Manager, Chemical and Compliance

Electrolux•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

This position manages chemical compliance across Electrolux product lines, including Taste, Care and Well Being. The role develops and manages Electrolux chemical compliance processes and serves as North America’s subject matter expert for chemical compliance. It reports to the NA Director of Product Safety, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs and works with Engineering, Purchasing, Legal, Materials, Procurement, Quality, Product Safety, and Regulatory Affairs. The position establishes the Group chemical compliance program in North America, manages supplier inputs, monitors changing regulations, and helps reduce regulatory and legal risk. It also manages compliance data and communications for the Product Safety Team and supports customer requests for compliance and sustainability information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering; Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering preferred.
At least 5 years of appliance product design-related experience.
At least 2 years of leadership experience.
Proven track record of setting and achieving KPIs.
Ability to work effectively within time constraints, changing priorities, and independently.
Strong continuous-improvement mindset.
Technical writing skills.
Ability to build credibility and trust with customers and employees at all organizational levels.
Flexibility in responding to new situations and adaptability to new environments.
Self-starter who is hands-on, enjoys challenges, and can complete work with minimal support and direction.
Collaborative leadership and teamwork skills.
Ability to listen to and translate input and challenges from consumers and colleagues interfacing with the market.
Integrity and high professional standards.
Excellent communication skills for negotiating, presenting, resolving complex and controversial issues, and responding effectively to sensitive inquiries and complaints.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to build rapport and maintain effective cross-functional working relationships.
Strong attention to detail.
Basic understanding of engineering, manufacturing, and assembly principles.
Excellent conceptual, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the preparation and completion of regulatory and compliance documents and ensure they meet federal, state, and local government requirements.
Assist in implementing and monitoring compliance controls, procedures, and operational processes.
Participate proactively as a member of the AHAM Steering Committee and the Group Chemical Compliance Committee.
Serve as North America’s subject matter expert for Chemical Compliance.
Coordinate legislative updates and provide input to the AHAM Steering Committee and North American Leadership Team.
Collect chemical-usage data to support AHAM information requests and legislative updates.
Establish the Group chemical compliance program in North America and manage supplier inputs.
Maintain and update North American input for the Electrolux Restricted Material List (RML).
Work with the materials department to evaluate supply-chain components for chemical compliance and sustainability requirements.
Communicate actions required to remove banned chemicals from the supply chain.
Work with departmental managers to support adherence to goals and objectives through sound management principles.
Develop team spirit within the Product Safety, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs team and proactively resolve potential chemical compliance issues.
Integrate the chemical compliance program into Cross Functional Team (CFT) meetings for each project.
Provide input to the Manager of Product Safety for Electrolux Project Management (EPM) and Check Point (CP) meetings.
Develop departmental policies and procedures and ensure their consistent application.
Ensure compliance with global chemical regulations, including REACH, RoHS, TSCA, Proposition 65, and PFAS restrictions.
Manage Product Safety Team data inputs from consumers and customers and communicate necessary events to the team and North American Leadership.
Monitor emerging chemical regulations and implement compliance strategies before enforcement deadlines to protect business continuity.
Manage customer requests for compliance data, declarations, certifications, and sustainability reporting.
Provide cross-functional leadership among Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Product Safety, Legal, and Regulatory Affairs teams.
Perform other duties as required or necessary.