Job Description

We are a leading chemical company, with the best teams developing intelligent solutions for our customers, and for a sustainable future.
We connect and develop people with diverse talents all over the world. For you, this means a variety of ways to progress.
Not only your performance but also your personality matter to us, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, orientation, and background. At BASF, careers develop from opportunities.
About The Role
The Assistant Manager, Product Stewardship will play a key role in offering guidance and support to our operation team, sales organization and product developers. This position involves proactively addressing compliance risks related to current and future product safety regulations, providing insights, recommendations, and solutions to the management team to navigate challenges effectively. We have a strong team spirit and actively promote career development within BASF.
How You Will Do It

• Provide product stewardship to secure "license to operate" of business
• Manage responses to customer enquiries regarding product safety and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with global product safety team to manage EHS master data of products and raw material in database which is used to generate safety datasheet and labelling.
• Monitor changes on chemical regulations to evaluate the impact and develop mitigation plans of responsible product category.
• Provide expert guidance to innovation projects with regulatory assessment to ensure safety & compliance of ingredients, raw materials, and finished products
• Collaborate with country expert to provide guidance to implement compliant trade control, customs declaration and country safety datasheet & labelling in supply chains.
• Coordinate toxicology and ecotoxicology studies and complete regulatory registration requirements when introducing products to new market (e.g. chemical inventory and REACH-like regulation).
• Collaborate with multi-function teams to support issue and crisis management with creative yet sound regulatory solutions
• Manage digitization and lead implementation of IT tools, intranet portal and database for product stewardship tasks
• Conduct product safety trainings for responsible product category.Support cross business management projects as required.

What We Look For

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in product stewardship, EHS or similar roles within the chemical industry.
• Extensive knowledge about global chemical regulations and industry standards.
• Strong working knowledge of Polymer Chemistry, value chain and safe handling in plant operations.
• Experience with chemical regulations, including GHS, safety datasheet, product declaration and registrations.
• Knowledge of thermoplastics compounding is a plus.
• Understanding of quality standard, particularly ISO9001, is beneficial.
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills in multicultural environment
• Project Management skills are a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of SAP is advantageous.

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A unique total offer: you@BASF
At BASF you get more than just compensation. Our total offer includes a wide range of elements you need to be your best in every stage of your life. That's what we call you@BASF. Click here to learn more.
Working at BASF: We connect to create chemistry
We are proud of strong history of innovation, which has helped make us who we are today - the world's leading chemical company. Every day, our global team of over 120,000 individuals work together to turn visions for sustainable solutions into reality by connecting with one another and sharing our knowledge.
The right people are crucial for our sustainable success. We aim to form the best team by bringing together people with unique backgrounds, experiences and points of view. Our differences make us stronger and more vibrant. And an open, creative and supportive work environment inspires us to achieve exceptional results.
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For BASF, diversity is one of the essential keys to business success and the well-being of our employees. We promote an inclusive culture that accepts the diversity of people, experiences and capabilities. By embracing talents and abilities of all kinds, we aim to boost creativity and motivation, and enhance our teams' performance.
Join the team and connect with more than 117,000 other minds.
Petaling Jaya, MY
BASF (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Marketing & Sales
Permanent
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