, etc.
• Work with the REACH toxicology team as required supporting REACH registration dossiers, overall REACH compliance and provision of exposure scenario annexes for extended safety data sheets.

Compliance Review Of Newly Developed Products

• Support Product Regulatory and Commercial teams during the New Product Development process by reviewing substance compliance status and documenting what is needed where gaps exist.

Customer And Vendor Interaction

• Co-ordinate the answers to customers, R&D and commercial questions related to Chemical Management Compliance. (Keep and maintain a Q&A document for frequently occurring questions.
• Interact with suppliers (and/or Ashland's product supply team) to understand the chemical compliance status of the supply chains, validating compliance for purchased materials.
• Coordinate Ashland's input for intercompany chemical compliance agreements
• The position will also include from time-to-time ad hoc regulatory compliance and project support for all Ashland business units (Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives) in the EMEA region.

In order to be qualified for this role, you
must possess
the following:

• Overall, years, with a minimum required of 5 years of relevant experience in European chemical regulations & enforcement (chemical industry enforcement expectations, specifically CLP and REACH).
• Minimum bachelor's degree, preferably in chemistry.
• Experience with the SAP EHS module.
• Experience in the field of Product Regulatory compliance.
• Fluent in English (speaking and writing) and preferably one other European language.
• Excellent Excel and Microsoft Office 365 programs skills
• Fast learner with a flexible style and the ability to adjust to changing business priorities.
• Highly accountable: solution, results, and action oriented.
• Excellent verbal / written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interface with internal and external contacts at all levels.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.