The key elements of this vital role are:
Product Regulatory Expertise and Service
Hazard Communication
Product Stewardship support to businesses and customers
The PSS (product Safety Specialist) also monitors the development and trends in product regulatory matters in their region that might have an impact on Dow businesses.
The PSS for Saudi Arabia is responsible for supporting and enabling the business growth in an area in which Dow has significant strategic business growth. As a major partner with Saudi Aramco in the Sadara Joint Venture, Dow has a need for this new and high impact specialist role.
This business impact and visibility of this role is high and is achieved by:
Understanding/interpreting national and local product EH&S regulations
Monitoring EHS product regulatory developments
Establishing the necessary external networks for advocacy
Being the major local Dow contact for EH&S product regulations across all businesses
Supporting Dow in case of inspections or other enforcement actions by the local authorities
Performing internal product regulatory assessments
Providing assistance in petitioning for application related registrations/permits
Having responsibility for relevant reporting.
In the area of hazard communication, the PSS will provide local expertise to Dow's global Hazard Communication program and work with the Global Hazard Communication Expertise Center.
Detailed Key responsibilities include:
To provide country-specific assistance and guidance to businesses and other functions to ensure compliance with Dow's Global Product Stewardship Management Standard and applicable EH&S-related product regulations in the area of responsibility.
To monitor relevant regional/national/local product legislative and regulatory developments, such as new regulations and emerging short and long term trends that may have an impact on Dow businesses.
To lead and/or assist with advocacy efforts to represent the business interests on new product regulations or regulatory changes with external stakeholders (e.g. industry trade associations, regulatory agencies, etc.) and to support the businesses in specific, product and/or application related advocacy efforts.
To provide interpretations of product regulations and to communicate to the relevant Dow business clients, country leadership and EH&S leadership on local regulatory developments and emerging short and long term regulatory trends
To be the local Dow EH&S product regulatory resource for customers, authorities, industry associations and the Dow sales force.
To handle product registrations/notifications/reporting, i.e.: Country specific product registrations, as well as application-specific dossiers and other declarations, as applicable by country.
To support hazard communication needs of all businesses by providing expertise, interpretations and assessments of national and local hazard communication requirements.
Provide product stewardship training to business partners, distributors and customers.
Support EH&S business risk assessment/management needed for new applications and products.
To support new business development and product and business growth, e.g. integration of new acquisitions, Joint Ventures where Dow is providing EH&S Product Regulatory services, etc.
Qualifications:
Bachelor or master's degree in preferably in science or engineering disciplines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proven ability to work independently, cross-business, and cross-function, with all levels of leadership and with remote reporting lines.
Experience in the EH&S Product Regulatory field is an advantage, particularly in the chemical industry or a closely related industry
Language knowledge required: fluent, written and verbal, in Arabic and English is a minimum.
Job Details
| Date Posted: | 2013-08-24 |
| Job Location: | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| Job Role: | Safety |
| Company Industry: | Petrochemicals |
Preferred Candidate
| Career Level: | Mid Career |
| Nationality: | Saudi Arabia |
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