Product Stewardship Specialist - EM Western & Central Europe, Eastern Europe

Product Stewardship Specialist - EM Western & Central Europe, Eastern Europe

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

In this role, you will:

• Represent the Product Safety, Stewardship and Medical Affairs teams with cross-functional partners to plan, manage, prioritize, and execute deliverables ensuring that all new and existing products meet or exceed both K-C requirements and safety/regulatory/legal requirements within necessary timelines.

• Perform technical activities in support material and product compliance, safety to human health, claims substantiation and stewardship programs through all phases of development, commercialization, and post-market life cycle management. Identify and escalate as appropriate technical or chemical compliance issues or material changes that may impact K-C products or business sectors. 

• Contribute to the regulatory and chemical reporting, chemical management, and material aspects of emerging programs in product lifecycle assessments, sustainability and customer reporting, environmental product declarations, transparency and end producer responsibility programs in order meet regulatory obligations and product compliance determinations

• Conduct product and substance hazard classification, author and provide for hazard communication based on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) and local country requirements. As needed, coordinate product compliance testing to obtain necessary data for hazard classification, determination of compliance criterion, or registration or notification programs. 

• Perform technical evaluations/assessment of products and their ingredients/raw materials sold in region to enable compliance to applicable standards and regulations. Communicate and support compliance actions.  Identify and escalate as appropriate technical or chemical compliance issues or material changes that may impact K-C products or business sectors.

• Collaborate on cross-functional team to support the management of global chemical product risk and regulatory compliance, sustainability and customer reporting, as well as emerging market product regulations

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Degree in biology, chemistry, toxicology, pharmacology, biomedical or a related technical field of study with prior relevant experience: Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of experience, or Master’s or other advanced degree with some relevant experience preferred

• Proficiency in working within SAP database environments and Microsoft programs (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, etc.).

• Experience organizing large sets of chemical safety and regulatory data, research/product safety testing report information and the analysis of these data into SAP EHS or similar type databases.

• Project management background/skills and ability to independently prioritize work activities.

• Demonstrated ability to understand and follow complex scientific/technical research, protocols, and procedures and the ability to analyze and interpret scientific data using computerized systems and databases.

• Knowledge of stewardship principles relevant to consumer product companies, chemical national inventories, chemical regulations, sustainability reporting approaches and product chemical and ingredient safety regulations globally.

• Fluent English (both: written and oral)

• Ability to travel up to 10% (domestic and international).

Total Benefits

Great Support for Good Health - with medical, dental, and vision coverage options, Social Fund and Cafeteria Platform, life insurance to support you and your family in unexpected moments, and the Employee Assistance Program, as we want to ensure that you have access to the resources you need to take care of yourself and your loved ones.

Hybrid Work Arrangement - with min. 3 days per month from the office, in accordance with our internal policy, as we understand the importance of work-life balance. Thanks to that, we are providing you with the flexibility to manage your commitments both inside and outside of work.

Yearly Bonus - to reward you for your hard work and dedication throughout the year. This bonus is based on individual and company performance and is a great way to recognize and appreciate your contributions.

Employee Referral Program & Holiday Allowance - we have a referral program in place that rewards you for recommending qualified candidates to open positions within the company. Additionally, we offer a holiday allowance to help you enjoy your time off.

Additional Leave - to make your birthday extra special, and to participate in voluntary incentives in addition to your regular working duties, in accordance with our internal policy. You can take up to 4 days of voluntary leave for Kimberly-Clark coordinated actions.

Learning & Growth - we are committed to helping our employees develop and grow, which is why we offer a wide range of soft skills training on our internal training platform. These training sessions are available to every employee and can be tailored to your specific needs.

International Environment - a job at the very heart of Kimberly-Clark's finance organization in which you will be part of a great diverse team with wide exposure to the business functions and the opportunity to influence processes & drive optimization.

To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

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Primary LocationKrakow Office

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Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time