Job Description
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 Manager Product Stewardship to join our (Ashland LLC, Specialty ingredients G.P., ISP Chemicals etc.) business at our Hyderabad Office. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Product Stewardship function. This position will report to Manager Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs (South Asia)
Manager EHS Product Safety:
- Lead global product safety and regulatory compliance across GHS, REACH, CLP, OSHA, and Chemical inventory frameworks.
- Oversee end-to-end SDS lifecycle management, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness.
- Manage and optimize SAP EHS (Product Safety, DG, Label Management) systems.
- Drive regulatory implementation initiatives including PCN/UFI submissions and region-specific compliance.
- Perform and review hazard classification and labeling in line with GHS standards.
- Ensure compliance with Dangerous Goods regulations (ADR, IATA, IMDG, 49 CFR).
- Lead SDS authoring, review, and approval processes across global markets.
- Develop and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) for product safety workflows.
- Drive process improvement and automation initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Support SAP EHS rollouts, upgrades, and data migration from legacy systems.
- Collaborate with R&D, supply chain, regulatory, IT, and commercial teams for compliance integration.
- Provide regulatory guidance during New Product Introduction (NPI) and commercialization stages.
- Manage audit readiness, compliance reviews, and corrective action plans.
- Lead and mentor teams, ensuring capability development and knowledge sharing.
- Monitor and improve KPIs such as SDS quality, turnaround time, compliance adherence, and system efficiency.
- Support eSDS generation process for Ashland products placed on EU market.
Education/Experience:
- Graduate or post Graduate (Science – Chemical engineering, BSc Chemistry, B Pharma, MSc Chemistry, M Pharma)
- 15+ years of experience in MSDS authoring
- 10+ years of experience managing groups
Technical Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)
Skills:
- Expertise in GHS classification and global chemical regulations (REACH, CLP, OSHA,)
- Strong experience in SDS authoring, review, and lifecycle management
- Hands-on knowledge of SAP EHS ECC (Product Safety, DG, Label Management)
- Proficiency in Dangerous Goods classification (ADR, IATA, IMDG)
- Ability to interpret and implement regulatory compliance requirements
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for compliance and system issues
- Experience in process improvement, SOP development, and audit readiness
- Effective stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
- Proven team leadership and mentoring capabilities
- Excellent communication and project management skills.
- Good to have S4Hana experience.
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 www.ashland.com 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.
Skills Required
- Graduate or Post Graduate in Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Pharmacy
- 15+ years of experience in MSDS/SDS authoring
- 10+ years of experience managing groups
- Expertise in GHS classification and global chemical regulations (REACH, CLP, OSHA)
- Strong experience in SDS authoring, review, and lifecycle management
- Hands-on knowledge of SAP EHS ECC (Product Safety, Dangerous Goods, Label Management)
- Proficiency in Dangerous Goods classification and regulations (ADR, IATA, IMDG, 49 CFR)
- Experience in process improvement, SOP development, and audit readiness
- Proven team leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management capabilities
- Excellent communication and project management skills
- Experience supporting eSDS generation for products placed on EU market
- Experience with S4HANA
What We Do
Ashland Inc. is a global additives and specialty ingredients company serving consumer and industrial markets worldwide. Its solutions support architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care, and pharmaceutical applications. The company brings together scientists, research chemists, engineers, and plant operators to develop practical, innovative solutions for customers in more than 100 countries, with a focus on sustainability and ESG.
