Product Stewardship Analyst

Why join us?
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of HermanMiller means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows HermanMiller to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

Product Stewardship Analyst (UK Portal Mill)

Description
 
As a Product Stewardship Analyst, you’ll integrate product legal and regulatory compliance processes across the MillerKnoll collective and identify risks. You will update and/or draft product compliance policies/procedures to ensure a robust compliance program. You’ll also develop and/or update processes to support the identification, analysis, and dissemination of new and emerging product compliance laws, regulations and governance matters. The Product Stewardship function sits within the Sustainability & Stewardship organization, and works closely with related product compliance functions including Product Performance, Trade Compliance, Sustainability, Quality and Packaging, as well as with Product Development and Management to ensure a compliant product and to advance sustainable and innovative outcomes. We also work across the collective with various functions including Operations, Sales/Marketing, Supply Chain, and Legal. 

Why Join Us?
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

Inside the Job Your day-to-day work will involve: 
• Product Stewardship Assessment
o Completing initial, periodic, and ad hoc reviews during the full life cycle of regulated products - from design and product testing, to launch and post-launch monitoring - for the current portfolio of products and pipeline across multiple regulatory jurisdictions including in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia/Pacific. Requesting, reviewing and interpreting test results, supplier documents and technical reports.
o Confirming compliance and ensuring products can ship on time to their destined markets.
o Keeping commercial teams informed of status of compliance assessments to enable timely product launch with appropriate sign-off.
o Ensuring product teams are aware of new and upcoming regulations relevant for our customers.
• Regulatory Monitoring and Implementation
o Monitoring regulatory and compliance developments and reporting to Compliance management
o  Supporting/developing global processes that integrate with business processes to ensure company products have access to worldwide markets. Steps include gathering input, authoring/circulating drafts, gaining necessary approvals, developing communications plans, and integrating the guidance into new or existing training
o Work can also include support of corporate or multi-business unit Stewardship initiatives
o Extended Producer Responsibility and EU Deforestation Regulation implementation and program support may comprise a portion of work scope of this position
• Technical Knowledge
o Learning to interpret and apply technical rules and regulatory requirements to our business
o Drafting relevant guidance bulletins and documents to communicate codes and regulations as well as their policy, application, and implication to the business
o Gaining expertise in select areas to support answering routine questions regarding policy and assisting in the assessment and implementation of new activities
• Risk Assessment and Management
o Protecting product liability and regulatory exposure by participating in reviews, investigations, and other compliance monitoring and effectiveness assessments
o Supporting the analysis of enterprise-wide regulatory risk environment by gathering and analyzing data on various compliance matters
• Relationship Building
o Developing strong working relationships with key stakeholders within the organization including departments within the company and its subsidiaries, and outside the company, including business partners and testing labs to inform on company standards and applicable regulations 
What You Bring
Needed skills and experience for this role include:
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Four to six years of experience
• Legislative and regulatory compliance experience
• Ability to review and interpret regulations
• Familiarity with use of laboratories for testing. The ability to read test reports is a plus
• Knowledge of chemical constituents is a plus
• Product compliance and /or furniture industry experience is a plus
• Unwavering ethics and integrity, and an ability to stand firm on issues with independence with a passion for protecting people, property, and the environment
•  Self-motivated, well-organized, and able to multi-task
• Analytical and solutions- and detail-oriented
• Understanding of how to prioritize the appropriate work and plans to deliver on commitments and to recognize when you must adapt to change
• Strong analytical, written, and communication skills
• Experience with regulatory or policy drafting or writing, as well as training and presentation experience is a plus
• Ability to translate and communicate complex concepts clearly
• Ability to maintain a global perspective and work with diverse colleagues across various jurisdictions
• Strong interpersonal and team skills, with a collaborative and learning mindset
• Ability to take every opportunity to learn; not afraid to test your knowledge by testing your approach with your more learned colleagues; seek to grow and be challenged, including teaching others
• Ability to identify efficient and effective ways to accomplish a task; seeking to find a better way to do things both within our team and across the organization; not afraid to make a suggestion
• Spoken and written foreign language skills, esp. Italian or Chinese, a plus

Our Values
Our values speak to our shared beliefs. They describe how we live our purpose through the way we lead, the way we see one another, and the way we approach our work.

We are difference-makers reflects our commitments to creating places that matter, to being a good neighbor in our communities, and to using business as a force for good.

We are all extraordinary is our statement about the worth of individuals and our commitment to help everyone reach their full potential.

We are better together demonstrates how challenging one another, making room for everyone, and working and winning as one makes us stronger.

Who We Hire
Simply put, we hire everyone. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

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 Schedule
: Full-time

Employee Status
: Regular

Travel
: Yes, 10-15% of the Time

Shift: First
Work Schedule: 8am-5pm
Primary Location
: UK – Portal Mill
 

Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire everyone. HermanMiller is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at [email protected].